SARAH BULLEN in Johannesburg | Tuesday 5.30pm. THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange went in to a tailspin on Tuesday, losing 5,12% of its value as R1,7-billion volume changed hands — most flooding out of the market. “The selling just did not stop,” a dealer said. By early afternoon the JSE all share index had lost 4,87% […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Nairobi | Wednesday 10.30pm. KENYAN authorities have arrested a number of people in connection with the devastating car bomb attack on the United States embassy in Nairobi, President Daniel arap Moi said on Wednesday. The announcement followed the declaration by rescue workers that the search for survivors was over. “A number of persons […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Luanda | Wednesday 7.30PM. ANGOLAN troops in the enclave of Cabinda are on alert in case the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo spills over the border. Cabinda Governor Amaro Taty said the situation was likely to become “complicated” in the DRC, where Tutsi-led forces have mounted a rebellion President Laurent Kabila. […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 9.00pm. PALESTINIAN leader Yasser Arafat has accused Israel of bringing the Middle East to the brink of “violence, anarchy, war and destruction” and called on the United States, the European Union and the international community to help break the Middle-East deadlock. Adressing a a joint sitting of the South […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 10.00AM. SOUTH Africa will return to Headingley to face a Counties Select XI in a limited-overs warm-up match ahead of Friday’s opening triangular shoot-out against Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge. The South Africans will be fielding a near international strength side, with only Allan Donald not making the line-up. His […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 11.00PM. AMAZULU were the surprise victors over Orlando Pirates in their Premier Soccer League match played at the King’s Park Rugby Stadium on Monday, beating the League giants 2-1. Pirates had the possessional advantage in the match, but could not make make use of it as AmaZulu applied the pressure. […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 11.50AM. THE South African A cricket side on tour in Sri Lanka recorded a 1-0 series victory over Sri Lanka A on Monday when the third unofficial Test was abandoned as a draw. Sri Lanka A scored 181 in their first innings, and in their follow-up innings managed to score […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 10.35AM. SOUTH African cricket skipper Hansie Cronje is to submit a full report on the standard of umpiring in the recent Test series in England, which South Africa lost 2-1, to the United Cricket Board. UCB President Ali Bacher has asked Cronje to submit a written report to the UCB […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 12.15PM. THE Democratic Republic of Congo government says it has launched counterattacks against Tutsi rebels in the east and south-west of the country. It has vowed to drive “the Rwandans” all the way back to Kigali. Information Minister Didier Mumengi said army loyalists were advancing on rebel positions in the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 3.30PM. DEPUTY President Tabo Mbeki has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of buying time to implement his own programmes rather than working towards peace in the Middle East. Speaking after a meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Cape Town, he said it was surprising that Netanyahu had not […]