FOREIGN minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is due to meet Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Friday to discuss his upcoming visit to South Africa. Dlamini-Zuma is currently in Beijing for bilateral talks. The four day visit begins on April 24th and is the first to South Africa by a Chinese head of state. It is part of […]
IMPERIAL Motor Holdings announced on Friday that it is to start importing Hyundai motor vehicles and that a number of Hyundai dealerships will begin operating from the first of April. The new vehicles will be imported and distributed by Associated Motor Holdings, a subsidiary of Imperial Holdings. Imperial spokesman Alan Ross said that all remaining […]
WARATAHS centre Tim Horan admitted on Thursday that he risks aggravating a troublesome foot injury by resuming for the Queensland Reds in Saturday night’s must-win Super 12 rugby match against the Waikato Chiefs. “You could set yourself back obviously if I hurt it again, there’s always a risk in that, but there’s a risk in […]
IN the first successful land claim dating back to the colonial era, more than 900 members of the Hlubi tribe are set to return to their ancestral lands in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The claim is for some 8600 hectares, comprising 43 farms near Estcourt. The transfer, which is expected to be made official in November, will […]
MORE than 1400 ancient Egypt specialists from 50 countries will gather near the Great Pyramids of Giza next week for the eighth International Congress of Egyptologists. Subjects such as the “origins of the alphabet in the Egyptian western desert,” x-raying mummies and “women in the cult of Isis” will be discussed during the nine-day meeting […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Hong Kong | Friday 2.20pm. LOWLY Chinese Taipei came within a whisker of scoring a stunning upset against mighty South Africa at the Hong Kong Sevens on Friday, going down 21-19 after a second-half comeback. The Chinese Taipei team fought back from 21-0 down to give the starless Springbok side the fright of […]
A TRY in the first seconds of the game set up a 31-17 victory for the Auckland Blues against the New South Wales Waratahs at Eden Park on Friday. Troy Flavell at lock scored when the ball was driven up through Mark Robinson who had several unmarked players to feed for the try. Both sides […]
INDUSTRIAL group Barlow said on Friday that it has sold to Deutsche Bank R695-million worth of its shares in technology firm Dimension Data. Earlier this week, Barlow said it had bought 3% of its own shares through a subsidiary, bringing total purchases of its own shares to 6% of share capital for a total amount […]
Cameron Duodu LETTER FROM THE NORTH ‘We have told everyone we will shave our heads to be like Mr [Abdoulaye] Wade. After that, we are going to stand naked in front of the presidential palace – to proclaim that we are like new-born babies and that a new Senegal is born.” With these words, the […]
Fiona Macleod Graa Machel, the “first lady” of South Africa and Mozambique, has agreed to be co-patron of the Nedbank/Mail & Guardian Green Trust Awards. She will share patronage of the country’s premier environmental awards with Anton Rupert, founder of the Rembrandt Group and long-time conservationist. The new patrons have been asked to attend this […]