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/ 25 October 2006
The top United States general in Iraq said on Tuesday he might send more troops into the battle for Baghdad, after an announcement that the Iraqi government had agreed to a timetable for political and military measures aimed at curbing the violence.
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/ 25 October 2006
It could take 18 hours to reach the place where five miners are trapped underground at AngloGold Ashanti’s Tautona mine, the company said on Wednesday morning. ”The longer it takes the more our hope of finding them alive fades,” said company spokesperson Steve Lenahan.
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/ 25 October 2006
South African taxpayers will be given some idea on Wednesday afternoon of the cost of the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi said on Tuesday. He was speaking ahead of Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s unveiling in Parliament of the mini-budget, which revises the government’s three-year spending plan.
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/ 25 October 2006
President Thabo Mbeki warned earlier this month that strategic proposals conveyed by the South African Communist Party’s Blade Nzimande would result in the ”destruction of the African National Congress and the rest of the democratic movement”. But he decline of the ruling alliance was prophesied more than a decade ago, writes Ranjeni Munusamy.
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/ 25 October 2006
Hospital costs are now almost 70% higher than they should be, because of the increased market dominance of a few private hospitals. This is the argument of the Council for Medical Schemes, which, along with Netcare, is opposing Medi-Clinic’s proposed takeover of four hospitals in the Vaal Triangle. Competition Tribunal hearings into the matter were held recently.
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/ 24 October 2006
The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) turned 10 last week — on October 19, a noteworthy date that is also the anniversary of the banning of two national newspapers in 1977. What makes this significant is that Sanef is an amazing, even perplexing, phenomenon.
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/ 24 October 2006
Expropriation notices have been issued on four pieces of land in Limpopo, the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights announced on Tuesday. ”The notice for expropriation is our last resort following lengthy negotiations with the land owners, which to-date have yielded no results,” said chief land claims commissioner Thozi Gwanya.
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/ 24 October 2006
Shaun Pollock took two early wickets as he set up South Africa’s 78-run victory over Sri Lanka in a low-scoring Champions Trophy Group B match on Tuesday. Pollock dismissed Sanath Jayasuriya for three and Kumar Sangakkara for nought. He then ran out skipper Mahela Jayawardene for 36 as Sri Lanka were reduced to 78-5 before being bowled out for 141 in 39.1 overs while chasing 220.
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/ 24 October 2006
While expectations are that Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel will use his ”mini-budget” on Wednesday to provide details on 2010 Soccer World Cup spending, hopes are also high he will give attention to business and jobs. In his February budget speech, Manuel said government would spend up to R5-billion in dedicated infrastructure for the competition.
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/ 24 October 2006
The case against four men arrested in connection with a shoot-out and robbery in central Johannesburg on October 10 was postponed on Tuesday, police said. Senior Superintendent Mary Martins-Engelbrecht said one of the four suspects arrested on October 11 committed suicide while in police custody. Another suspect was arrested a week later on October 18.