THE parents of a Zimbabwean airforce officer killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo are outraged that they were given only his kneecap for burial, a newspaper reported on Friday. The Independent quoted the father as saying that he was given a saucer containing what looked like part of a kneecap and told this was […]
THE Canterbury Crusaders came back from a 31-6 deficit after 30 minutes on Sunday to beat South Africa’s Golden Cats 58-38 in a 12-try Super 12 slugfest. Both teams treated the packed Trafalgar Park, Nelson, crowd to entertaining rugby. The Cats scored four of their five tries within 30 minutes with center Conrad Stoltz, who […]
FORMER President FW de Klerk has refused to address election rallies in support of the flagging party at whose helm he won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Marthinus van Schalkwyk, head of the New National Party, told reporters on Wednesday that De Klerk, who quit politics unexpectedly in 1997, would make only low-key appearances […]
THE Gauteng government on Thursday introduced a smart card system for commuters to use to pay taxi fares, ushering in a new phase of cashless commuting, SABC radio news reported on Thursday. Provincial transport MEC Joyce Kgoali said the new system will be introduced over the next two to three months. The smart cards will […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 4.00pm. OLD Mutual, which will list on the London stock exchange this year, said on Friday it is in talks to sell British-based Old Mutual Life Assurance and another unit based in the Isle of Man. The businesses are on the block because Old Mutual wants to move further into […]
THE police services and army in KwaZulu-Natal said on Friday they are confident a climate conducive to free and fair elections will be maintained in the run-up to and during the June 2 poll. A joint statement said police, the army and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) hold meetings on a regular basis to discuss […]
UGANDA is preparing an armed incursion into neighbouring Sudan, a government newspaper in Khartoum alleged on Friday. The Al Anbaa said Sudan is massing troops on its side of the shared border and that armoured battalions are “poised for an offensive on vast areas in the equatorial region in south Sudan with the aim of […]
PETRONAS’ plans to ship crude oil from its fields in the Sudan to an affiliated Engen refinery in Durban have been slated by industry ananlysts. While concurring that the new fields will produce about 150000 barrels per day, observers suggest that ongoing unrest in the Sudan will make transport difficult. The Sudan is landlocked, an […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Friday 12.15pm THE Zimbabwe government has abandoned the sale of Hwange power station to Malaysia’s YTL and is currently renegotiating the deal to woo the support of international financiers. The government has already communicated its decision to the International Monetary Fund and its sister institution, the World Bank. It forms part […]
GOLD mining company Avgold showed a loss for the quarter ending March 31, as production fell over 25% to 4355kg. While earnings were about R19-million as of December 31, the firm showed a R4-million loss. Production problems drove the cuts and losses, and included an underground fire, geological difficulties, and lost shifts over Christmas. Safety […]