HUNDREDS of residents have fled clashes between two communities as the death toll from four days of violence rose to 32 in the southwest Nigerian state of Osun, witnesses said on Tuesday. Renewed hostilities erupted on Friday between the people of Ife and Modakeke, two age-old rivals fighting over ownership of land and political authority […]
MORE than 14000 nurses have left South Africa during the past year, SABC television news reported on Sunday. The nurses cited poor working conditions, poor pay and understaffed hospitals as factors driving them away. They saids they receive better salaries, with clothing allowances, as well as accommodation in countries like Saudi Arabia and the United […]
ORLANDO Pirates took no prisoners in their 3-0 thrashing of Classic in a PSL match at Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa on Saturday. Pirates led 2-0 at the break through goals by Phumlani Mkhize and Steve Lekoelea. The first-half was played in heavy rain and the conditions made it difficult for the players. Lekoelea scored his […]
SARAH BULLEN, Cape Town | Tuesday 11.40am THE rand crashed through the crucial R6,50 to the dollar level in early trade on Tuesday morning and is heading toward R6,55 as persistent negative sentiment continues to dog the currency. Economists remain bemused as to the sudden drop from favour of the rand, pointing only to last […]
THE Rupert family is expected to expand its presence in the international luxury goods market with the help of a R3,5-billion cash hoard from the sale of part of its 35% stake in UK-based company British American Tobacco (BAT), reports Business Day. Two Rupert-controlled companies, Richemont and Rembrandt Group (Remgro), unveiled plans on Monday to […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Tuesday 10.30am SASOL has delivered over 520000 litres of motor fuels to Zimbabwe to help with an acute energy shortage that has been escalating over the last three months, state television said. Eight tankers of petrol and five of diesel arrived in Harare on Monday evening after a deal signed between […]
REPRESENTATIVES from thirty African, Caribbean and Latin American nations met in Mali on Monday to discuss how to stop deserts taking over more of their land. The three-day conference, organised by the United Nations, will discuss ways of putting into practice the body’s desertification control convention. UN agencies say that 110 countries are affected by […]
THE Natal Wildebeeste scored a convincing 26-18 win over the South Western Districts Eagles in their Vodacom Cup clash in George on Saturday. The Natalians played a sparkling second-half and went into the second stanza leading 14-7. Natal also pick up the full complement of bonus points in this, their first match of the competition. […]
THE Golden Lions massacred a Namibian President’s XV 60-15 in a Vodacom Cup match in Windhoek on Saturday after leading 36-6 at halftime. The match was strewn with errors, but the result was never in doubt as the Lions dominated all facets of play.
THE Port Elizabeth High Court has ruled that a security business in the city and its sole owner pay in excess of R14-million to the South African Revenue Service. The Sars has hailed the judgement as significant because the sole owner of a closed corporation is now, in terms of the judgement, personally liable for […]