France has struggled to find a homegrown hero in cycling’s biggest race William Fotheringham Cycling as a sport was born on French soil, the French organise the biggest and brightest bike race in the world, yet the home cyclists have little chance of winning their own event, the Tour de France, which starts this weekend. […]
SHARES in Datatec jumped on Tuesday after the IT group announced that its US subsidiary Westcon Group has acquired a voice-data convergence technology company. The counter was up 3,22%, or 145 cents, to R46,45 at 1pm, with 298612 shares changing hands. The rise outperformed the information technology sector, which was last up 0,39% to 938. […]
MPUMALANGA’S capital of Nelspruit formally signed a memorandum on Wednesday pledging its support for a proposed R300 million international airport 25km from the city centre. The proposed Primkop Airport will be Mpumalanga’s first international airport and is sited near the Kruger National Park and other game reserves in an attempt to lure European and American […]
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NIGERIAN President Olusegun Obasanjo wants the international community to ward off a major environmental threat caused by the oil industry in his country. The Norwegian news agency NTB reported that Obasanjo appealed for help to prevent an “enormous” environmental catastrophe, when he addressed 1500 delegates from 40 countries at an oil production safety conference in […]
MPUMALANGA police have identified five suspects in connection with the hijacking of seven foreign tourists near the Kruger National Park in the past week. Acting provincial police commissioner Naphtali Bohlolo said a team of detectives was investigating further to ensure speedy arrests. Provincial police spokesman Inspector Olga Marais said the suspects lived in the Masoyi […]
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UNITED Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday people should respect the outcome of Zimbabwe’s general election, which delivered a narrow victory to President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF. “I think the election in Zimbabwe was very closely fought. Both parties did their best and I noticed that the opposition is happy with the result,” Annan […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, London | Wednesday 12.00pm. SOUTH Africans Wayne Ferreira and Neville Godwin on Tuesday accused Wimbledon of “rigging” the seedings to favor certain players. The two players sided with Spaniards Alex Corretja, Albert Costa and Juan Carlos Ferrero over a seeding system that gives preference to grass-court players. Corretja and Costa withdrew from the […]
, Johannesburg | day 10.00am. MUSLIM rebels holding Malaysian and Western hostages on the island of Jolo could release the Malaysians within the next week, although they seem to want to hang on to the other captives. Prison authorities have confirmed that they are holding an elderly Filipino — possibly the same man whom Filipino […]