TUESDAY, 200PM: The inquiry into the Motheo Housing scandal reported on Wednesday that although the contract was technically illegal and the housing board had failed to ensure adequate funds, there was no proof that anyone benefitted improperly from the contract. Commission chairman, Deloitte and Touche executive Hugh Dreyer, submitted a 140-page report to Mpumalanga premier […]

TUESDAY, 2.45PM: LOUIS LUYT crushed the dissidents this morning, when he was re-elected president of the South African Rugby Football Union with a massive majority. He won an outright majority in the first round of voting in Cape Town on Tuesday morning, gaining 33 of the 47 votes against Border’s Mluleki George, and Natal’s Keith […]

WEDNESDAY, 9.20AM: SOUTH AFRICAN rugby coach Nick Mallett has called on the Springbok supporters to give him and the team some time to get to know each other better. Mallett said he has selected the best South African squad but the fans must not expect a faultless perfomance against Italy on Saturday. “I’m flattered by […]

WEDNESDAY, 4.00PM: CAR sales for October 97 have dropped by nearly 25% against sales for the same period last year. The National Association of Automobile Manufactures of SA said 6790 less cars were sold this October, from last year’s 27 814. He also noted significantly fewer commercial vehicles, minibuses and bakkies were sold last month. […]

WEDNESDAY, 9.50AM: BAFANA BAFANA midfield maestro Doctor Khumalo is likely to don his famous number 15 Kaizer Chiefs jersey when Chiefs tackle Wits University in a Premiership game at Ellis Park Stadium on Thursday night. Chiefs PRO Louis Tshakoane said the coach will decide today whether to pick him or not. “It is now up […]

WEDNESDAY, 5.15PM: THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange moved moderately higher today. The all share index closed on 6781, up 31 points. The financial index was 103 points firmer at 10 026 while the industrial index climbed 15 points to close on 8335. The gold index was just one point stronger at 898. The rand was slightly […]

WEDNESDAY, 4.00PM: THE Post Office — long the subject of public distrust for lost and stolen mail — has moved to clean up its act, sacking 170 workers for mail theft and fraud, it was announced on Wednesday. Managing director Frank Touwen said his office has launched an aggressive drive to root out crime in […]

TUESDAY, 10.30AM: SOUTH Africa’s unemployment problem shows no signs of abating soon, as figures released by the Central Statistical Service (CSS) showed the national employment rate dropped 1.5% since June last year. Less than 5,2 million people are employed in the formal economy — a far cry from the 252 000 jobs for the year […]

TUESDAY, 9.35AM: ORLANDO PIRATES, Mamelodi Sundowns and kaizer Chiefs return to the Premier Soccer League action on Wednesday and Thursday after being involved in the Rothmans Cup semi-finals last weekend. Pirates host Supersport United at FNB Stadium on Wednesday. Piarates and SS United have met twice this season and on both occasions Pirates beat SS […]

WEDNESDAY, 2:30PM: SOME of South Africa’s numerous army bases may soon be converted to schools, prisons and hospitals. On Tuesday the cabinet approved plans to rationalise the defence force’s assets. Vast tracts of land acquired by the SA Defence Force during the apartheid era will be released for public use, and the military will reduce […]