SERGIO MOTSOENENG, the man who together with his brother Sefako cheated his way to ninth place in this year’s Comrades Marathon, was suspended on Tuesday by his home union, the Northern Gauteng Athletics Union, pending his appearance at a disciplinary hearing. No date has been set for the hearing, but Motsoeneng’s legal representative hopes it […]
CIVIL servants in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday called off their strike, which began on August 2, following an agreement signed on Tuesday between the government and the umbrella body representing civil service trade unions. According to the agreement, the government pledged to convene “without delay” a meeting with the unions to discuss […]
THE International Cricket Council (ICC) recommended yesterday that Kenya and Bangladesh qualify automatically for the 2003 World Cup in SA. Ali Bacher, chairman of ICC’s development committee, said because the two countries had full one-day international status it made no sense to take them through the qualifying rounds in Canada in 2001. “There is terrific […]
THE SA Agricultural Union on Wednesday appealed to farmers and businesses in the Eastern Cape to assist communities in areas where raging veld fires destroyed about 70000 hectares of grazing land. The grazing land was destroyed and an unspecified number of livestock killed in the veld fires which affected the areas of Elliot, Ida and […]
FRANCOIS Pienaar, SA’s World CUp-winning captain, said he would not refuse an emergency request to coach the current struggling Springbok side. The 32-year-old player and rugby director at English club Saracens, has been linked with a return to the SA fold after they endured a fourth consecutive test defeat when losing 34-187 to New Zealand […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 4.00pm SHARES in diamond giant De Beers lost nearly 3% on Wednesday after the firm announced first half results at the bottom end of analysts’ forecasts. De Beers posted a 30,6% drop in combined headline earnings in the six months ending June 30 to $281-million, cutting earnings per share to […]
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TWO men — one a member of the presidential protection unit — were arrested on Friday when they allegedly tried to exchange firearms for gold and diamonds, police said on Tuesday. Investigating officer Senior Superintendent James Erasmus said one of the guns allegedly involved had been stolen from a safe in Mandela’s Johannesburg home. The […]
THE Northern Province administration will not reverse its decision to force more than 2000 civil servants over the age of 60 to take retrenchment packages. Provincial spokesman Jack Mokobi said on Tuesday that the affected employees have been given a month’s notice, and were told to quit their jobs at the end of August as […]