MONDAY, 2.40PM WORLD famous Kenyan conservationist and palaeontologist Richard Leakey was today refused permission to register a political party called Safina, Swahili for ‘Noah’s Ark”, because it was likely to promote actions “prejudicial to peace”. The decision marks a breach of an agreement by the Kenyan government, which recently said it would register all political […]
MONDAY, 9.30AM The conservative Afrikaans Sunday newspaper Rapport raised a political storm yesterday with a front-page report claiming that ANC martyr Chris Hani spent his last night in a hotel with a Transkei air hostess, then returned home without his bodyguards, where he was shot dead. The air hostess, Cookie Ndungane, admits to staying at […]
TFRIDAY, 6.30PM The long-awaited commission of inquiry into the management of South African rugby will start on November 18. The first in a series of daily public hearings will be held in Sandton, commission chairman acting Judge Jules Browde (SC) announced on Friday. Hundreds of witnesses, including members of the SA Rugby Football Union executive, […]
FRIDAY, 11.30AM FORMER executives of Unifruco have been among the first to cash in on deregulation in fresh produce exports by entering into an export joint venture between established fresh produce exporter Fruveg and the United Kingdom’s Gerber Foods Group. Unifruco has for decades been the statorily declared sole export channel for SA fresh produce, […]
FRIDAY, 8.30AM WINNIE Madikizela-Mandela held a press conference Thursday to accuse the media of a “persistent campaign of disinformation” linking her to the murders of child activist Stompie Seipei and her doctor, Abu Baker Asvat. Madikizela-Mandela said she had conducted her own investigation, and concluded that her former close friend Xoliswa Falati, who shared her […]
THURSDAY, 1.30PM: NEWLY appointed Springbok coach Nick Mallett on Wednesday announced his management team for the forthcoming tour of Italy, France and the United Kingdom. Mallett included unknown and inexperienced Alan Solomons and Pieter de Villiers — both from the Western Province — as his two assistants, and Gauteng Lions’ Jake White as his technical […]
THURSDAY, 1.30PM: BAFANA Bafana central defender Mark Fish has been ruled out of the match against Fance in Lens on October 11 because of an ankle injury he suffered while playing for his club last week. South African Football Association (Safa) CEO Danny Jordaan on Wednesday announced that the Bolton Wanderers defender will be out […]
THURSDAY, 11.30AM MINING house Johannesburg Consolidated Investments has split its gold mining operations into two independently managed companies as part of a move to become a diversified operating company. Executive director Brett Kebble said the company’s gold division will be split according to principles of quality and quantity, thus the low-cost, high-quality Western Areas South, […]
THURSDAY, 1.30PM: SOUTH African Rugby Football Union senior vice-president Mluleki George has made himself available as a candidate for election as president of Sarfu. George was nominated by the rugby unions of Border , Natal, Boland and Free State. It is believed that George — former Border scrumhalf — can win enough votes to beat […]
THURSDAY, 11.00AM THE US-based Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Company has awarded South African rand-denominated stock an “A” investment grade, the highest rating so far given to SA debt. A high investment rating increases the likelihood of a country’s attracting foreign investment, and allows it to obtain foreign credit at improved rates. The finance ministry […]