THE Black Empowerment Investment Consortium (BEIC) has increased its share of food and services group Fedics by purchasing another 20% from Tiger Oats, which is selling its 35% share in Fedics. Tiger got its stake in Fedics by default when it puchased ICS Holdings, and has a policy of not hanging on to minority positions […]
FIREFIGHTERS continued on Tuesday to battle a fire which has been raging in the Drakenstein mountain range above Franschhoek in the Western Cape Boland for the past two weeks. Firefighters are trying to protect buildings against flare-ups which are possible in the warm, windy conditions.
BAFANA Bafana received a timely boost with the news that top striker Shaun Bartlett will be released early for the crucial second leg African Nations Cup qualifier against Gabon in Libreville on Saturday. A clash of fixtureS with the Gabon match saw Swiss club FC Zurich reluctant to release Bartlett early for the match. Bartlett, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 2.30pm. THE Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Amnesty Committee on Tuesday refused amnesty to 79 African National Congress members who had applied collectively for amnesty for policy decision that led to gross human rights violations. The group is the second joint application by ANC members to be refused amnesty by the […]
THE 20th anniversary of the hanging of African National Congress cadre Solomon Mahlangu was marked with a commemoration at the Mamelodi West community hall outside Pretoria on Tuesday. Mahlangu was caught and sentenced to death for his role in the armed struggle after returning to South Africa from exile in Tanzania. He was hanged in […]
THIRTY NINE bodies have been recovered from a ferry that sunk off the coast of south east Nigeria in a storm late on Thursday night. Some 300 passengers were aboard. A number of survivors who swam to safety on a sandbank were rescued on Saturday, but most passengers were trapped inside the boat as it […]
NIGERIA, which last month objected to a Confederation of African Football offer to co-host the African Nations Cup next year, has now accepted the offer. Chief of General Staff Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe said before the start of a World Youth Championship match in Ibadan late on Sunday that Nigeria was looking forward to co-hosting […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Johannesburg | Saturday 6.00pm. A RAMPANT Cats side ran in eight tries to two to convincingly beat the Northern Bulls 57-24 at Ellis Park on Saturday. The Cats, leading 36-14 at the break, stamped their authority early on in this regional equivalent of the old Transvaal (Cats)/Northern Transvaal (Bulls) derby. Playing superior running […]
A RIVER of lava from the volcano Mount Cameroon, which erupted on March 28, has now reached three kilometres from villages that are home to a thousand inhabitants. No further volcanic activity was recorded on Monday, but officials are on standby to assist with evacuations if needed. 01
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Johannesburg | Saturday 5.00pm. THE Stormers, fresh from a triumphant tour of Australasia, continued their streak with a win 35-14 over the Queensland Reds at Newlands on Saturday. The Stormers, playing with confidence in their first home game in Cape Town, led 13-3 at half-time. Their forwards dominated in set pieces and their […]