CLAUDE KAMANGA MUTOND, Kinshasa | Wednesday 12.40pm. PEOPLE suspected of economic crimes such as hiking prices in the Democratic Republic of Congo will now be court-martialled and sentenced to death if found guilty, the DRC government announced. Counterfeiting money, hiking prices and setting arbitrary foreign exchange rates are now considered “high treason” in the DRC, […]

SARAH BULLEN, Johannesburg | Tuesday 11.30am. BUSINESS confidence rose above general economic uncertainty to remain unchanged in October, the South African Chamber of Commerce said on Monday. Sacob’s October Business Confidence Index (BCI) remained unchanged in October, with six of the sub-indices which make up the BCI deteriorating and seven improving. Sacob said that, despite […]

TABBY MOYO, Windhoek | Tuesday 12.15pm. NAMIBIAN Minister Nangolo Mbumba on Monday defended his government’s budgeted N$30-million to support Namibia’s military intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo conflict as an “investment in democracy”. Responding to concerns raised by members of the National Assembly on the 1998-99 additional budget, Mbumba acknowledged that the military intervention […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 12.00noon. THE West Indies cricket team arrived at Johannesburg International Airport on Tuesday morning. The players will start their tour against the Gauteng XI in Soweto, Johannesburg, on Wednesday. The planned opening match Tuesday against the Nicky Oppenheimer XI at Randjesfontein outside Johannesburg has been cancelled. TUESDAY, 9.00AM: WEST Indian […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Luanda | Tuesday 3.10pm. THE South African government said on Tuesday that it will do everything possible to negotiate the release of two South Africans who were taken hostage in an attack on a Canadian-owned mine in Angola on Monday. Speaking in Pretoria, Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad said that five people, including […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 1.30pm. KAIZER Chiefs shot into second position on the Castle Premier League log when they beat ten-man AmaZulu 3-1 at King’s Park Rugby Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Chiefs took the lead in the 17th minute when Zimbabwean international Robson Muchichwa scored from the penalty spot after Thabang Lebese was […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 1.30pm. DYNAMOS of Zimbabwe scraped into the African Champions League final despite losing 1-0 at home to Hearts of Oak of Ghana in their final mini-league match Saturday. The clubs finished with 10 points each in Group A after the six-round competition and the Harare club qualified because they had […]

Andy Capostagno Cricket Whatever the outcome of the ongoing talks between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its players association, the squad preparing for a five Test tour of South Africa will not be representative of the best the islands can muster. At the time of writing the captain, Brian Lara, and the vice-captain, […]

Friday night :Xoli Norman There is something unrelentingly inviting about the Newtown art and entertainment scene, especially on Fridays. The sparsely peopled district brings on a dense nostalgia evocative of the good old days of a vibrant Market Theatre precinct. Today the place retains an edgy vibe, but for different reasons. What people fight for […]

Janyne Simon-Meyer Heavy booking has already taken up many of the special deals, but you may still get lucky with these packages: l Beachcombers is offering seven nights in in Grand Baie, Mauritius, for R3 990 per person. Call Sure Travel Agents for details. l Flight Centre has a five-night stay in Langkawi for R4940. […]