Harmony has reached an understanding with Solidarity and the United Association of South Africa on retrenchments at its Free State operations, the company said on Monday. ”The discussions with the other recognised union, the National Union of Mineworkers, ended inconclusively,” Harmony said in a statement.
After deliberations that delayed the intended media conference by three hours at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Friday, SA Rugby finally announced a reshuffle in provincial affiliations in the enlarged Super 14 franchises for the next three years, subject to an annual review and initial three-year trial period.
As the public hearings on Telkom’s ADSL broadband service neared an end on Monday, Naspers subsidiary M-Web argued that despite numerous calls for the dual-listed group to reduce its charges, Telkom will oppose a decrease in ADSL tariffs. Telkom will on Monday afternoon receive an opportunity to express its response.
Spain’s Rafael Nadal became the second-youngest winner to date of a Masters Series tournament when he beat defending champion Guillermo Coria of Argentina 6-3, 6-1, 0-6, 7-5 in a thrilling Monte Carlo title showdown in Monaco on Sunday.
The 18-year-old left-hander, seeded 11th, also collected his third title of the year.
It was the place where the celebrated genius went to escape the madding crowds. And for three glorious summers the modest wooden summerhouse in the lakeside village of Caputh, near Potsdam, provided Albert Einstein and his family with the perfect retreat.
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon is leading a DA delegation to the People’s Republic of China, at the invitation of its government. The delegation will undertake a week-long visit to Beijing, Yichang City and Shanghai. The trip has a predominately economic focus.
A magnificent 62 by Tyrone Henderson saw the Warriors clip the Eagles’ talons on Sunday when they beat the defending champions by four wickets in a Standard Bank Pro20 match in Bloemfontein. The home side appeared to be heading for a big total, but the spin bowling of Pieter Strydom and Robin Petersen saw a dramatic middle-order crash.
Despite their best performance in the four-Test series, the Spar South African women’s hockey team lost their fourth and last Test against Argentina on Sunday, going down by one goal to three to the team ranked second in the world. ”It was our best performance as a team,” said team coach Jenny King.
Ashley Cole’s future at Arsenal is still in doubt after the England left-back, already involved in an approach to Chelsea, refused to commit himself to Arsenal for next season. ”It’s just hard for me to say at the moment,” he said after Arsenal’s FA Cup semifinal victory over Blackburn in Cardiff.
Jonny Wilkinson has vowed to make the British Lions tour of New Zealand in June. ”I’ll be there,” he told The Daily Mail on Monday. Lions coach Clive Woodward has put the England flyhalf, who has not played international rugby since his drop goal gave England World Cup glory 17 months ago, on stand-by.