DOUBLE Olympic champion Penny Heyns has withdrawn from South Africa’s swimming team for the Mare Nostrum series in Europe. Heyns has indicated that she wants to focus on training for the Sydney Olympics in September. With the unavailability of Heyns, Ryk Neethling, Brendon Dedekind and Roland Schoeman for the European meets, South Africa’s medal charge […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 12.00pm. SUGAR giant Illovo Sugar faces a tough year despite pushing production to fresh record levels and an anticipated rise in world sugar prices, managing director Don MacLeod said on Wednesday. Analysts said the group has performed according to market expectations, lifting their headline earnings per share 4% in the […]
STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Wednesday 6.45pm. FINANCE Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday reitterated his assertion that the rand’s slide had more to do with dollar strength than the anarchy in neighboring Zimbabwe, but declined to be drawn as to whether anything would be done to shore up the ailing local currency. Addressing parliament, Manuel […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki has arrived in Britain for a two-day visit to be followed by a five-day tour of the United States. Mbeki was welcomed at the airport by South Africa’s High Commissioner in London, Cheryl Ann Carolus. The president will attend the third meeting of the United Kingdom/South Africa bilateral forum on Thursday and […]
LUKE BAKER, Johannesburg | Thursday 12.40pm. THE rand fell to a new record low against the dollar on Thursday, undermined by a fresh weakness in the euro. The currency traded briefly at $7,18 to the dollar, breaching its previous record low of R7,17 reached on May 10, before recovering slightly to stand at R7,16 at […]
THE entire 23-man crew of a Taiwanese fishing vessel and their dog reached South Africa late on Tuesday after being rescued by a Turkish ship after their boat sank in the south Atlantic Ocean. The fishermen and the dog, whose name means Prosperous Ocean in English, were deposited fit and well at the Cape Town […]
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THE South African Chamber of Business has warned that the Congress of South African Trade Unions must accept that it is also responsible for the country’s economic well-being. Sacob’s policy director Henry Makupula said Cosatu should “seriously consider” the consequences of strikes given the “fragile nature of the South African economy”. He has also called […]
GRAHAM GRIFFITHS, London | Wednesday 10.35am. KEY strike bowler Heath Streak has given Zimbabwe the perfect boost for their first test match at Lord’s by recovering from knee trouble in time to face England. Zimbabwean captain Andy Flower said after his players had practised on Tuesday at Shenley Cricket Centre, a few miles north of […]
ALAN FINLAY, Johannesburg | Wednesday 9.50am. DRAMATIC new evidence released by a United States laboratory proves that the ill-fated Helderberg, which went down just off Mauritius on November 28 1987, killing 159 people, was carrying a “deadly” cargo. The evidence, which has been released by the Forensic Audio Laboratory in the US, has been obtained […]