All the players participating in the Nelson Mandela Tribute tennis tournament said they are here for a very serious reason and that is to do well in the tournament.

THURSDAY, 4.00PM: ONE of the central leaders of this week’s trade union strikes in Zimbabwe was attacked and severely wounded by a group of men — and women — wielding an axe. Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions secretary-general, Morgan Tsvangirayi, was rushed to hospital unconscious on Thursday, with a deep gash on his forehead, after […]

THURSDAY, 3.00PM: The head of Pretoria Local Prison faces suspension after accusations by two awaiting trial prisoners that he sold a smuggled a gun to inmates for R100 000. Deputy Director Johannes Makgoba, one of the high-level team investigating recent prison escapes, has been given until Friday to respond to the allegations against him or […]

WEDNESDAY, 11.00PM: SHARES on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange took a hammering from futures-related deals on Wednesday, pushing down all major indices. At the close the all gold index had edged down 2,2 points to 674,3, the industrial index had shed 84,8 points to 7 350,7 — a two-year low — and the financial index was […]

TUESDAY, 11.30PM: INTERNATIONAL car rental company Hertz on Tuesday officially returned to the South African market after a 10-year absence. Launching Hertz Car Rentals at the Johannesburg International Airport, Hertz International president Antoine Cau said the South African operations are poised to become the group’s third largest franchise — behind Greece and Ireland — by […]

WEDNESDAY, 11.00AM: SOUTH African golfing star and defending champion Ernie Els was two strokes behind leaders Nick Faldo and Jesper Parnevik at 69 after the first round of the $350 000 Johnnie Walker Super Tour in Cimanggis, Jakarta in Indonesia on Wednesday. Faldo and Parnevik shot 5-under-par 67s to share the first-round lead. “I did […]

TUESDAY, 11.00PM: SHARES on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange failed to find direction in thin trade on Tuesday, ending the day little changed. At the close the all gold index had dropped 5,8 points to 676,5, and the industrial index had slipped 2,7 points to 7 435,6. However, the all share index ended 2,8 points better […]

TUESDAY, 1.00PM: DESPITE the crime problems in South Africa, a recent survey of the world’s cities found Cape Town and Johannesburg to be the best African cities in which to live, and Brazzaville, Congo, the worst city in the world. The Corporate Resources Group conducted a survey of major world cities, looking at factors like […]

LARGE PRINT ZULU BIBLE THE Bible Society of South Africa has launched the first large-print Bible to be published in Zulu, the society said in Cape Town on Tuesday. The Bibles were specially produced for Zulu-language speakers with weak eyesight. The society said there is a desperate shortage of large-print literature in the indigenous languages […]

TUESDAY, 10.00AM: A TRADE and industry department study has shown the local milling and baking induxtry to be uncompetitive by international standards. The industry study, conducted by a government committee and representatives of the private sector concluded that millers should not bank indefinitely on the 50% imported flour tariff. The study also found that volume-driven […]