OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Wednesday THE South African government on Tuesday condemned the general political violence in parts of Zimbabwe and the latest attacks on businesses. ”South Africa does not, and will never condone the violence seen in the country, excuse the occupation of farms and serious harassment of people in rural and urban areas, […]
SHARON HAMMOND, St Lucia | Wednesday AN investigation is underway to determine how two archaeological sites in the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park were damaged during road works three weeks ago. The park is one of four World Heritage Sites in South Africa and the archaeological sites, which are 30m and 70m in diameter and […]
SOUTH African gold producer Harmony on Tuesday said it was considering issuing a debut domestic bond to pay off part of its bank debt. ”Harmony expects that it would use the proceeds to retire part of its existing bank loan facilities,” Harmony Gold Co said in a statement. The size, timing and maturity of the […]
SOUTH African gold producer Avgold said on Monday it was considering the disposal of its ETC gold mining complex in Mpumalanga. ”In the event that the company decides to proceed with the disposal, prospective buyers will be invited to participate in a formal process by which the disposal will be effected,” Avgold said in a […]
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OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Monday TWO of nine club rugby players charged with murdering a black teenager in South Africa were refused bail in the Pretoria High Court on Monday, while four others were granted it. One of the remaining three accused did not apply for bail, another was granted bail earlier by the High […]
A UN Security Council delegation on Sunday announced the reopening to commercial traffic of the Congo river, the main supply line to the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo and which has been closed for almost three years by war. Navigation on the river between the capital Kinshasa and Kisangani, the country’s third largest […]
THREE children were killed when a bomb dating from the 1954-1962 Algerian war of independence exploded in Ouled Hezaz, near the countrys eastern border with Tunisia. The two sisters and their brother found the bomb on Friday on the so-called “Challe et Morice” line – an electrified borderline which French troops densely planted with land […]
SIX Algerian religious students were killed and one injured in an attack by Islamic militants in the village of El Hnenfa west of Algiers, security services said on Sunday. Witnesses said the six, aged from 24 to 32, had been shot at a monastery where they were studying the Koran and theology just outside the […]
TRADE and Industry Minister Alec Erwin has censured Khaya Ngqula, chief executive of the Industrial Development Corporation, and cut his bonuses in half at the weekend, the Business Day newspaper reported on Monday. The report said Erwin’s move followed the IDC board’s failure to agree on whether or not to fire Ngqula for receiving irregular […]