Lars von Trier announced that he loved Bjork very much and three Iranians scooped prizes. Fiachra Gibbons reports on some of the surprises at this year’s Cannes awards ceremony.
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 3.30pm. A RECENT survey shows that South Africa ranks third in the South African Development Community, as far as income per capita is concerned. The statistics released by international economics consultancy Wefa Southern Africa, said that despite the country being the economic powerhouse of SADC, people on average earn more […]
ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Johannesburg | Saturday 5.00pm. IT was a strange autumn afternoon at Rand Stadium, a few kilometres south of the Johannesburg CBD. Strange because Swallows defeated Sundowns and strange because they collected three precious points using a system alien to South Africa. The Beautiful Birds went into their final Castle Premiership match of the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 10.30am. AS President Thabo Mbeki arrives in the United States for a combined state visit and a trade and investment roadshow, data released in the US has raised concerns that US firms may be loosing market share in South Africa. The Business Day reports that South Africa ran a record […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Monday 4.00pm. ANDRE Vos will stay on as Springbok captain as long as his form and fitness hold, says convenor of selectors Francois Davids. The Cats and Golden Lions number eight was named to lead the 28-man Springbok squad in a Test and two against England next month, after World […]
WESTERN donors and Tanzanian officials began informal talks on Monday on how to stimulate growth and use windfalls from recent debt relief to reduce poverty in one of the world’s poorest nations. Representatives of donors, due to attend a World Bank Consultative Group meeting in Dar es Salaam starting on Wednesday, applauded the country’s success […]
ZIMBABWE’s domestic debt has continued to rise to reach Z$98,4-billion, its highest since independence, the central bank said on Monday. This is a 3,2% increase in the week to April 20 and is equivalent to 29% of the country’s gross domestic product. This is also the biggest weekly jump in direct borrowing since independence.
THOUSANDS of extra UN troops are preparing from Monday to head to Sierra Leone, where rebels are believed to be still holding around 270 of their colleagues hostage as efforts are made to put a stop to renewed civil war in the country. The reinforcements are the result of the United Nations taking a hard […]
NELSON Mandela, chief mediator in Burundi’s peace process, held closed-door discussions on Monday with the country’s rebel groups. The office of the former president refused to say who was attending the talks, how long the meetings would last, or where they were taking place. A spokesman said no statements would be released to the press […]
ALAN FINLAY & Reuters, Johannesburg | Monday 4.00pm. THE JSE slipped lower on Monday on the back of weaker Asian markets, worse-than-expected first quarter gross domestic product data, and Friday’s dip in US markets. The all-share finished 0,60% or 43 points lower. Industrials closed down 1,28% or 104 points and financials ended 0,74% or 65 […]