TELECOMMUNICATIONS parastatal Telkom has cut the telephone lines in provincial government departments of the Northern Province government, including the office of Premier Ngoako Ramathlodi, over unpaid bills totalling about R40-million. The provincial government has described Telkom’s action as ‘unnecessary abuse of power to achieve its results and aimed at disrupting government services to millions of […]
ZIMBABWE enjoyed a comfortable 49-run win over an Ireland side bolstered by the presence of Australian Mark Waugh on Wednesday. Grant Flower led the way for Zimbabwe, making an undefeated 64 from 73 balls as the touring side totalled 227 for four from their 50 overs. Flower then helped to ensure there was no shock […]
CHENJERAI Hunzvi, the chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association, gave what he called a “last warning” to independent daily, “The Daily News”, to desist from publishing articles that tarnished his image and that of his organisation. Hunzvi told journalists at a press conference that he had called the press conference to refute […]
ALAN FINLAY, Johannesburg | Thursday 2.00pm. MICROSOFT South Africa has called a ruling by a United States judge ordering that the software giant be split in two “draconian” and says it is an “unwarranted intrusion” into the software industry. However Microsoft SA’s marketing director Terry Annecke said it is unlikely the ruling will have much […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki met Danish lawmakers in Copenhagen on Wednesday ahead of talks with Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and a brief summit with other Nordic leaders. Mbeki, who arrived in Denmark Tuesday accompanied by Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and his wife, Zanele Mbeki, with Queen Margrethe II. Mbeki will also hold meetings with Danish […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Thursday 1.30pm. WENDELL Domingo, manager of the South African men’s hockey team barred from Olympic competition by the National Olympic Commission of South Africa, says that “because of Nocsa, hockey in this country is dead.” The Cape Argus reported on Thursday that at least six players are considering quitting the […]
Former president Nelson Mandela said he believes his successor Thabo Mbeki has done a good job during his first year as president.
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Gaborone | Thursday 12.00pm. THE Botswanan government aims to conclude double taxation treaties with all countries in the Southern African Development Community as soon as possible. The move is attracting foreign and local businesses. Already 16 companies have shown interest in setting-up in Gaborone, the majority of them from South Africa. International Finance […]
THE UN has expressed concern at the plight of two dissident Cuban doctors reportedly detained in Zimbabwe after seeking asylum in a third country. The two, Leonel Cordova Rodriguez, 31, and Noris Pea Martinez, 25, were taken from their home by armed soldiers in the capital, Harare, on Friday afer allegedly denouncing the Cuban leader, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Thursday 5.45pm. SOUTH African opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs on Thursday effectively sealed Hansie Cronje’s fate when he confessed he had accepted an offer from his former skipper to make less than 20 runs in a one-day match in India in exchange for $15000. The bombshell confession also casts a dark […]