OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 9.00PM THE majority of the African National Congress’ majority will drop in the 1999 general election, according to a survey conducted in July. Survey company MarkData said on Friday the that poll indicated that 57% of voters would favour the ANC/SA Communist Party alliance — a 5,5% drop from the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Friday 9.45pm. DYNAMOS of Zimbabwe maintained their impressive home record against Nigerian clubs with a 3-0 victory over Eagle Cement in an African Champions League Group A match in Harare on Sunday. The win takes Dynamos to the top of their pool on goal difference from Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 3.30pm. CABLE & Wireless, the United Kingdom’s second largest telecommuncations group, is to sell its 25% share in MTN to Johnnies Industrial Corporation (Johnnic) and Transnet for 257-million — R2,75-billion, C & W announced on Thursday. Johnnic will buy 74% of the C & W shares and Transet 26%, pending […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Thursday 9.15pm. A GERMAN grant of 28 mini-satellite terminals has boosted the setting up of a communication network linking the defence forces of the 14 members of the Southern African Development Community, the SA Army said on Thursday. A telecommunications working group of the Inter-State Defence Security Committee, comprising representatives of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, George | Friday 2.00PM UNREPENTENT former president PW Botha, found guilty in the George Regional Court on Friday of ignoring a Truth and Reconciliation Commission subpoena, has been sentenced to a fine of R10000 or 12 months in jail. Another 12 months was suspended for five years. Botha’s lawyers immediately said he intends […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 9.15pm. NATIONAL Petroleum Employers Association spokesman Lutz Kranz said that Sasol has reached an afternoon reached agreement with four chemical unions which could see striking employees returning to work on Friday night. Kranz said the agreement reached on Thursday afternoon still has to be ratified by the executive committee of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Friday 9.30pm. CAPE Town magistrate Johan Venter, presiding over the inquest over the 1996 lynching of Hard Livings gang co-leader Rashaad Staggie on Friday warned the media against prejudicing or pre-empting inquest findings. Venter’s statement was in reaction to negative media reaction to an announcement by Advocate Willie Viljoen on […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 6.00pm. PRIVATE television consortium Midi is reportedly embroiled in fall-out between shareholders over equity and mounting tension at senior management level, just over a month before it is set to launch its free-to-air television, e.tv, on October 1. Unconfirmed reports on Friday indicated that some key players of the consortium […]
Springboks Andy Capostagno Rugby It is tempting to say what a difference a year makes, but undoubtedly there are a few pedants out there who will point out that when South Africa meet Australia in Saturday’s Tri-Nations decider at Ellis Park, it will actually be only 364 days since the two last met in a […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 11.00am. ORLANDO Pirates signalled their aspirations to the Premiership soccer title when they beat Supersport United 1-0 at the Caledonian Stadium on Saturday. The match started off at a pedestrian pace but quickly gathered momentum which led to Dumi Ngobe scoring a brilliant goal in the 23rd minute. Defender Gerald […]