FIVE opposition parties are to meet the Cabinet on Wednesday to discuss what they are claiming is an abuse of taxpayers money by the African National Congress in a publicity campaign. New National Party, the Democratic Party, the Freedom Front, the African Christian Democratic Party and the Pan Africanist Congress have claimed that a recent […]
THE Dragons of the Democratic Republic of Congo took their second round African Cup Winners’ Cup match against Petro Atletico from Angola 4-1 in Kinshasa. The Dragons won 4-3 on aggregate after losing 2-0 in Luanda.
BOTSWANA has been given the go-ahead by the Conference on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) to sell 20 tons of stockpiled ivory but has clamped down on the release of any details of the sale. Wildlife officials said the ivory will be auctioned to Japanese buyers. “We have decided not to disclose any details […]
BAFANA Bafana will be short two high-profile players for the upcoming Gabon match in Libreville next Saturday as striker Phil Masinga and goalkeeper Hans Vonk will be out of commission due to important European league matches. South African Football Association officials and coach Trott Moloto agreed the team has sufficient depth to let Masinga and […]
A FIRST-HALF goal from Hazem Emam gave Egypt a 1-0 win over Belgium in a friendly international in Liege on Tuesday. Emam struck after 14 minutes to hand the Belgians their fourth straight defeat although they had the lion’s share of chances. The Belgians’ poor form — they have not scored in their past four […]
JCI Gold posted strong maiden interim results on Tuesday with attributable earnings in the six months to December at R403-million. The results were boosted by profits from the sale of its entire holding in Barnato Exploration (Barnex) and certain mineral rights to gold mining company Western Areas. Excluding these exceptional items of R307-million, headline earnings […]
CHIEF of the Navy Vice Admiral Robert Simpson-Anderson inaugurated on Wednesday the Navy’s fleet command headquarters at Simon’s Town. The fleet was formally handed over at the the Flag Officer Fleet Rear Admiral Eric Green at a parade. Admiral Simpson-Anderson said the long awaited process of restructuring the navy started on March 30 with the […]
GOVERNMENT has effectively given South Africans permission to party especially hard at the turn of the millennium. The cabinet agreed in principle on Wednesday to declaring December 31 1999 and January 2 2000 public holidays in addition to the traditional New Year holiday. Cabinet spokesperson Joel Netshitenzhe said the extra holidays will allow four consecutive […]
THE South African Navy will participate in two international exercises in April and May, navy chief, Vice Admiral Robert Simpson-Anderson, announced in Simon’s Town on Wednesday. Simpson-Anderson, said navy ships, together with ocean patrol vessels from the French and Indian navies, will participate in exercise Blue Crane. The exercise, presented by the South African National […]
THE Airport Company South Africa (Acsa) announced on Wednesday that it has signed a lease allowing it to take over the small Pilanesberg international airport near Sun City. Acsa said it has entered into a 25-year lease agreement with the North-West government which takes effect from April 1. The Pilanesberg airport will fall under the […]