REGIONAL wars in parts of the Common Market for East and Southern Africa, Comesa, are stifling trade which could reduce gains scored in recent years. A Comesa report says that fighting on the horn of Africa, Eritrea-Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo has caused a disruption in trade and fueled congestion in some ports. […]
SIMON LOUISSON, Auckland | Saturday 9.00pm. DARYLL Cullinan scored a searing 94 from just 56 balls as rampant South Africa defeated New Zealand by 143 runs in the fifth limited-overs international at Eden Park on Saturday. The New Zealanders never recovered from a South African batting blitz led by Cullinan as the visitors took a […]
ITALIAN Superbike newcomer Doriano Romboni suffered a suspected broken wrist on Friday after crashing in the first practice for Sunday’s season-opening race. Romboni raced in Motorcycling Grands Prix before switching to Superbikes this year on a non-works Ducati. Ironically, he also crashed in practice for the season-opening 500cc GP in Japan last year and broke […]
THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Bond Exchange of South Africa and the South African Futures Exchange aim to complete their planned merger by the end of this year, JSE executive president Russell Loubser said on Thursday. Loubser said the marriage of the three exchanges, announced last August, could proceed once Parliament passes enabling legislation, likely to […]
NEVILLE VAN DER MERWE, the South African body builder and stuntman accused of kidnapping and murdering a British accountant in 1991, pleaded not guilty to the charges in the Maidstone Crown Court in Britain on Thursday. Van der Merwe (28) was allegedly sent to Britain with an accomplice, Glen Chait, to kill Simon Law, an […]
ACT Brumbies scored their biggest victory in the four-year history of the Super 12 when they thrashed South Africa’s Northern Bulls 73-9 on Saturday. The Brumbies scored 10 unanswered tries to wreck the Bulls, producing superb form in the wet conditions. Fullback Joe Roff scored 22 points for the Brumbies from two tries, two penalty […]
BOTSWANA’s balance of trade in 1998 swung into positive territory at the end of the third quarter despite a budgeted deficit. Presenting the national budget in February this year, Finance Minister Ponatshego Kedikilwe warned that the 1998 trade balance would slip into deficit for the first time since the 1980s as a result of falling […]
NAMIBIAN President Sam Nujoma transferred ruling Swapo party veteran Andimba Toivo ya Toivo from his post as mines and energy minister to labour minister on Friday. The reshuffle came as a surprise as Toivo (74) is the oldest member of cabinet and was tipped to retire before Namibia’s elections, due at the end of the […]
PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela and his deputy Thabo Mbeki on Sunday launched their African National Congress’ campaign for South Africa’s June 2 election with pledges to speed up social change. Introducing the party’s election manifesto to the masses at a rally in Johannesburg’s Soweto township, Mbeki said the ANC will remain true to its promise of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 4.00pm SUSPENDED foreign affairs official Robert McBride, who was detained in Maputo for six months on charges of espoinage and gunrunning said on Saturday that the Mozambican Supreme Court has dropped all charges against him. McBride said his lawyers have informed him from Mozambique that an appeal against taking the […]