Lawyers representing black economic empowerment company Imvume Management have declined to provide the Democratic Alliance with information regarding its transactions and contract with state oil and gas company PetroSA and Glencore International. This follows a report in the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> on the "Oilgate" scandal.
South Africa’s major mining companies on Wednesday signed a commitment to achieve the sector’s previously established health and safety targets — which aim for zero fatalities and injuries as well as the elimination of silicosis and hearing loss. The targets were established at a mine health and safety summit held in 2003.
Roger Federer, having endured another French Open heartbreaker, returns to more friendly Grand Slam surroundings next week, bidding to take another step closer to smashing Pete Sampras’ record of seven Wimbledon titles. Injured Andre Agassi has pulled out of Wimbledon for the second straight year.
There was still no clarity on Wednesday as to when President Thabo Mbeki will announce Jacob Zuma’s successor as deputy president — but an acting president has to be appointed to fill the shoes of Mbeki when he is in Nigeria on Sunday.
South Africa’s introduction of cellphone number portability — an environment that will enable cellphone subscribers to keep their numbers irrespective of which network they use — has been put on hold until at least next year, it emerged on Wednesday after a stakeholders’ meeting.
The JSE Securities Exchange was weaker in noon trade on Wednesday on the back of selling ahead of the afternoon’s futures closeout. The losses came despite a weakening in the rand from levels seen earlier in the day. At 12.1pm, the all share index was down 0,31%.
Surprise World Cup group leaders Togo, Côte d’Ivoire and Angola face awkward assignments this weekend as they pursue first appearances at the international football showpiece. Group 2 frontrunners South Africa host close challengers Ghana in another crucial clash.
The number of refugees around the world rose by one million in 2004, to 11,5-million, according to the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. People fleeing Sudan’s troubled Darfur region to Chad and Iraqis crossing into Syria contributed to the increase, the private aid group said in its annual survey.
Martin Bashir, the British journalist whose documentary sparked the controversy that led to Michael Jackson facing charges for child molestation, was on Tuesday waiting to hear whether the pop star would restart legal action against him and his former employers following his acquittal.
Egypt is leading behind-the-scenes efforts to curb further ballotbox successes by the militant Palestinian group Hamas in planned parliamentary elections in Gaza and the West Bank. The ”Stop Hamas” campaign is part of a strategy to secure a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in August.