MIRIAM ISA and SARAH BULLEN| Wednesday 2.40pm THE amount of money in the economy grew faster than expected in February, but loans to the private sector slowed, making it likely interest rates will remain on hold, data on showed. Growth in the broad M3 measure of money supply, a key inflation indicator, accelerated to 13,93% […]
PRICES of Kenya’s coffee generally firmed at this week’s auction as overseas demand remained firm, traders said. Auction results released on Thursday show the price of finer qualities shot up significantly. PB grade rose to $115-$129 per bag compared to $62-$119 last week. AA grade was sold at $127-$186 versus $112-$185 last week. Kenya’s coffee […]
EGYPTIAN police have seized 138 kg of raw elephant ivory in a raid on a tourist bazaar warehouse in the southern region of Aswan. The 78 pieces of uncarved tusk had been smuggled from Central Africa for distribution to ivory traders in Egypt. The Egyptian Minister of State for Environment Affairs Nadia Makram Ebeid says […]
DIRKIE Strydom, Dagga Bosman and Fransie Roets have been roped into the Griquas squad for their Vodacom Cup clash against the Northern Free State Griffons at Absa Park in Kimberley on Friday night. Strydom back in action after being injured repleces Leon van den Heever ar fullback with Bosman making his return to flank at […]
CHANGE is the name of the game at the SWD Eagles, who have made no less than six changes for their Vodacom Cup match against Border. Wayne Munn is the new Eagles scrumhalf, while flanker Lodewyk Hattingh loses his place to Fiela van Zyl, who makes way for Harold Karele at eighthman. In the backline […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Sharjah | Thursday 11.20am. THERE is only one thing standing between South Africa and victory in the Sharjah Cup final, and it travels somewhere in the region of 150km/h over 22 yards of pitch, giving one unlucky enough to be in its way a breath short of a second to decide what to […]
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FOREIGN Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma left Tokyo to return to South Africa on Tuesday after completing a two-day trip to Japan where she urged Japanese politicians, leaders and businesses to write off foreign debt. While in Tokyo, she met with her Japanese counterpart Yohei Kono, and asked him to consider that South Africa and Algeria be […]
THE University of Venda’s vice-chancellor, Geso Moses Nkondo, abused his credit card and irregularly spent over R200000 in taxfunds on personal expenses, the Heath Special Investigative Unit said on Tuesday. Unit spokesman Guy Rich said in a statement Nkondo admitted the “improper and irregular” expenditure after a two-year and has already begun repaying the money. […]
ZIMBABWEAN businessman Billy Rautenbach has been removed as chief executive of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s mining giant Gecamines, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Rautenbach had been in talks with Gecamines and other parties after the country’s mining ministry revoked a joint venture between the state-owned company and Rautenbach’s firm, Ridgepoint Overseas Development. He […]