RESERVE Bank governor Tito Mboweni earlier in the week said he is concerned that there is a worrying lack of current information available from Statistics South Africa. Business Report reports that, speaking at the first meeting of the Monetary Policy Forum on Monday, Mboweni expressed concern at the lack of up-to-date information about the level […]
JAPIE Mulder and Rassie Erasmus will both start for the Cats in their match against Wellington. Erasmus will play a full match after playing 70 minutes against the Highlanders last Friday, his first match since the World Cup. Erasmus underwent surgery on an injured groin after the rugby showpiece. Mulder will be back after spraining […]
SOUTH Africa’s 2006 World Cup Bid Committee ambassadors Abedi Pele Ayew and Roger Milla will join delegations to travel worldwide in the next months in the final push of the World Cup 2006 bidding campaign. Milla, the African Footballer of the Century, and former Ghanaian captain Abedi Pele will form part of the entourage when […]
SOUTH Africa is preparing to host the first United Nations World Conference on Racism and Xenophobia next year. The department of foreign affairs says the event should attract 10000 to 15000 delegates from across the globe. A definite date and venue has not been set but the conference is expected to take place by September […]
TELKOM said on Monday that it has signed a R5-billion fleet outsourcing deal with a subsidiary of Berlin-based DaimlerChrysler Services. Telkom said in a statement that, subject to Competition Commission approval, debis Fleet Management will purchcase Telkom’s 19 000-strong vehicle fleet and then provide a full maintenance lease service to it for five years. Telkom […]
SOUTH Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique are drafting a trans-frontier water sharing agreement to develop tripartite projects. Swaziland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives principle secretary, Noah Nkambule, said technicians from the three countries would complete a draft agreement by June 30. The agreement and a linked implementation plan will include a detailed environmental impact assessment covering […]
NATIONAL co-ordinator of the Rennies Wetlands Project, David Lindley, warned on Wednesday that South Africa’s fresh water supply is expected to run out within 30 years. Lindley said the extent of the recent flooding in the north of the country points to mismanagement of water resources. Lindley said immediate steps must be taken to manage […]
THE West Indies were fined 35% of their match fee on Monday for a slow over rate during their first Test victory over Zimbabwe at Port of Spain. Zimbabwean opener Grant Flower was handed a suspended ban of one Test match or two one-day internationals for misconduct. Flower hit the stumps with his bat after […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki has congratulated Senegalese opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade on his victory over President Abdou Diouf in the country’s general election. “The South African government is convinced that under Mr Wade’s leadership, Senegal will prosper and the relations between our two countries will grow further,” Mbeki said in a statement. Mbeki also congratulated the […]
MAIZE futures traders expect the 1999/00 maize crop to come in at 9,33-million tons, well above the first official commercial crop estimate of 8,97-million tons in February. “We have had nearly perfect weather conditions for this crop and it is looking very, very good,” said a Johannesburg-based trader. “A lot of people planted very late […]