TRANSNET said on Wednesday it plans to sell its passenger bus services business, Autopax, in a bid to step up its restructuring programme. The loss-making parastatal, whose restructuring has been hobbled by massive debts, set no deadline for the disposal. “The government of the Republic of South Africa, represented by Transnet announces its intention to […]
BRITAIN has recalled its High Commissioner to Zimbabwe after customs officials forcibly opened diplomatic bags at Harare airport. Junior foreign minister Peter Hain described Zimbabwe’s action as “a grave breach of the Vienna Convention”. “Zimbabwe should be in no doubt that this is totally unacceptable behaviour. Hain said the bag had contained routine “protective screening […]
ALAN FINLAY, Johannesburg | Thursday 4.50pm. NEGATIVE sentiment continued to dog the JSE on Thursday, driving the markets down 0,87% or 69 points by close of play. Analysts said local markets lack direction in the wake of a whipsawing Dow Jones, and that the big players are taking advantage of its vulnerability. Resources plunged 2,97% […]
BUSH Bucks went down 2-1 in their PSL match against Wits University at the Investec Stadium on Wednesday. Bucks were leading 1-0 at half-time, but an inspired performance by Wits snatched away the points. Patrick Moyo put Bucks in front in the fifth minute, but Wits equalised through substitute Robrecht van Rijkel in the 74th […]
THE local maize industry said on Wednesday that it expects to export 800000 tons of maize during the next marketing year (2000/1). According to a survey some 690000 tons of white maize and 110000 tons of yellow maize will be exported. 1998/9 saw over a million tons of maize leave the country; half of the […]
CRUDE oil prices tumbled more than 8% on Wednesday amid indications that Iran will back plans by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to raise production from April 1. At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), April delivery crude oil futures settled at $31,26 per barrel, falling $2,87 or 8,4%on the day. The fall […]
Mail & Guardian editor Phillip van Niekerk’s submission to the Human Rights Commission.
FIVE more people have been killed despite a curfew on two rival communities fighting over land in southwest Nigeria, bringing the toll to 35 in one week. Nigeria’s northern states erupted recently when Muslims and Christians clashed over the imposition of the Islamic Sharia law. The five were killed on Wednesday at Ogunsola village following […]
A BABOON which climbed on electricity lines in a rural part of the Western Cape sparked a fire which destroyed at least six farms. Police Inspector Derik Petersen said a badly burnt baboon was found hanging on the electricity wires near the farming town of Porterville. He said police believed the baboon had caused the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Sydney | Wednesday 10.30am. CATS’ coach Laurie Mains has added a second black player to his team for Saturday’s Super 12 match against New South Wales but denied the move was made to appease the South African Rugby Union. Mains, a former New Zealand coach, promoted black centre Mac Masina to his starting […]