POLITICAL parties have called for an explanation about allegations of reckless driving against the three-car convoy of Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi. Mufamadi’s convoy was stopped twice within five kilometres on the N1 Highway north of Pretoria on Monday afternoon, The Citizen reports on Wednesday. Police said traffic officials pulled off two vehicles in […]
OMAN and South Africa are looking for ways to step up their cooperation, the official ONA news agency said on Tuesday, reporting on talks between Sultan Qaboos ibn Said of Oman and President Nelson Mandela. The two leaders reportedly discussed greater bilateral cooperation and the political situation in the Arab world. Mandela’s trip with Foreign […]
THE state closed its case on Wednesday in the rape trial of national cricketer Mkhaya Ntini, SABC radio news reports. Ntini testified that he did give the complainant a lift, because she was walking in the rain. He admitted that after he picked her up he drove to Buffalo Park cricket ground to give West […]
KWAZULU-NATAL’S ruling Inkatha Freedom Party on Tuesday voted in favour of removing the African National Congress’ Bheki Cele from the chairmanship of the provincial portfolio committee on safety and security. In a statement the IFP defended its decision saying: “In the interests of good governance and better relations between parliament (the legislature) and the executive, […]
DR WOUTER Basson, head of SA’s chemical and biological warfare programme, will be suspended from his position at the Number One Military Hospital in Pretoria, reprts the Sowetan. Following Basson’s indictment in Pretoria High Court, SANDF Chief of Staff Siphiwe Nyanda has ordered the suspension. Basson is expected to formally receive notification in the next […]
MICHAEL METELITS, Johannesburg | Tuesday 3.00pm. THE Reserve Bank reported on Tuesday that its provisional gross gold and foreign exchange reserves to the end of last month were up marginally on the February figure. In a statement issued in Pretoria, the Bank said the provisional gross gold and foreign exchange reserves amounted to R32,9-billion at […]
KWAZULU-NATAL’S ruling Inkatha Freedom Party on Tuesday voted in favour of removing the African National Congress’ Bheki Cele from the chairmanship of the provincial portfolio committee on safety and security. In a statement the IFP defended its decision saying: “In the interests of good governance and better relations between parliament (the legislature) and the executive, […]
PLATINUM futures prices fell sharply on Tuesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange amid a perception that South African production is rising and will offset a four-month delay in shipments of the metal from Russia. Platinum tumbled as the dollar strengthened against the rand. Since platinum is sold for dollars, there is an incentive to […]
STEEL and mining firm Iscor said on Wednesday that it has sold its international exploration activities to Australia’s Africawest Gold. Iscor’s gold exploration licences in Tanzania, Uganda, Kazakhstan and South Pacific will be exchanged for over 50% of the issued share capital of Africawest. In return, Iscor will receive right of first refusal on participation […]
FRANCE will provide FF2-million to assist in Operation Blue Crane, the Southern African Development Community peacekeeping exercise which begins on Wednesday. The contribution will consist of equipment and staff for the exercise, including a C160 military transport aircraft and a P400 French Navy ship, a patrol boat based in Reunion. Additionally, six French officers specialising […]