SARAH BULLEN, Johannesburg | Tuesday, 3.00pm. THE total numbers of liquidations in the second quarter of 1998 rose a staggering 59,3% to 1034, from 649 liquidations in the previous quarters, the latest figures from the Central Statistical Services released on Tuesday indicate. The increase reflects a 21,6% increase compared with liquidations in the second quarter […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Wednesday 9.00PM. A SUSPECT wanted in connection with a body found in a shallow grave near Richmond has died in while being pursued by police in a high-speed car chase. Police wished to question farmer Neville Garrod, 59, and his son Ian Wayne Garrod, after the body of their domestic worker, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg| Wednesday 4.00pm. THE Katz Commission of Inquiry into tax structures on Wednesday proposed that a provincial surcharge on the national fuel levy be added to boost the revenue of provinces. In a report released on Wednesday, the commission said such a levy could be raised with relative ease at a lower-tier level, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 8.30PM. JUSTICE Minister Dullah Omar on Wednesday announced a project which will prevent dangerous criminals being released on bail. According to Omar the project entails a computer link between courts and the police’s Criminal Record Centre in Pretoria, effectively giving courts access to all crime suspects’ previous conviction records. Omar’s […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 7.00pm. THE Chamber of Mines on Tuesday condemned the draft National Environmental Management Bill, saying it is seriously flawed and unworkable. Chamber environmental adviser John Kilani said the draft Bill not only contravenes the Constitution while conflicting with other laws, but does not include sustainable development measures. He said it […]
Sarah Bullen, Johannesburg | Monday 6.00pm LOCAL stock had a rough, abysmally quiet day on Monday as the Johannesburg Stock Exchange followed international markets lower. Weaker undertones dragged all indices down, with the all share index losing 1,89%, 133 points, to 6887. Key international tones, said Barnard, Jacobs, Mellett dealer Kevin Brady, were a negative […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 9.00PM. AN Umkhonto we Sizwe special operations unit commander on Tuesday described to the amnesty committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission how he watched as two men were killed by a bomb he set outside Ellis Park rugby stadium in 1988. Lester Dumakude (45), now a lieutenant-colonel in the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kigali | Tuesday 10.00PM. THE Democratic Republic of Congo government in Kinshasa has accused Rwanda of “invading” DRC, and has subsequently said on national television that it is preparing a “vigorous riposte” against Rwanda for attacking its territory. A United Nations source in Kinshasa has also said that Rwandan forces were seen crossing […]
SIZWE samaYENDE in Nelspruit | Monday 3.30pm SOUTH Africa’s second largest primary tobacco company, with an initial market capitalisation of R100-million and representing 35% of total production in the country, opened for business on Monday. Lowveld Golden Leaf was formally incorporated on July 28 but opened its offices in the Mpumalanga capital of Nelspruit on […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Monday 4.30PM. THE preliminary rounds of the African Nations Cup championships kicked off this weekend, and there were many surprises among the results. Namibia beat Malawi 2-1 in Windhoek on Saturday, while Burundi beat Tanzania 1-0 in their match in Bujumbura. Jean-Marie Mbuyi scored the only goal. Swaziland lost 2-1 […]