BUS routes around the country started on a sluggish note on Monday after an agreement on Friday between unions and management ended a two week old strike. The South African Bus Employee’s Association and the four unions supporting the strike — the Transport and General Workers’ Union, the Transport and Allied Workers’ Union, the Western […]
AUSTRALIA continued its domination of a four-nation women’s field hockey series Saturday by beating 1996 Olympic silver medal winners South Korea 8-0. In the other match Saturday, South Africa beat India 3-1. Australian striker Alyson Annan continued her return to form from a seven-month injury layoff, scoring two second-half goals in one minute. Australia, which […]
OVER a hundred United Democratic Movement supporters are due to appear in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of trespassing, SABC news reported. Police spokesperson Patrys Greyling said 113 people were arrested after invading municipal land in Kagiso on the West Rand on Sunday. The invaders were warned to vacate the land but […]
POLICE said on Sunday that they suspect a political motive for the murder of an African National Congress election worker in Soweto at the weekend. Police spokesman Inspector John Shiburi said Simon Ngubane (47) was on Saturday found dead in his car with two bullet wounds in the right eye and another in the back […]
THE search for two missing Welkom miners continued on Monday after they were trapped in the Matjhabeng mine when an earthquake hit the Free State town on April 23. Anglogold spokesman Andries van Zyl said teams are still working around the clock to locate Lawrence Tsolo (40), and John Delekile (53). Van Zyl said the […]
MONDAY, 5.00PM: PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela on Monday said that investment needs of Africa’s vast telecommunications and information technologies markets cannot be met by the public sector alone, but require the input of the private sector. Speaking at the opening of Africa’s largest telecommunications exhibition and conference, Africa Telecom 98, Mandela said a partnership between the […]
EASTERN Cape legislature finance director Bejile Fatuse was fired last Thursday amidst accusations that he allegedly used legislature administrative resources for his money lending business, the Daily Dispatch reported on Sunday. Legislature secretary Mandisile Mdleleni dismissed Fatuse, alleging that he also abused his powers by not following the proper procedure in deducting money from staff […]
THE Democratic Party’s election campaign received a boost on Monday when an organisation for the unemployed, which claims to have about 32000 members, pledged its support for the party in the June 2 poll. The Unemployed Masses of South Africa’s economic principles are in agreement with the DP’s, which it believes are the most likely […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 8.35pm THE African National Congress on Tuesday announced its revised election candidates’ lists, which saw ANC Women’s League president Winnie Madikizela-Mandela moving up to position number nine. Presidential spokesman Parks Mankahlana’s name no longer appears on the list. Also removed from the lists were the names of Deputy Finance Minister […]
MILLY Wasserzug won the national singles bowls title in Port Elizabeth last week, but on Saturday she lost in the first round of the Spar women’s tournament in Florida. Wasserzug — who added the national singles title to the runners-up prize to the Masters she won earlier this year and was recently named as South […]