THE retail price of all grades of petrol increased by four cents per litre on Wednesday. The wholesale price of diesel increased by seven cents per litre and the wholesale price of illuminating paraffin by nine cents per litre. The Minerals and Energy Department said on Tuesday that the 6,8% transport tariff increases would also […]

South Africa would not depict itself as being different from the rest of Africa to potential investors, SA Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni said in Pretoria on Thursday. He said on his travels abroad potential investors often encouraged South Africa to portray itself as such — ”to show that we are special Africans”. ”We have […]

Bujumbura | Thursday SOME 80 Burundian school children kidnapped this week by Hutu rebels are tired but in good health, one of their teachers who managed to escape the kidnappers said Wednesday. “The children are in good shape, despite being physically tired from walking and carrying the goods the rebels pillaged,” the teacher told Radio […]

HANNES DE WET, Pretoria | Thursday THE New National Party on Wednesday night sealed its split from the Democratic Alliance. “The NNP will now finally part ways with the Democratic Party-DA with immediate effect,” NNP leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk told reporters after a special meeting of the NNP federal council in Pretoria. He said changes […]

Harare | Thursday THE editor-in-chief of Zimbabwe’s only private daily newspaper, The Daily News, and the former head of the paper’s parent company, were on Thursday picked by Harare police for questioning, the editor and other sources said. The paper has been fiercely critical of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s government. Geoff Nyarota and Wilf Mbanga, […]

Johannesburg | Tuesday SACOB’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) further declined to 103,2 in October, a drop of 1,5 points on the back of the substantial drop of 4,3 points recorded in September, the business chamber said in a statement. This is a clear indication that the world events of the last two months are still […]

Cape Town | Thursday THE Cape Town city council has issued a health warning after a spill of raw sewage into the river system below the Athlone wastewater treatment works on the Cape Flats. The administration said feeder pipes at the works were accidentally damaged during upgrading work on Wednesday. This resulted in an overflow […]