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/ 16 November 2005
Rugby will be faced with a stark choice on Thursday when the vote takes place for the 2011 World Cup host. Does it try to breach new boundaries in choosing Japan or does it stay with the establishment — as it has done since the inaugural tournament in 1987 — and elect either South Africa or New Zealand as host nation?
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/ 16 November 2005
Yuvraj Singh hit 103 as India recovered from a horrible start to post 249-9 in 50 overs in the first one-day international against South Africa in Hyderabad on Wednesday. India slipped to 5-3 and then 35-5 before Yuvraj’s fifth one-day century led a remarkable late-order fightback by the hosts.
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/ 16 November 2005
Health-services provider Network Healthcare Holdings (Netcare) on Wednesday reported a 34,4% rise in fully diluted headline earnings per share to 58,6 cents per share for the year ended September 30 2005, from 43,6 cents a year ago. The group declared a final capital distribution of 15 cents per share.
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/ 16 November 2005
Reflecting a return to positive bottom-line profitability, IT group Dimension Data plc (Didata) on Wednesday reported basic earnings per share of 1,3 United States cents for the year to the end of September after a loss of 2,8 US cents the previous year. However, adjusted earnings per share amounted to 1,4 US cents compared with 0,9 US cents previously.
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/ 16 November 2005
China said on Wednesday it would not tolerate any interference over Taiwan, after United States President George Bush praised the island’s democracy and urged Beijing to open dialogue with Taipei. ”Taiwan is a part of China, an inseparable part of China, and China does not brook any interference in its internal affairs,” said Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing.
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/ 16 November 2005
South African industrial brands group Barloworld on Wednesday reported a 5% increase in headline earnings per share to 893,6 cents for the year ended September 30, from 853,2 cents a year ago. On a fully diluted basis, headline earnings per share were 873,6 cents from 833 cents previously.
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/ 16 November 2005
Listed South African retailer Edgars Consolidated Stores (Edcon) has reported a 28% rise in diluted headline earnings per share to 109 cents for the six months to the end of September 2005, versus 85 cents in the year-earlier period. The company declared an interim dividend of 62 cents per share.
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/ 16 November 2005
New Telkom CEO Papi Molotsane this week addressed the media for the first time since his appointment in September.
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/ 16 November 2005
A British woman has been feeling constantly seasick for four years — even on dry land — following a holiday cruise around the Mediterranean, press reports said on Wednesday. Jane Houghton (41) developed Mal de Debarquement syndrome during a week-long trip from the Spanish island of Majorca in 2001 with her husband Neil.
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/ 16 November 2005
Costing nearly -million for each hour Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders will meet there, South Korea’s newest convention hall is said to be capable of withstanding bombs, earthquakes and even a tsunami. The iconic dome aiming to be a haven of tranquility for visiting dignitaries rests on 12 pillars and is nestled on the tip of a rocky islet off the coast of Busan port.