Middelburg, Sunday MPUMALANGA police were on the trail of a fourth man on Sunday believed to be linked to the murder of author and television presenter Pieter Pieterse. “We know who he is, he is just in hiding,” provincial police representative Senior Superintendent Theo Du Bruyn said on Sunday. Three men were arrested early on […]
Luanda | Sunday ANGOLA’S slain rebel leader Jonas Savimbi signed an order to his troops’ commanders to effect a unilateral ceasefire two days before his death, a Unita official said on Sunday. General Samuel Kapingana, Unita’s deputy chief of staff, said Savimbi had advised his commanders of his plan for a truce from March 15 […]
Mark Tran | Friday SOUTH African Breweries (SAB) has poured cold water on reports of merger talks with Miller Brewing of Philip Morris. SAB, the world’s fifth-largest brewer, with brands such as Castle and Pilsner Urquell, officially declined to comment on a Wall Street Journal report of a possible $5-billion (R60-billion) deal with Miller. “We […]
SAPA AND TERRY BELL, Friday SEVERAL boxes of apartheid-era documents unearthed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) during its hearings are in “safekeeping” at the justice department, Intelligence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said on Friday. She was responding to an article in Friday’s Mail & Guardian newspaper and this website, which reported that the documents […]
DREW FORREST, Johannesburg | Thursday OFFICIAL statistics indicating a significant jump in unemployment have been thrown into relief by Reserve Bank research showing South Africa’s workforce is steadily shrinking – while earning and producing more. Statistics SA reported this week that the official unemployment rate – regarded as conservative by many -rose more than three […]
NAWAAL DEANE and SARAH BULLEN, Johannesburg | Friday THERE could be a technical knockout this week in the prizefight between Discovery Health and the Council for Medical Aid Schemes, but if the previous match history is anything to go by, this bout could go all 12 rounds. This week talks are focusing on whether Discovery’s […]
Johannesburg, Monday FIVE people including a small child died after a woman apparently poured paraffin over her husband, setting him on fire along with a historic Johannesburg hall which served as a shelter for homeless people, police said on Monday. Representative Lungelo Dlamini said it appeared the homeless couple had a fight around 2:00 am […]
Pretoria, Monday A DEVICE similar to a pipe bomb and hidden in a ceiling exploded on the fourth floor of the High Court Chambers — formerly known as the Old Mutual building — in central Pretoria on Monday morning. No one was injured in the blast, about 10 metres from a receptionist, and damage was […]
Cape Town | Wednesday SOUTH Africans of all backgrounds are likely to be feeling the pinch resulting from the increased cost of living. Research Surveys investigated the effect the increased cost of living was having on the lives of metropolitan South Africans and their consumer spending habits. It found that few people disagreed they would […]
Pretoria | Wednesday YEAR-ON-YEAR producer price inflation jumped to 13,2% last month from 11,5% in January, Statistics SA reported in Pretoria on Wednesday. It ascribed this annual percentage change in the producer price index (PPI) for all commodities partly to a 21,4% annual increase in the price indices for food at manufacturing. Experts expressed surprise […]