Gustav Thiel South Africa was among international environmental authorities converging on Kyoto, Japan, this week to decide the future regulation of global greenhouse emissions. But while the South African delegation is taking an environmentally conscious stand at the conference, South Africa is described as the most ill- prepared country in the world to face the […]

Andrew Muchineripi : Boxing South African boxing is on its death bed and the only doctor capable of resuscitating the sick patient is Minister of Sport Steve Tshwete. Matters were brought to the attention of the public, officials and the government with the resignation of the Gauteng Provincial Boxing Commission lawyer Mandla Mbongwe. Mbongwe alleged […]

Until the day he died last week, Johannesburg was Dr Hastings Banda’s second African home. Timothy Walker traces his state visit to South Africa during the winter of 1971 Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, who died on November 25 at the Garden City Clinic, was no stranger to Johannesburg. He first arrived on the Rand in […]

Ferial Haffajee Kagiso Media has pulled the plug on a fledgling publication with 19 employees left jobless before Christmas. Staff charge that the two month old publication, Local Government Chronicle, had great potential to attract advertising. Last week’s edition, which was axed just prior to publication, showed advertising bookings of over R70 000. But Kagiso […]

WEDNESDAY, 11.00PM ZIMBABWE’s Stock market continued its downward trend on Wednesday when it recorded yet another sharp loss, shedding 281 points to close at 8 384. Although the market remained active, it was weak, with declines in the share prices of most counters. The Harare bourse has been on a free fall for the past […]

THURSDAY, 10.00AM: WINNIE Madikizela-Mandela finally took the stand at the truth commission on Thursday, arriving surrounded by bodyguards after a bomb threat against her on Wednesday night. Read our full report on today’s hearings, updated throughout the day. Madikizela-Mandela told the hearing that she first heard about the death of teenage activist Stompie Seipei when […]

THURSDAY, 10.30PM CLAIMS by the Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union that some of the 1 480 farms recently designated by the government for redistribution to landless peasants are among the country’s most highly utilised and productive farms were on Thursday dismissed by the Minister of Land and Agriculture. Farms designated were either derelict or under-utilised land, […]

THURSDAY, 9.30AM NEW passenger car sales in November crashed 29% against the same month last year, according to latest figures published by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA. Local car makers sold 16 605 new passenger cars in November, the lowest number since 1991 and nearly a third fewer than the 23 677 […]

MALARIA WARNING The national health department on Thursday said 20 111 cases of malaria have been reported this year, which led to 61 deaths. The department warned holidaymakers to take precautions against malaria when they visit high-risk areas this summer. Deputy director of the department’s Communicable Disease Control Dr Rajendra Maharaj said high-risk areas for […]

THURSDAY, 10.00AM BLACK empowerment group New Africa Investments Limited is aiming to take “unassailable control”of Metropolitan Life in the current financial year, Nail MD Jonty Sandler said on Wednesday. Stadler was speaking at the unveiling of Nail’s results for the year to end September. Nail increased headline earnings 47% to 27,48c a share, or R127-million. […]