MONDAY, 11.00AM: The health of South Africa’s trade balance and the depth of its foreign reserves are likely to be affected by falls in Asian markets. In addition, the collapse of Asian currencies and equities markets could reduce foreign capital inflows into South Africa, as foreign investors reassess the risk posed by emerging markets. South […]

MONDAY, 12.30AM: PAKISTAN seemed to have the third match and the series wrapped up at the start of play on Monday morning, chasing just 146 for victory. Just 167 minutes later it was all over, with Pakistan all out for 92 in 37 overs. The man who broke Pakistan’s spirit was Shaun Pollock, who took […]

FRIDAY, 1.30PM: SOUTH African national soccer coach Clive Barker knows that Bafana Bafana are expected to win their friendly match against Brazil at Ellis Park Stadium on December 7. Barker was speaking at a media briefing in Johannesburg at the official launch of the Spoornet Brazil Tour on Thursday. Brazil are due to meet the […]

TUESDAY, 10.30AM THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange experienced its worst crash ever this morning, with the all-share index down 12% – double yesterday’s drop, and far worse than 1987. At 10:30am the All share index was down 813 points at 5950, the financial index had dropped 1273 points at 8512, the industrial index was down 966 […]

MONDAY, 3.00PM THE Tamil Federation of Gauteng confirmed on Monday that some of its members have donated money to the Tamil Tigers, who have been staging a separatist rebellion in Sri Lanka for the past 14 years. The announcement came hours after President Nelson Mandela promised Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga he would personally […]

TUESDAY, 10.30AM: ZAMBIAN President Frederick Chiluba has announced on state radio that he is back in control of the government a few hours after an attempted military coup. “We are still firmly in control,” Chiluba said in a brief broadcast at 9.50am. He thanked loyal military forces for backing his “legal and democratically elected government’” […]

MONDAY, 11.30AM ONE of the country’s pioneering ISPs, Internet Solution, has been bought out by Dimenstion Data in a deal that valued the company at R400-million. This signals just how seriously the Internet industry is being taken by the information technology industry: Dimension Data bought a 25% stake in Internet Solution last year at a […]

MONDAY, 9.40AM: WESTERN PROVINCE on Saturday were crowned the Bankfin Currie Cup champions after they edged Free State 14-12 in a closely contested final at Newlands on Saturday evening. Province coach Harry Viljoen was a happy man when he saw his young side lift up the trophy for the first time in 11 years. Free […]

MANDELA SCOFFS AT ‘SPIES’ PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela yesterday challenged Pan Africanist Congress MP Patricia de Lille to read her list of alleged spies from the apartheid era, out loud, outside of parliament. De Lille claimed in parliament last week that seven members of the current Cabinet – members of the African National Congress – were […]

MONDAY, 11.30AM TWO little boys were found at the side of the N2 at the weekend, clinging to their dying father after a horrific hijacking that claimed the lives of both their parents. The parents, Graham and Bernadette Ridge, were travelling from Sasolburg to Ballito on the Durban North Coast with their sons, aged two […]