TUESDAY, 6.00PM: SOUTH African business confidence in June fell to its lowest point in six years, largely mirroring the movement of the plunging rand. Releasing the latest Sacob Business Confidence Index, the chamber’s director of economic policy Dr Ben van Rensburg said the June index registered a 5,7-point drop over May to 92,2 — signalling […]
AFTER five rounds of matches in the Currie Cup, the Free State Cheetahs are on top with an unblemished 5-0 record and 23 total points. The Blue Bulls are hot on their heels with four wins and a draw and 19 points overall, while the Natal Sharks are third with 15 points. Rounding out the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Singapore | Wednesday 10.30am. GOLD prices, having slumped to the lowest point in 20 years, may have bottomed out and are unlikely to sink further, a World Gold Council official said on Wednesday. “Prices are already at a 20-year low and given such low prices it is not likely there will be a […]
SPRINGBOK scrumhalf Dave Hoesslin is happy to play in cold and wet conditions in Dunedin, should those arise. WEather conditions are widely touted as favouring the All Blacks, but Hoesslin, and any other Springbok who plays in Cape Town, will be used to soggy, windy, cold weather. The New Zealand side may have a collective […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Dunedin | Wednesday 8.30am. SOUTH Africa on Wednesday confirmed a series of changes to the starting line-up to face the New Zealand All Blacks in Saturday’s Tri-Nations’ Test, as the Springboks try to regroup after being defeated two weeks ago by Wales. An emerging inside back combination of scrumhalf David von Hoesslin and […]
AS ”lying premier” Ndaweni Mahlangu continues to hide from the press, another former homeland minister is bringing his ilk into disrepute. Lesiba Christopher Mothiba, who once controlled the purse strings for Lebowa, appeared in court on Tuesday in Mankweng, Northern Province, on charges ranging from attempted murder to malicious damage to property and theft. Nine […]
MONDAY, 12.30PM: THE Isak Steyl stadium in Vanderbijlpark will be playing host to the biggest ever Coca Cola Under-19 Craven Week rugby tournament which kicks off on Monday. A total of 720 players, playing in 36 teams will be in action at the tournament, leaving much to do for the selectors in order to choose […]
CARLOS PORRAS, Los Angeles | Tuesday 1.00pm. CONFEDERATION of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou says he believes Africa can win its bid to stage the World Cup for the first time in 2006. Speaking in Los Angeles where football’s world governing body FIFA is holding an executive committee meeting, Hayatou said he is “confident […]
THE Mozambican government plans to tackle its growing industrial waste problems by building a US$1-million resource centre outside Maputo, announced deputy minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Abilio Bichinho, on Monday. He said the Centre for Clean Technologies would be built in the highly industrialised Machava area on the outskirts of Maputo. Bochino said technological […]
BAFANA Bafana will be delighted to know that key Namibian defender Mohamed Auseb will not be playing in the two countries’ Cosafa Castle Cup quarterfinal in Windhoek on July 31. Auseb is under suspension after picking up two bookings in Cup matches against Lesotho and Malawi. Namibia will surely feel the star’s loss. Auseb gives […]