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 […]
ALAN FINLAY & Reuters, Johannesburg | Wednesday 11.20am. LOCAL markets slumped in early trade on Wednesday, as investors took a dim view of a US rates hike of 50 basis points, which boosted the Dow Jones overnight. Analysts say the hike may put pressure on the rand and result in an interest rates hike in […]
A 30-YEAR-OLD University of Durban-Westville student has died after being hit by a rubber bullet during a skirmish between students and police on the campus earlier in the day. That’s after about 200 students went on the rampage, overturning a security vehicle, breaking windows and trashing rubbish bins. The violence was sparked by a disagreement […]
SHANE Warne’s first season in English cricket has, so far, been a humbling experience. The Australian test spinner, recently voted one of the Five Cricketers of the Century in a Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack poll, currently leads the “Battle of the Bunnies” – a contest to find the worst first-class batsman in the country. Warne has […]
BRYAN PEARSON, Harare | Wednesday 7.00pm. VIOLENCE in Zimbabwe threatened to spiral out of control ahead of next month’s general elections, with police reporting one death and numerous injuries in bloody clashes in the capital and a chaotic rampage by militant war veterans through farmlands in the east. The clashes came as the main opposition […]
CRUDE prices slipped lower in midday trading on Wednesday following the publication of US supply figures and as the market digested comment from the world’s leading producer Saudi Arabia about expected output levels. In London, the benchmark Brent crude for July delivery was trading three cents lower at $27,8 a barrel. In New York on […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 4.00pm BAFANA Bafana coach Trott Moloto has had to throw continuity out the back door in naming the Bafana Bafana side to face Malta in a centenary-celebration friendly before flying to the US to compete in the Nike Cup. Moloto would have liked to stick with the side that […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki flew to Britain late on Tuesday for a two-day visit which will be followed by a five-day tour of the United States. Mbeki will attend the third meeting of the United Kingdom/South Africa bilateral forum on May 18 and 19 and will holds talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair, likely to focus […]