THE SA Weather Bureau is to be turned into a statutory body that will charge fees for certain non-core services, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Valli Moosa said on Thursday. Speaking at a function to celebrate World Meteorological Day 2000, Moosa said the objective is to enable the Weather Bureau to generate its own income. […]
ZAMBIA has named a 19-man squad for their first-round Cosafa Cup match against Botswana at the Independence Stadium in Lusaka. The Zambian squad includes eight players who played in last month’s African Nations Cup. Zambia have played three warm-up matches with the reshuffled line-up under new coach George Mungwa, who made his final selection on […]
THOUSANDS of Mozambicans have started fleeing the ruined southern town of Chokwe ahead of a predicted fresh wave of floods, relief workers said on Thursday. Some 15000 people have returned to the town in recent days, despite warnings from the government of the possibility of fresh rains. Hundreds of thousands of others are still in […]
A STATE witness in the murder trial United Democratic Movement secretary-general Sifiso Nkabinde admitted that his earlier testimony implicating KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Zweli Mkhize in the assassination plot was based entirely on hearsay. Bruce Mhlongo admitted during cross-examination that his testimony that Mkhize’s name had been mentioned in the planning of the assasination had come […]
NOMSA SHONGWE, Nelspruit | Thursday 2.45pm. THE Mpumalanga health department says up to 20% of its medicines for hospitals and clinics are being stolen and resold by corrupt officials. Health spokesman George Mohlamonyane said government is uncertain exactly how the medicine is being stolen, because it is delivered to clinics and hospitals by commercial companies. […]
THOUSANDS of gold miners are stayed away from work on Wednesday in a one-day strike at Free State gold mines to protest against job losses and poverty. Gold Fields, the world’s second largest gold producer, said mining operations at its Beatrix, St Helena and Oryx mines have effectively ground to a halt after 11000 members […]
AN agreement between the SA Post Office and trade unions may clear the way for the retrenchment of between 2000 and 4000 employees. The details of the agreement were not released but SAPO said that it has identified a number of surplus workers who could not be dismissed in the past. The Post office signed […]
BOTSWANA is facing Zambia in Lusaka with an 18-man squad for the important Cosafa Castle Cup match. The squad is well-experienced, with more than half of the players having featured in previous Cosafa Cup competitions. The team includes prolific striker Diphethogo Selolwane, who scored twice against Swaziland on Sunday and also netted against South Africa […]
THE SA Telecommunications Regulatory Authority on Thursday opened the 072 and 073 telephone subscriber number ranges to Vodacom and MTN. Announcing its decision, Satra said that the new lines will alleviate a desperate need for additional cellular subscriber numbers. Initially only the 0721 and 0722 access codes will be open to Vodacom and the 0731 […]
ENGLISH Premiership side Chelsea have agreed to release Nigerian international Celestine Babayaro Thursday for a crucial Olympic qualifier at the weekend, Nigerian sports officials said. The London club have been in a tussle with the Nigerian Football Association over the release of Babayaro after he overstayed in Nigeria at the end of the African Cup […]