THE most senior correctional services official in the Western Cape has threatened to stop accepting new inmates from the end of June, saying the province’s prisons are already packed to capacity and nothing is being done to alleviate the situation. Stephen Korabie, the Western Cape provincial commissioner, says the problem is largely due to a […]

LUCIA MUTIKANI, Johannesburg | Tuesday 12.00pm. NEW vehicle sales accelerated nearly 19% in May as fixed investment levels improved, but manufacturers warn that an ailing rand and political turmoil in Zimbabwe could erode confidence. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa said in a statement on Monday that vehicle sales rose to 29292 […]

ROSALIND RUSSELL, Asmara | Tuesday 11.30am. ERITREA claims it has recaptured its western town of Tesseney from Ethiopian forces after a day-long battle which sent hundreds of refugees scurrying across the Sudanese border. The Foreign Ministry said one Ethiopian division and two brigades had been ”totally routed” in Monday’s fighting, which continued well past nightfall. […]

MARIAM ISA, Johannesburg | Tuesday 12.00pm. LIFE assurer Liberty Group says it will not be able to dip into its R3,5-billion cashpile until the outcome of a hostile bid for its controlling shareholder is clear. ”The so-called war chest is now R3,5-billion,” Liberty Chief Executive Roy Andersen said. He was speaking after the company announced […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Nottingham | Monday 12.45pm. ZIMBABWE made a stunning declaration on the fifth and final day of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge on Monday, closing their first innings 89 runs behind the home-side to force a result. Following the loss of more than 137 overs in the first four days the […]

SENEGALESE living in Mauritania have been given 15 days to leave the country. The secretary general of the Senegalese Association in Nouakchott, Ibou Badiane, said on Monday that he had been advised by police of the decision to kick Senegalese citizens out of Mauritania. However, had pledged that Senegalese citizens could leave “in all safety […]

HICHAM Zerouali scored in the 60th minute to give Morocco a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Sunday, earning his side a place in the final of the Hassan II tournament. In front of 70000 fans in Casablanca, Zerouali made the most of a fine cross by Salaheddine Bassir to rocket in a 15-metre strike and […]

ZOLANI Petelo, looking more muscular than usual, scored an impressive powerhouse victory over a very game Mickey Cantwell in Kent on Friday night. He thereby retained his IBF straw-weight world title for the fifth time. Cantwell made it clear from the opening bell that he had come to fight, unlike his compatriot Peter Culshaw who […]

Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said South Africa might buy weapons from the People’s Republic of China. Speaking during his visit to China, Lekota said South Africa wanted to strengthen military ties with China. Lekota also said South Africa would sell weapons to China after the country had shown an interest in South African manufactured arms. […]