THE Shoprite Group has entered into a joint venture with the Egyptian-Kuwaiti Holding Company, which will open up investment opportunities for the supermarket group in Egypt and the Middle East, the company announced on Tuesday. Shoprite holds the majority share in the new company Shoprite Egypt. Said MD Whitey Basson: “Our decision for the business […]

NAMIBIAN WBO junior middleweight champion Harry Simon finds himself more in demand than any boxer from Southern Africa in recent years. Ahead of his title defence on Saturday night in Dagenham, England against Enrique Areco, ShowTime television has signed him to be on the under-card for the next Mike Tyson fight. Although a date has […]

SPRINGBOK winger Breyton Paulse showed electrifying form by scoring three tries in the Stormers’ 60-14 thrashing of Western Province in a pre-season match on Wednesday. The Stormers looked rusty at the start of the match, but soon got the rhythm going and scored eight tries, seven of which were converted by Braam van Straaten, whose […]

US envoy Reverend Jesse Jackson, concluding a two-week mission to promote investment in Africa, urged US companies on Tuesday to partner with African businessmen and said he will be there to help. He also said that US lawyer Willie Gary, with experience suing the tobacco industry, is contemplating spending as much as $30-million of his […]

THE United States and Nigeria on Wednesday signed a framework agreement establishing a forum for discussion of trade, investment and intellectual property rights questions. Nigeria is the US’s second-largest trading partner in Africa. Through November 1999, the US shipped goods worth $573-million to Nigeria and imported items worth $3,97-billion. US direct investment in Nigeria in […]

SOUTH Africa could negotiate on Zimbabwe’s behalf with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to help Harare out of an economic crisis, President Thabo Mbeki said Thursday. Mbeki, however, ruled out the possibility of giving direct financial help to Zimbabwe to save it from fuel and electricity shortages, saying the South African constitution […]

ALBIE Morkel, Easterns’ 19-year-old opening bowler, led his team to a 39-run victory over Free State with a match-winning performance in their limited-overs day-night match in Bloemfontein. After choosing to bat, Easterns scored 163/9, to which Free State replied with a paltry 124-all out. Morkel was the bane of the Free State batting and produced […]

“YOU” magazine and community radio station 786 have been summonsed to appear before the SA Human Rights Commission to testify over alleged racism in the media. The editors of five newspapers, including the Mail & Gurdian, Die Burger, Cape Argus and Cape Times, have already been subpoenaed to appear before the commission in Johannesburg next […]

GAUTENG skipper Ken Rutherford was at his menacing best when he whipped 71 runs from 65 balls to lead his side to a 16-run win over Northerns at the Wanderers on Wednesday. Gauteng were sent in to bat, and posted a formiddable 243/6 in their 45 overs. Northerns could only manage 227/9 in reply, with […]