NORTHERN Province could adopt the new name of Limpopo if popularity ratings on a shortlist of suggestions announced by the Committee on the Renaming of the Northern Province is anything to go by. An Ndebele word meaning “The Place of Waterfalls”, it also holds a lot of meaning for the people of the region, according […]

Goma | Monday BETWEEN 60 and 100 looters were incinerated in Goma on Monday as a large petrol station was ignited by molten lava from nearby Mount Nyirangongo, a rebel leader said. Azarias Ruberwa, secretary general of the rebel Congolese Rally for Democracy which controls the region, said the victims were stealing petrol when the […]

GERMAN President Johannes Rau arrived in Pretoria on Monday for an official visit and will hold talks with his South African counterpart Thabo Mbeki in the morning. South Africa’s acting minister of foreign affairs, Zola Skweyiya, met Rau on his arrival, said the official, Manusha Pillai. The German embassy in Pretoria said the four-day visit […]

ONE patient remained in a serious but stable condition at the Ga-Rankuwa Hospital and three others were stable by Friday after a suspected racially motivated shooting near Rustenburg earlier this week when alleged gunman Lucas Ignatius Dreyer opened fire on nine motor vehicles. Dreyer (42) from Wolwekrans near Krugersdorp, armed with a .303 rifle and […]

ANGLOGOLD announced on Friday it had closed its offer for Normandy Mining. AngloGold’s chairman and CEO, Bobby Godsell, said AngloGold had not achieved a level of acceptance that warranted an extension of the offer. The company believed that it was not possible for AngloGold to obtain majority control of Normandy. ”We are clearly disappointed at […]

Port Elizabeth | Saturday LOVE it or hate it, from Sunday the regulation banning the use of off-road vehicles on the beach kicks in. Anyone caught ignoring the regulation could be in for a hefty penalty, including a fine of up to R10 000 or the confiscation of their 4X4. Anglers in the Eastern Cape […]

THE French ambassador to South Africa, Jean Cadet, will sign a financial agreement in Pretoria on Monday with Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Penuell Maduna aimed at improving the country’s justice system. Cadet’s office on Friday said Maduna would receive a R6 million financial grant towards a project managed by the Justice College. The specific […]

Umtata | Monday AT least ten people have died and 149 others have been treated in the wake of a mysterious disease at Qingqolo village, Mqanduli district, near Umtata. Another 41 have been treated at the Umtata General Hospital and discharged. Since early this month, at least 149 cases have been reported of people suffering […]

THE South African government has donated R10-million towards ensuring the success of the African Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Mali on Saturday, Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Friday. The Malian government approached South Africa for help when it became clear ”there were things they could no longer provide with their resources”, […]