WEDNESDAY, 4.15PM The country’s first major Internet survey to enjoy the co-operation of the key players has found that the number of South African dial-up users is 50% higher than generally believed. The study also reveals that the average Internet Service Provider has doubled its customer base over the past year. The survey, based on […]

WEDNESDAY, 4.30PM PEPSICO has announced the spin-off of their restaurant interests world-wide through the formation of Tricon Global Restaurants Incorporated. Three divisions within the new organisation are geared towards the US market. A fourth arm, Tricon Restaurants International (TRI), is focused on international business, including South Africa. TRI now replaces PepsiCo Restaurants International in the […]

WEDNESDAY, 6.00PM The former military strongman of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, appeared on Wednesday to have routed government forces to take the country’s two major towns, Brazzaville and Pointe Noire. An exodus of terrified Brazzaville residents who fled across the Congo river to Kinshasa today, report that Nguesso’s final bloody assault on […]

ANOTHER RWANDA MASSACRE HUTU Interahamwe militiamen killed close to 40 Tutsi refugees in a Rwandan camp on Tuesday, setting alight tents and trapping many people in the the flames. Rwandan officials said on Wednesday that rescuers were still combing through wreckage and did not yet have a final death toll. The attackers, believed to be […]

WEDNESDAY, 5.00PM SOUTH AFRICA will have its first public hearing into ‘racism’ at schools, the government’s Human Rights Commission announced on Wednesday. Three commissioners, assisted by two education experts, will hear written and oral evidence about the explulsion of twelve youths from Springs Boys High School in Gauteng. A commission statement said twelve pupils at […]

WEDNESDAY, 4.00PM THE JSE was marginally weaker on Wednesday as investors stayed out of the market ahead of Thursday’s release of US September consumer inflation figures and next Monday’s tenth anniversary of the stock market crash. The industrial index was 5,7 points lower at 8846,9, the all gold index was 8,7 points off at 1034,5 […]

WEDNESDAY, 10.20AM: WESTERN Province rugby selectors have made only one change in the squad for the Bankfin Currie Cup semi-final match against Gauteng Lions at Newlands on Saturday. Percy Montgomery replaces Christiaan Stewart at centre. The Province coach Harry Viljoen believes the strong running Montgomery could add another dimension to the backline play. Despite defence […]

WEDNESDAY, 2.30PM UGANDA’S rebels attacked a jail in the northern town of Adjumani on Monday, killed two prisoners and marched the other 80 off into captivity in the bush. They also attacked the local hospital and seized all medical supplies. At the weekend, they ambushed a mini-bus and abducted all 14 passengers. The rebels of […]

WEDNESDAY, 10.50AM: ORLANDO Pirates will be looking to new Bafana Bafana star, Willem Jackson, to help them gain maximum points in their Premier Soccer League match against Bloemfontein Celtic at FNB on Thurday. Pirates coach Ronald Mkhandawire praised Jackson and John Moeti for the brave performance they put up aganist France on Saturday and said […]

WEDNESDAY, 7.00PM THE South African luxury department store chain Woolworths has announced plans to take over the giant Australian retail group Country Road. Woolworths has made a R396 million offer to all ordinary shareholders of Country Road to buy them out at R6,85 a share. Woolworths already has an Australian subsidiary, which owns 19,9% of […]