No image available
/ 21 September 2005
A Kanhym Estates worker was killed and four others wounded in Mpumalanga on Wednesday when security guards at the company opened fire on protesting workers. About 500 people were protesting for a wage increase at the farming company’s premises in Middelburg.
No image available
/ 21 September 2005
The governments of Britain and Iraq insisted on Wednesday that recent tension over a British army operation in Basra will not have an adverse effect on relations. Speaking at a joint news conference with British Defence Secretary John Reid, Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari described the events in Basra as ”regrettable”.
No image available
/ 21 September 2005
In a second day of bluster following a landmark disarmament accord, North Korea on Wednesday threatened retaliation if the United States carries out what the North claims are plans to annihilate it in a nuclear attack. At six-nation talks in Beijing on Monday, North Korea had promised to give up its nuclear-weapons programme.
No image available
/ 21 September 2005
Lamontville Golden Arrows beat Tembisa Classic 2-0 in a KwaZulu-Natal Castle Premiership derby played at King Zwelithini Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, thanks to goals by Alton Meiring and Mabhuti Khanyeza. This was Arrows’ first win of the season and Classic’s first loss under new management.
No image available
/ 21 September 2005
On October 20, Gauteng motorists will have to ask themselves: Do I leave my car behind for one day? Car-Free Day, an initiative from the Gauteng department of transport, challenges motorists to take responsibility for their driving habits. ”We encourage people to … travel with public transport,” a departmental spokesperson said.
No image available
/ 21 September 2005
There is no reason for the government to feel complacent about crime, as it is clear the war against crime is far from won, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday. The annual crime statistics — for the 2004/05 financial year — were released in Pretoria on Tuesday. The statistics reveal an average drop of 5% to 6% in most categories of crime, but also show increases in others.
No image available
/ 21 September 2005
Nationwide Airline officials were meeting leaders of the trade union Solidarity on Wednesday to avert a potentially costly strike, the company and union said. ”We believe that there will be a settlement,” said Peter Griffiths, the airline’s financial director, speaking before the 3pm meeting.
No image available
/ 21 September 2005
Pockets of protesters marched around Delmas’s Bontleng township on Wednesday venting their anger over a typhoid outbreak in the town that has claimed four lives. Rocks were thrown at a South African Press Association vehicle as well as a convoy carrying Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon.
No image available
/ 21 September 2005
Powerful Hurricane Rita was upgraded to a category-four storm early on Wednesday as it roared into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, packing winds of 217kph, the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre said. The centre added that ”some additional strengthening is possible during the next 24 hours”.
No image available
/ 21 September 2005
Against a backdrop of sound growth, financial-services group RMB Holdings lifted headline earnings by 30% from R2,1-billion to R2,8-billion for the year to the end of June. This translated into headline earnings per share of 234,9 cents, compared with 180,6 cents for the previous year.