AN ankle injury has forced seam bowler David Terbrugge to withdraw from the national squad to tour New Zealand later this month, captain Hansie Cronje announced on Monday. Terbrugge (22) will be replaced by veteran all-rounder Steve Elworthy (32). Terbrugge made his debut for South Africa against the West Indies in the recently concluded five-Test […]

MPUMALANGA officially launched its new R1,2-million highway patrol on Monday with 10 of the most advanced law-enforcement vehicles in the country. The ten high-speed patrol vehicles can detect the speed of other drivers without officers having to lay speed traps or cameras. Provincial Transport MEC, Jackson Mthembu, said at the launch that the initiative is […]

DIVERSIFIED media conglomerate Primedia is though to be bidding for a controlling interest in Cape-based radio KFM. This comes after both Primedia and KFM shareholder Brimstone Investment Corporation issued separate cautionary notices. Meanwhile one of Primedia’s holdings, CapeTalk, announced at the weekend that it has recorded an operating profit after only 15 months of operation. […]

POLICE and army rescue teams are still having difficulty tracking a Northern Province man who disappeared when a mini-tornado hit the village of Mahlomelong near Tzaneen on Sunday night. Four villagers, including a three-month-old child, died in the storm when large rocks were dislodged from a nearby mountain and crushed their mud huts. Local police […]

AUSTRALIAN favourite Jarrod Moseley erased Ernie Els’ three-stroke lead in the final round of the Heineken Classic to steal the title on Sunday. Els had looked set to walk away with the trophy after extending his lead to six strokes. He lost his focus on the seventh hole, however, notching up a triple-bogey. After scoring […]

STAFF were back Tuesday at the Forcados oil terminal, Nigeria, owned by Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell four days after deadly clashes between soldiers and local youths, the company said.The company said assurances had been given on the safety of Shell staff at the site and its employees had returned. The Shell staff were withdrawn from […]

THE Nylsvlei Nature Reserve near Nylstroom in Northern Province will be recognised on Tuesday as Ramsar wetland site. “This is an international certificate and will be given to the Nylsvlei Nature Reserve for having one of the best conserved wetlands in the country,” explained Thembi Makhuveli, spokesperson for the Northern Province department of environmental affairs. […]

THE Independent Electoral Commission is to hold its next and final phase of voter registration on March 5 to 7. As in its previous two phases, registration will start on a Friday and continue over the weekend until 5pm on Sunday. Chief electoral officer Mandla Mchunu said arrangements have been made for the registration of […]

A 1000km Mediterranean highway linking Africa and Asia will be inaugurated in June, Egyptian Reconstruction Minister Mohammad Ibrahim Soleiman said on Monday. “The highway will skirt the Mediterranean Sea, linking the north-eastern border town of Rafah and Sallum in the north-west,” Soleiman told the Egyptian news agency Mena. Rafah is Egypt’s gate to Asia through […]

TWO black executives of Rand Water have lodged a charge of racial discrimination in the Labour Court after an outside candidate was appointed over their heads as general manager of scientific services. Business Report indicates that the two, Moss Selala and Jacques Katabua, filed papers after an appeal to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and […]