DAVID SHAPSHAK, Johannesburg | Friday 6.00pm. WAYWARD Springbok hooker James Dalton, whose absence from practise this week and failure to contact his province could reportedly cost him his lucrative contract with the Golden Lions, was spotted drinking this week at a bar outside Johannesburg. He spent two hours at Squires, next to the Hartbeesport Dam, […]
GUINNESS South Africa on Thursday announced Namibian Breweries will distribute and sell its Guinness and Kilkenny beer and draught in South Africa. The agreement, effective from May 1, when the current distribution deal with South African Breweries expires, is widely seen as an attempt by the Irish brewery to compete for the African beer market […]
THE two Libyan suspects of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing are satisfied with the conditions of their detention in the Netherlands where they are awaiting trial, Libyan state television reported on Saturday. Al-Amine Khalifa Fhimah (43) and Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi (47) “called their parents by phone to assure them that all humanitarian requirements were […]
THE Northern Free State Griffons beat Namibia’s Kudus 36-25 after leading 16-13 at halftime in a Vodacom Cup match in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon. The match was not much of a spectacle, with especially the home team being guilty of numerous handling errors. The visitors, however, took their chances well and were deserved winners. The […]
THE Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council said on Thursday it is to continue with its implementation of the Igoli 2002 restructuring programme — despite demands by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union for an immediate halt to the plan. Samwu said the plan has been hatched without any consultation with the city’s poor, and violates a […]
THE state will decide this week whether it will prosecute music legend, Ray Phiri, after he broke into his rented farmhouse in Mpumalanga when his landlord tried to evict him for being three months late with his rent. Senior public prosecutor Marius van Heerden says police are still investigating charges of housebreaking, theft and trespassing […]
DISGRACED political analyst Eugene Nyati may face additional fraud charges on top of those of attempted murder and contempt of court when he returns from the Far East later this month. He apparently attempted to mislead court officials into thinking that he applied to be excused from court last week. Nyati was supposed to appear […]
SIX members of Telkom’s treasury department were told to clear their desks on Monday fter they tried to set themselves up as a private tresury dealing company, with Telkom as a client. The sudden resignation of the six — including treasury head Willie Landman, two senior corporate officials and three senior dealers — has rocked […]
A DECISION on whether South African citizens who live abroad will be able to vote in the upcoming June 2 elections is expected on Monday, amid clamour from expatriates and opposition political parties. The IEC has been inundated with requests from overseas, as well as buffeted by suits and demands from the National Party and […]
NIGERIA’S president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo called Monday for greater economic aid to his country, saying Chinese entrepreneurs and investors were welcome. The two countries should work together to draw up plans for bilateral economic and trade cooperation in the years to come, he said in a meeting with Chinese business representatives, including from the power, oil, […]