OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 3.30pm. National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Friday announced that 220000 of its members in the motor industry are to start a nationwide strike on September 1 following a breakdown in wage negotiations on August 1. The notice to strike comes just three days after 20000 workers […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 11.00am. LEHLOHONOLO “HANDS OF STONE” LEDWABA has moved up into the second spot in the International Boxing Federation rankings after winning a unanimous points decision against Arnel Barotillo of Australia in a 10-rounder at the Carousel on Saturday night. The judges gave the fight to Ledwaba 97-93, 97-94, 97-94, making […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 10.45am. KENYAN athlete Simon Biwott won the men’s division of the 16th annual Mexico City International Marathon Sunday with a finishing time of 2 hours, 16 minutes, 45 seconds. Biwott ran the fourth-best finish in the race’s history and finished 28 seconds ahead of Mexican Francisco Bautista. Mexico’s Luis Reyes […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 9.00PM THE majority of the African National Congress’ majority will drop in the 1999 general election, according to a survey conducted in July. Survey company MarkData said on Friday the that poll indicated that 57% of voters would favour the ANC/SA Communist Party alliance — a 5,5% drop from the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Thursday 9.15pm. A GERMAN grant of 28 mini-satellite terminals has boosted the setting up of a communication network linking the defence forces of the 14 members of the Southern African Development Community, the SA Army said on Thursday. A telecommunications working group of the Inter-State Defence Security Committee, comprising representatives of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Friday 9.45pm. DYNAMOS of Zimbabwe maintained their impressive home record against Nigerian clubs with a 3-0 victory over Eagle Cement in an African Champions League Group A match in Harare on Sunday. The win takes Dynamos to the top of their pool on goal difference from Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, George | Friday 2.00PM UNREPENTENT former president PW Botha, found guilty in the George Regional Court on Friday of ignoring a Truth and Reconciliation Commission subpoena, has been sentenced to a fine of R10000 or 12 months in jail. Another 12 months was suspended for five years. Botha’s lawyers immediately said he intends […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 9.15pm. NATIONAL Petroleum Employers Association spokesman Lutz Kranz said that Sasol has reached an afternoon reached agreement with four chemical unions which could see striking employees returning to work on Friday night. Kranz said the agreement reached on Thursday afternoon still has to be ratified by the executive committee of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 6.00pm. PRIVATE television consortium Midi is reportedly embroiled in fall-out between shareholders over equity and mounting tension at senior management level, just over a month before it is set to launch its free-to-air television, e.tv, on October 1. Unconfirmed reports on Friday indicated that some key players of the consortium […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 3.30pm. CABLE & Wireless, the United Kingdom’s second largest telecommuncations group, is to sell its 25% share in MTN to Johnnies Industrial Corporation (Johnnic) and Transnet for 257-million — R2,75-billion, C & W announced on Thursday. Johnnic will buy 74% of the C & W shares and Transet 26%, pending […]