SOUTH Africa will export maize to other countries in the region despite a projected decline in production this year, a Southern African Development Community official said on Thursday. The official, from SADC’s regional early warning unit, said ealry crop estimates indicate South Africa total 1998 maize crop will amount to 7,69-million tons in 1998, against […]
A MAGNIFICENT reversed stick goal by South African women’s hockey captain and player of the match Karen Roberts 11 minutes before the end gave South Africa a resounding 2-1 victory over a star-studded Australian touring side at Hartleyvale on Sunday. The teams were locked at 1-1 at half time. The South Africans bounced back superbly […]
ASSURANCE giant Old Mutual reported on Thursday assets under management of R317-billion, against R308-billion at the end of June 1998. The group, which has changed its year-end from June 30 to December 31, also reported that total premium income grew 14% to R31 billion. Premium income for the six months to the end of December […]
UNITED States construction firm firm John Deere Construction and Engineering Company said on Thursday it plans to take a stake in Bell Equipment and get exclusive rights to distribute the South African engineering company’s articulated dump trucks in the Americas. The deal will see Deere inject about R180-million in equity into Bell in exchange for […]
PHILIP NDOU is the new South African Featherweight champion after Jackie Gunguluza in one minute and nineteen seconds into the third round on Sunday for the latter’s national title. The East London crowd was behind their champion as he entered the ring, but from the start it was clear that it wasn’t going to be […]
THREE more journalists from Zambia’s The Post newspaper have been charged with espionage over a report on Zambia’s defence capability, their lawyer said on Sunday. Six other Post reporters were booked under the same charges last week. The latest three, Douglas Hampande, MacPherson Muyumba and Reuben Phiri, were charged on Saturday and told to appear […]
TURN-out appeared low as Togolese voters began casting their ballots on Sunday in legislative elections boycotted by the opposition to veteran President Gnassingbe Eyadema. The capital Lom, home to about one in five of the west African country’s 2,3-million eligible voters, witnessed short queues at the polling stations. Turn-out was especially low in Lom districts […]
ZAMBIA’s copper output fell to 18970 ton in February, due mainly to a shortage of concentrates and production problems at largely state-owned Zambian Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM) , a report said on Thursday. Zambian copper production totalled 21&nbssp;708 ton in January, Citibank’s Lusaka office said in a report. Aside from production problems at ZCCM, the […]
THE descendants of Saartjie Baartman, the Khoikhoi woman known as the Hottentot Venus, have given a French museum until July to return her remains to South Africa, SABC TV news reported. Baartman was displayed as a freak in Europe at the turn of the century until she died in Paris at the age of 25. […]
BALLOONISTS Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones made a picture perfect landing in the desert sands of Egypt on Sunday, ending their record-setting 20 day dash around the world in the Breitling Orbiter hot-air balloon. The pair touched down near the remote town of Mut, some 700km south-west of Cairo. Swiss Piccard (41) and Briton Jones […]