PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma is to meet his South African counterpart Nelson Mandela in Pretoria on Wednesday. Neither the Namibian State House nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would say what the meeting was about. “We are all in the dark about this day trip,” a foreign affairs official said. However, a well-placed source indicated that […]

ERNIE ELS surged up to fourth in the world rankings on Monday after capturing the Nissan Open on the US PGA Tour on Sunday which he won by two strokes. The ‘Big Easy’ regained his position in the top five following a temporary demotion to number seven after last weekend’s Dubai Desert Classic won by […]

EASTERN Cape transport and public works MEC Thobile Mhlahlo was on Tuesday arrested by Umtata High Court Judge Stefaans Visser, for contempt of court. Mhlahlo and his secretary were ordered in November 1998 to explain to the court why 35 former civil servants were not paid voluntary severance packages. Visser said then that the former […]

THE final of the one-day international triangular series between England, Zimbabwe and hosts South Africa next year has been put back three days to Saturday, February 12, 2000. The dates of three round-robin matches have also been changed, the United Cricket Board of South Africa said on Tuesday in Cape Town. South Africa meet Zimbabwe […]

NELSPRUIT’S council began a R3-million upgrade of rural water treatment plants in surrounding villages on Wednesday after almost two years of complaints about water quality. The cash-strapped council was initially unable to fund the upgrade for rural settlements 40km from the town’s CBD but approved the project earlier this year following a R3-million donation from […]

THE Sudanese opposition coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) charged on Tuesday that Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir is ready to divide the country to establish an Islamic state in the north. Beshir was quoted in several Sunday papers in Sudan as saying, “The option of separating the south from the north is likely if the (civil) […]

THE Cape Metropolitan Council (CMC) will launch its diesel emissions control campaign on Thursday in an attempt to reduce brown haze pollution. Trucks will be pulled off the road and their exhaust fumes tested on the spot, the CMC says. The council said it intended to solicit the co-operation of trucking companies and other diesel […]

STEVEN SWINDELLS, Johannesburg | Wednesday 10.30am. SYNTHETIC fuel producer Sasol posted a better-than-expected 10,5% rise in half-year earnings as costs fell and output rose, and predicted further growth in 1999. However, lower crude oil prices, and consequently chemical feedstock prices impacted negatively on profits. Profit after tax in the six months ended December 25 rose […]

THE Gauteng Lions wiped the floor with the MTN Falcons 40-18 in their Vodacom Cup match at Ellis Park on Sunday. The match saw a sea of yellow as off-the-ball offenders on both sides were booked rather than sent off. Falcons flank Jaco Booysen threw several punches although judgments that he had been provoked mitigated […]