Super 14 rugby will test the resilience of its new pecking order when the sixth round begins on Friday. After years of underachievement, South African teams have placed themselves among the top of the standings after a strong start to the season. New Zealand sides — in the absence of 22 All Blacks — have come to occupy the mediocre middle ground.
Johnnic Communications, the JSE-listed media and entertainment group, has increased its stake in online recruitment-services company CareerJunction. The acquisition of a further 25% of CareerJunction from permanent recruitment services and flexible staffing sector company Adcorp Holdings will raise Johncom’s shareholding to 85%.
South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa consulted a legal team on Wednesday evening about the decision of the Pretoria High Court to set aside the awarding of the national lottery licence to Gidani, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday.
About 2 800 vehicles a month are being repossessed nationally by WesBank and Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance, Business Report reported on Thursday. However, both indicated that the current level of vehicle repossessions was off peak levels.
Wits came from behind to share the spoils in a 1-1 draw with Silver Stars in their Castle Premiership game at the Bidvest stadium on Wednesday night. Stars led 1-0 at halftime. The game started at a blistering pace with both strikers testing the goalkeepers with shots.
The rampant Brazilians demolished the Black Leopards 4-0 at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday night. The defending champions now head second-placed Ajax Cape Town by 10 points with a game in hand. As for Chiefs, they are wallowing in eighth place, 13 points behind the log leaders after playing one extra match.
As a symbol of waning imperial power, it is unmistakeable. Captain America, the stars-and-stripes-wearing, blonde and blue-eyed ”pinnacle of human physical perfection”, is dead. The Marvel comics superhero, aka Steve Rogers, is gunned down by a sniper in the latest instalment of the comic.
MortgageSA, one of South Africa’s largest mortgage originators, says early indications are that February and March are, once again, going to be the months when the property market is most active. It lists five key reasons for the typical February-March spike.
Sony has unveiled plans for its own virtual universe for the PlayStation 3 where users will be able to socialise, shop and even go to the movies — all without setting foot outside in the real world. The free service, called <i>Home</i>, will allow PS3 users to set up an apartment for life-like virtual characters, or avatars, which can invite friends or strangers over.
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) head of news Snuki Zikalala was warned that should blacklisting of political commentators by the public broadcaster occur again stronger action would be taken against him, SABC news reported on Wednesday.