MINING concern Lonmin, previously Lonrho, plans to improve the liquidity of Duiker Mining over the next three years as part of the holding company’s ongoing restructuring. As well as rebuilding the listed coal mining firm’s liquidity, Lonmin is also considering expanding Lonplats, the group’s platinum firm. Lonplats saw record profits last year. While permission has […]

FOUR people were killed late Sunday and 35 wounded, several of them foreigners, when two bombs exploded in a nightclub and restaurant district of Uganda’s capital Kampala, police said on Monday.A senior security source said the bombs were the work of an urban terrorist wing of the Allied Democratic Forces rebels. The wounded included an […]

A MAN was stoned to death in Carletonville after he ran over a two-year-old boy in his car. Police spokesperson Herman Esterhuizen said the driver hit the boy on Satuday, killing him instantly. A crowd gathered around the car, throwing stones at it. The driver got out of his car and was stoned by the […]

AGRICULTURE Minister Derek Hanekom on Monday warned farmers in Mpumalanga and Northern Province to vaccinate their animals and wear rubber gloves when handling carcasses after the outbreak of Rift Valley Fever in the Kruger National Park. Rift Valley Fever is a mosquito-borne viral infection that usually results in in abortions or neo-natal mortalities in sheep, […]

POLLEN Ndlanya’s suspension proved the vital ingredient for Kaizer Chiefs as stand-in striker Thabang Lebese scored the two goals to overcome traditional Foes Orlando Pirates 2-1 on Saturday. The 27-year-old midfielder was retreaded to the front line for the PSL derby, slotted the goals in the 25th and 51st minute with help from stalwart Doctor […]

HOTEL group Sun International reports a 7% drop in annual revenue to R1,23-billion in 1998. Gaming revenues dropped 11%, offset to an extent by hospitality revenues, which were 5% up on the previous year. Economists said the results indicate the knock Sun International has taken as a result of a number of casino licences being […]

THE Free State Cheetahs beat glamour Super 12 outfit the Cats 36-28 in their opening trial match in Bloemfontein on Friday night. The half-time score was 19-14 to Free State. The Cheetahs got home by three goals and three tries to the Cats’ four goals. The Cats lacked any type of defence and the Free […]

AUSTRALIA’S Samantha Riley scored a confidence-boosting victory over Olympic champion Penny Heyns in the 100-m breaststroke at the World Cup short course meet on Saturday. The world-record holder from Brisbane led from the gun and touched in 1:07.63 to edge out South African Heyns by 0.25 seconds.

The Independent Electoral Commission on the weekend assured voters that the election will take place by July 31 this year. IEC acting chairperson Brigalia Bam said that even if the NNP and DP succeed in changing the Electoral Act to allow all ID books — not just those with barcodes — to be used, Parliament […]

MOZAMBICAN police foiled an attempt to smuggle 180 cartons containing over 36__000 packets of contraband cigarettes into South Africa from Maputo on the weekend. Police found the boxes of Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes hidden in the roof panels of a passenger train bound for Johannesburg from Maputo. They immediately arrested three suspected smugglers and two other […]