THE South African Under-21 rugby team will face Western Province Under-21 at Bellville Rugby Club on Saturday as part of their preparations for the SANZAR/UAR Under-21 Tournament in Argentina in July. The match kicks off at 4pm. The 28-strong Under-21 squad has just completed an intense week-long training camp in Cape Town. The camp included […]

THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange is preparing for a complete make-over into a full electronic market starting in mid-2000, consigning paper-based equities into the dustbin of history, officials said on Tuesday. The JSE said that its Share Transactions Totally Electronic (Strate) project should improve efficiency on the local market and reduce shareholder exposure to fraudulent equity […]

MOZAMBIQUE will have 160000 tons of maize and 27000 tons of millet for export in 1998/1999 agricultural year ending June 30, 1999, Mozambican Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Carlos do Rosario has said. Harvests are expected to be some 10% larger than last year, despite recent flooding. while exporting maize and millet, Mozambique will have […]

ALL the leading contenders for this year’s World Cup have a chance to gain a psychological edge over their rivals in three fascinating clashes between the northern and southern hemisphere nations on Saturday. In the most intensive day of top-class international rugby before the World Cup in October and November, world champions South Africa play […]

THE Angolan government’s recent decision to scrap the dual currency exchange rate system has not had a major impact on the lives of ordinary people, analysts in Luanda said on Wednesday. Analysts said the move may stabilise the economy in the long run, but commodity prices remain extremely high. Over the past decade the government […]

SOUTH Africa’s equity markets are among the most attractive in emerging markets, according to a poll of US-based investment managers and traders. Low prices for essentially good shares make SA’s markets a better choice than comparatively expensive Latin American stocks, according to some US funds. Recent price hikes in other emerging markets have left SA […]

BETWEEN 120 and 130 civilians held in internment camps in Kinshasa since last year are due to arrive in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Sunday evening, a Rwandan government spokesman said. Most are Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) citizens of Rwandan origin, but some are Rwandan nationals, Nicholas Shaalita, spokesman for Rwandan Vice President and […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 5.00pm. FINANCIAL groups Genbel Securities (Gensec) and Real Africa Durolink Holdings (RAD) have linked up with with Stuart Rees, founder of the South African Futures Exchange (Safex), to set up a corporate debt market in South Africa. Gensec and RAD noted the lack of a formal market in corporate and […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Sunday 5.00pm. PEOPLE Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) on Sunday criticised two Cape Town newspapers for allegedly printing distorted media reports at the weekend. Advocate Paul Eia said he is “considering options” against Die Burger. In a statement released on Sunday, the organisation said a report which appeared in Die […]

The African National Congress on Saturday night bade farewell to its retired leader and former South African president Nelson Mandela.