TUESDAY, 1.00PM: IN an index of 27 countries compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, South Africa is the least expensive in which to do business, beating countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Russia and Brazil. High basic wages put Germany at the top of the list. The index was compiled using data covering the costs of […]

TUESDAY, 5.30PM: MORE universities announced on Tuesday that they face unnmanageable debts as a result of non-payment of fees. Hardest hit are apartheid’s former “bush colleges”. The University of the North-West, facing over R4-million in outstanding fees, will join other tertiary institutions in barring students with outstanding balances from registering. The University of the Orange […]

TUESDAY, 12.30PM: INDIFFERENT fielding by South Africa, the side regarded as the world’s best fielders, led to Australia being let off the hook in the final Test in Adelaide on Tuesday. The South Africans let the match slip from their grasp due to 10 dropped catches, four of those chances squandered on Aussie batting hero […]

TUESDAY, 5.00PM: THE Kenyan parliament descended into chaos when it convened on Tuesday, with government members shouting down the opposition leader’s move for an adjournment to protest allegations of government involvement in recent tribal attacks in the Rift Valley. Opposition members retaliated shouting, “No more killings”, and waving placards, one reading “Enough is enough”, as […]

TUESDAY, 11.30AM: THE Pakistani touring cricket side suffered a batting collapse on Monday, but are still in sight of victory going into the fourth day of their match against Griqualand West in Kimberley. The tourists, who took a 200-run lead into the second innings, lost it completely in mid-afternoon, slumping to 152/8. When Griquas came […]

TUESDAY, 11.30AM: REAL Rovers eased their relegation woes slightly by beating Santos 3-1 in a Castle premiership match at the Athlone Stadium on Monday night. Rovers started a counter attack that gave the visitors the lead after seven minutes, courtesy of Thabo Shai. Santos equalised in the 72nd minute when Skoknati Mqobungo’s shot was deflected […]

TUESDAY, 12.00NOON: SIGNIFICANT changes to the proposed Skills Development Bill have been suggested by government to meet the objections of labour and business. The changes, which have yet to be approved by the National Economic, Development and Labour Council (Nedlac), will give industry education and training boards greater control over training levies. The Bill, published […]

MONDAY, 12.30PM: ZIMBABWE-based Brazilian Adilson da Silva kept his cool to record a two-stroke victory in the R500 000 Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge. Da Silva carded a superb 66 to take him to a two-shot victory over Chris Davison, Marco Gortana, Hennie Walters and American Scott Dunlap Da Silva won with a seven-under-par 273 […]

MONDAY, 2.30PM: FIGURES released on Friday make it unlikely that interest rates will be cut soon, and economists are speculating that a cut will come only in mid-March, perhaps to be followed by another later in the year. The Reserve Bank announced that December money supply grew 17,16% year-on-year, lower than the expected 17,81% rise, […]

MONDAY, 5.30PM: THE Malawi High Court on Monday began the process of validating the will left by late former president Hastings Kamuzu Banda, at the request of his family. Banda’s will has been the object of ongoing controversy after it was revealed following his death in November that most of the sizeable fortune he amassed […]