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 […]

TUESDAY, 10.00AM: A SOUTH African delegation will meet European Union representatives at EU headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday in a bid to head off threats to local ostrich meat exports to the European market. The delegation, led by Land and Agriculture Minister Derek Hanekom and including several government veterinarians, will try to persuade veterinary authorities […]

TUESDAY, 11.30PM: IN a statement issued on Tues evening, Johanesburg Consolidated Investments chairman Mzi Khumalo confirmed that JCI has received an approach from Lonrho in regard to a merger, and that discussions on the issue are under way in earnest. The statement was issued after a meeting of the JCI board, in the wake of […]

WEDNESDAY, 7.00AM: HOURS after facing Harare’s biggest-ever demonstrations, the Zimbabwe government climbed down on a special levy to raise money for war veterans’ pensions. But other aspects of the tax package remain in place. TUESDAY, 6.00PM: A MASSIVE nationwide strike in Zimbabwe was marred by violence on Tuesday as heavily armed riot police fired tear […]

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, 3.00PM: A SENIOR official of vigilante group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad), Adeeda Roberts, was arrested at dawn on Tuesday after a surprise police raid found a top-secret intelligence document in her home. The document was found by police during a surprise search for weapons and ammunition by police in the early hours […]

MONDAY, 1.00PM: The newly formed Black Managers Forum (BMF) of the South African Police Service has come in for severe criticism from national police commissioner George Fivaz, who labelled it “reverse racism”. The forum was set up by black officers in the police as a lobbying centre against white racism. Fivaz said he had already […]

MONDAY,5.30PM: THE African National Congress’ Women’s League has chosen to duck the contentious publicity around its support for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bid for the party’s deputy president post — by refusing to say anything about it. The league announced on Monday that it will wait until after the ANC’s annual conference to issue a media statement […]

MONDAY, 1.00PM: ZIMBABWEAN president Robert Mugabe announced on Saturday he will not allow the courts to judge his decision to reclaim white-owned farms. Speaking at a political rally for his ruling party Zanu (PF), Mugabe announced that the move to confiscate nearly 1 500 farms is a “political issue” and not a matter for the […]