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/ 6 July 2006

Commodities, European markets lift JSE

The JSE was in positive territory in noon trade on Thursday, helped by stronger European markets and higher commodity prices. It was another quiet morning and just over R2-billion worth of shares had changed hands. By 12.03pm, the all share and all share industrial indices added 1,23% and 0,95% respectively.

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/ 6 July 2006

Solidarity: Petrol sector wage talks fail

The final round of talks in the petroleum sector on Wednesday failed to resolve differences between the parties, and mediation in the chemical bargaining council did not result in an agreement, trade union Solidarity said on Thursday. "Employers offer a 5,5% increase, while our members are demanding 10%," said spokesperson Jaco Kleynhans.

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/ 6 July 2006

Somali gunmen kill two World Cup fans

Radical Islamic militia fighters in central Somalia shot and killed two people at the screening of a banned World Cup soccer broadcast, an independent radio station reported. The Islamic fighters, who have banned such entertainment, were dispersing a crowd of teenagers watching the Germany-Italy match.

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/ 6 July 2006

Portugal’s Scolari: ‘If you don’t score you don’t win’

Luiz Felipe Scolari says Portugal can be proud of its football team despite their agonising loss to France, as he goes about the difficult task of picking them up for a third-placed play-off match. He warned Italy they will have their work cut out against France in the final in Berlin on Sunday, while paying tribute to his players who matched Portugal’s best World Cup campaign.

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/ 6 July 2006

Pyongyang faces united criticism

North Korea faced united condemnation of its missile tests at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, with the United States and Japan pressing for a strong response to the launch of seven missiles in 24 hours. ”We hope that the response of the council will be swift, strong and resolute,” said Kenzo Oshima, Japan’s ambassador to the UN.

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/ 6 July 2006

Israel steps up Gaza campaign after Hamas strike

Israeli forces moved further into northern Gaza early on Thursday morning after Palestinian militants succeeded in hitting the Israeli city of Askelon with rockets for the second night running. Palestinian sources said gunmen tried to engage the tanks and armoured personnel carriers after they moved from border areas to positions close to settlements that were evacuated by Israel 10 months ago.

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/ 6 July 2006

Britain profiting from sub-Saharan Africa

Britain absorbed far more money from sub-Saharan Africa than it gave in aid and debt relief last year, despite pledges to help the region, the charity Christian Aid said on Wednesday. In the 12 months since an annual Group of Eight summit in Scotland last July, the British economy gained a net profit of more than £11-billion ($20,3-billion) from the region.

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/ 6 July 2006

Forging a fresh path

When former radio presenter and adventurer Patricia Glyn read her great-great-grand uncle’s diary three years ago, she immediately decided on a roots odyssey. She would walk in the footsteps of her ancestors and peek into the world they once knew, writes Yolandi Groenewald.