MPUMALANGA’S environmental MEC Luckson Mathebula appeared briefly in the Graskop regional court on Friday after he allegedly beat his wife so severely with a wooden elephant curio that she had to be hospitalised. Mathebula appeared for the third time on common assault charges, but was not asked to plead. Rose Aletta Mnisi (32) is Mathebula’s […]
THE head of the crime prevention unit at Gilead in Northern Province, Inspector MA Maifo, has been arrested for possessing R30000 in counterfeit notes. Maifo was arrested in a sting operation at Nedbank’s Potgietersrus branch on Friday, police spokeswoman Ronel Otto said on Monday. He appeared in the Potgietersrus Magistrate’s Court the same day and […]
FORMER Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda is expected in the country early this week for seminar on democracy in South African organised by the Independent Electoral Commission. Kaunda will present a paper at the seminar to be held at the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria on April 21 to 23, said IEC spokesperson […]
FUEL prices are likely to rise by as much as 20c a litre early next month following recent rises in world oil prices. Figures from the Central Energy Fund show a price underrecovery of some 17c per litre. If oil prices remain at their current levels, the petrol price will have to be raised by […]
NO significant progress has been made in establishing a rail link between Namibia and Angola, despite a feasibility study recommendation that there is enough traffic to justify the link. TransNamib Transport spokesman Usi Hoebeb said on Friday that the project will be delayed for some time. Namibia has first to find partners from the international […]
TRAGEDY was averted during the Three Tenors concert on Sunday night when 3000 fans were moved out of two stands which were at the point of collapsing. An estimated 35 000 people, including President Nelson Mandela, heard Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo deliver a fine performance in the gardens of the Union Buildings, […]
REBEL leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday stressed that President Laurent Kabila must meet certain conditions if they are to attend a “national debate” set for April 3 in Rome. Jean-Pierre Bemba of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo said he wants the prior release of all political prisoners. Ernest […]
PUBLIC Enterprises Minister Stella Sigcau has called for a review of the tender process at ports and harbours parastatal Portnet, following claims of unfair procedures and corruption at its black empowerment office. Following discussions last week with Transnet MD Saki Macozoma, Sigcau said it has been decided to examine tender procedures at Portnet. A ministry […]
ALL school computers in South Africa could get free software if the government accepts a formal offer from Corel Corporation to provide the material. Company CEO Michael Cowpland has offered to provide Corel WordPerfect, for the Linux operating system, for each school computer, free of charge. He said that although the offer is free, it […]
THE Egyptian parliament has unanimously scrapped a century-old law that exempted a rapist from punishment if he married his victim, a parliamentary source said on Tuesday. Parliament adopted the change on Monday evening. The move came amid a media campaign that followed outrage from women’s groups over the freeing in December of three rape suspects […]