AMERICAN pop star Michael Jackson’s infatuation with Southern Africa will culminate next week in a deal to buy almost a third of the giant hotel, casino and leisure group Sun International, which owns one of Jackson’s favourite hotels, Sun City. Jackson and his business associate, powerful black US gaming industry entrepeneur Don Barden, will fly […]
THE Cats will have to square up to Super 12 favourites, the Otago Highlanders, with a rookie backline in Saturday’s Ellis Park showdown. Back-up Springbok scrumhalf Werner Swanepoel was the latest casualty in Saturday’s defeat by the Sharks, injuring his knee and spending Saturday night in hospital. Swanepoel’s place in the Cats squad is expected […]
MAIZE futures moved down sharply in early Monday trade after widespread rains this weekend in maize growing areas. The North-West province’s Klerksdorp had 51mm of rain and Lichtenburg had a soaking 58mm. The Free State towns of Kroonstad received 13mm, Frankfort 19mm and Welkom 15mm. Gauteng and Northern provinces also had scattered showers. Futures dealers […]
POLICE are holding two Zambian men in Lusaka and have deported two foreigners in connection with the bombs which exploded in in the city a fortnight ago. The foreigners, an American identified as Gilbert Herbert and an Austrian named David Clay, who were arrested together with the duo, were deported to South Africa and Zimbabwe […]
ABOUT 800 international experts meet in Durban on Monday to discuss the growing threat of malaria, estimated to kill two children worldwide every minute. That figure could be cut by one-third if treated mosquito nets were to be distributed throughout Africa, according to a study published by the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria. The conference will […]
NIGERIA and five other countries in the Gulf of Guinea have provisionally adopted an international manual for monitoring marine pollution, independent newspaper The Guardian reported on Monday. Environmental scientists from Benin, Cameroon, Cte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria met at the weekend in Lagos and agreed to adopt the manual to co-ordinate tackling pollution in […]
AN outbreak of cholera has killed 113 people in Zimbabwe in the first 10 weeks of this year, health officials said. At least 1115 cases have been identified and reported throughout the country, with officials expecting the cases to rise in coming weeks. According to figures available on Monday, the water-borne disease claimed 990 lives […]
THE Northern Province government will not build its government complex this year, as planned, but will continue renting offices, public works MEC Collins Chabane said on Monday. Construction has been postponed to allow more cost-effective building plans to be devised. This year’s R40-million budget for the complex will be reallocated to roads and other projects. […]
President Nelson Mandela will meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for talks in the Finnish capital.
THE NAMIBIAN “Kudus” lost their fourth consecutive Vodacom Cup match of the season by 34 points to 13 against Griquas in Windhoek on Saturday, after trailing 15-6 at halftime. Although the Kudus contributed to their downfall through handling errors and by letting in two soft tries, it was still a creditable performance against the defending […]