TWO French diplomats were among five people killed in a three-car pile-up on the N4 toll road near Middelburg on Sunday night. Police report that F Millancourt (53) and his unnamed 54-year-old wife were killed after being struck by a car carrying a mother and three daughters. The mother, M Casmod, and her three daughters […]

STEEL prices are expected to remain in a slump until the end of the year — with the depression in the industry set to continue — according to predictions made by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa on Monday. Seifsa said that the local industry is largely hostage to foreign markets and […]

NIGERIA’S military rulers have agreed to a new constitution, the regime’s number two, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe, told newspapers on Tuesday. Akhigbe, Chief of General Staff, told reporters in Abuja after a meeting of the country’s top military body, the Provisional Ruling Council, that it has agreed to a constitution similar to that of 1979.The […]

MICHAEL METELITS, Johannesburg | Tuesday 9.30pm. STEVE ELWORTHY made his third catch of a bouncy delivery by Hansie Cronje, sending Keith Semple back to the pavilion, and a simple runout bagged Rawl Lewis. Cronje took his time in touching the ball to the wicket after quick fielding by Nicky Boje and miscommunication between the batsmen […]

SUPERMARKET giant Pick ‘n Pay has pulled out a joint venture with oil group Shell to set up stores at service stations in the Philippines, the company announced Tuesday.Managing Director Sean Summers said that following the completion of a due diligence survey, which constituted the first phase of the agreement, it became clear that certain […]

THE Cape Town Metropolitan Council has set aside R50000 to support the World Offshore Powerboat championships, due to be held in Table Bay from February 17 to 21. In a statement on Monday, the council said allocation of the funds is in line with its policy to support and facilitate tourism growth and job creation […]

DAVID TERBRUGGE, Gauteng and South Africa’s right-arm seamer, is racing against time to be fit for South Africa’s cricket tour of New Zealand. He will see a doctor on Monday for a further assessment of his injured left ankle. With only nine days to go before the national squad go on tour, Terbrugge might have […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 1.20pm. THE Inkatha Freedom Party sacked KwaZulu-Natal premier Dr Ben Ngubane and education MEC Vincent Zulu at the weekend because of poor matric results in the province. Arts, Culture, Science and Technology Minister Lionel Mtshali is expected to replace Ngubane as premier, and Public Works Deputy Minister Eileen Shandu is […]

CHINESE Vice President Hu Jintao opened his country’s first consulate general in South Africa at a short ceremony in Cape Town on Monday, the second day of a five-day visit to the country. Hu is to open a similar office in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Diplomatic ties between China and South Africa, which severed links with […]

AT least 11 people were killed and two soldiers seriously wounded in a clash between protesting youths and soldiers in the troubled Niger Delta at the weekend. Details of the incident were sketchy, but according to witnesses on Monday, it appeared soldiers opened fire on youths who had come to an army barracks near the […]