THE Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congo are planning to launch a joint bid to host the 2004 African Cup of Nations. An agreement was signed last Saturday between the respective ministers of sport from the neighboring countries with the view to presenting a formal bid to the African football Confederation. If the bid […]

THE United Cricket Board of South Africa was still waiting on Monday for a judge to be appointed to conduct an inquiry into cricket’s betting and match-fixing scandal. Managing director Ali Bacher said he remains confident an announcement will be made this week and that the inquiry will be completed by the end of May. […]

A MAN who broke into an animal clinic and stole a dishcloth – his first offence – has been sentenced to five years in jail in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. “There are too many people who walk around and break into houses without caring about the consequences for the victims,” magistrate Kallie Bosch told Johannes […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 1.15pm. DYNAMOS chairman Peter Rabali has quit amid allegations of match-fixing in the MTN First Division, but has challenged City Sharks to prove that he rigged a match between the two clubs last Friday. Rabali admitted to having a conversation before the match with Sharks’ chairman Nicolas Sibeko and […]

HARMONY Gold, the country’s third biggest gold producer, reported mixed results for the quarter to March with mining operations hit by bad weather and extra public holidays. Harmony kicked off the country’s gold reporting season by predicting another tough quarter ahead, but said it expected restructuring gains from its newly-acquired Randfontein mine. It warned tough […]

SIX charity and benefit matches involving Indian, South African and Sri Lankan players have been called off following the recent match-fixing controversy, after the United Cricket Board of South Africa said it would not send players to the sub-continent. The matches, to be played next month, Ratnakar Shetty, joint secretary of the Bombay Cricket Association, […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 5.00pm. THE International Olympic Committee will review the appeal of the South African men’s hockey side after the team was barred from competing in the Sydney Olympics by the National Olympic Committee of South Africa because of racial inequality. The team was told by Nocsa that it cannot compete […]

THE fall US Internet share prices has knocked some R4,55-billion ($700-million) off the sale price of Thawte Consulting, owned by Cape Town billionaire Mark Shuttleworth. Shuttleworth’s earnings from the sale of Thawte, to Internet security giant VeriSign, would initially have amounted to R7,47-billion ($1,15bn), but he says that he will now earn only some R2,92-billion […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 1.15pm. THE monthly inflation rate — measured as the rate of change of the consumer price index — rose 3,4% in March after rising 2,4% in February, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. The rise is higher than expected and puts pay to expectations of interest rate cuts in the […]

SOUTH African Airways is to split off its profitable engineering and maintenance operation into a separate private company, according to the Business Report. Transnet Managing Director Saki Macozoma said SAA will look for an equity partner for the new company. The new technical company will remain in the SAA fold, and SAA will retain a […]