Four air-crew members have survived a South African Air Force helicopter crash outside the Bergview Engen One-Stop in Harrismith on Friday morning, emergency services said. The helicopter crashed about 100m from the complex. ”One blade hit a car on the freeway and spun into the complex where there were about 60 kids in the playground,” a witness said.
Work remained suspended on Friday at DRDGold’s North West Operations’ number-two shaft on Friday, a company spokesperson said. Operations were stopped after an earth tremor earlier this week. Last week, two people died at the company’s Stilfontein mine after an earthquake measuring 5,3 on the Richter scale.
Economic statistics surveys released by Statistics South Africa will now include two million more businesses, the organisation said on Friday. ”Our economic surveys will now include two million more businesses which are registered as tax income units,” Stats SA head Pali Lehohla told reporters in Pretoria.
The Queensland Reds beat the Waikato Chiefs 20-6 in Super 12 rugby on Friday, snapping a three-game losing streak and winning their first match in New Zealand since 1999. Winger Drew Mitchell and prop Greg Holmes scored first-half tries, while Julian Huxley kicked two conversions and two penalties for Queensland.
Russian third seed Maria Sharapova advanced to her first Indian Wells WTA/ATP Masters Series semifinal on Thursday, beating Mary Pierce of France 6-4, 6-3, to extend her match-winning streak to 11 games. Her victory set up a clash with American top seed Lindsay Davenport, who continued her domination over France’s Nathalie Dechy.
Ferrari boss Jean Todt has tipped the world champions to bounce back from a poor start to the season and retain their constructors’ crown by the end of the year. The Italian team chose to start the season with a modified version of their old car and found themselves outpaced by their rivals.
AUTHOR’S NOTES: ”I am out there to mike what I like and, frankly, you don’t have to like what I mike.” Poet Kgafela oa Magogodi released his latest collection of poetry and prose last week. He shares a few words with ZA@Play.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Friday said that the recently announced closure of clothing manufacturer Rex Trueform’s Salt River plant threatened to put another 1Â 000 people out of work in the Western Cape and bring the clothing, textile and leather industries one step closer to complete collapse.
A Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens and Snoop Dogg fan, Katie Melua represents the new generation of artists on the music scene. Extensive travel has taught Melua the ways of the world, writes Nadia Neophytou.
If you turn the stereo to its maximum volume will you hear nothing as you’ve made silence so loud as to obliterate noise?" Is this question philosophical, metaphorical or literal? Zambian artist Anawana Halowa’s installation <i>Loud Silence</i> somehow manages to skid among a number of questions, observes Alex Sudheim.