MONDAY, 3.00PM: THE British Lions landed in South Africa in Johannesburg on Sunday, for an eight-week tour against the provinces and the national side, their first SA tour in 17 years. South African Rugby Football Union president Louis Luyt suggested in his welcoming speech that in future, the British side tour South Africa more frequently, […]
MONDAY, 11.30AM THE Gauteng housing department is reviewing proposals by the mineral and energy affairs department that suggest savings of billions of rands a year could be achieved by using “passive solar” designs for low-cost housing. Energy department figures suggest that R1-billion could be saved annually in health and energy costs if only half of […]
MONDAY, 4.00PM PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela and foreign affairs minister Alfred Nzo arrived in Zimbabwe today for a three-day state visit, to be met at the Harare International Airport by President Robert Mugabe, vice-president Joshua Nkomo, and almost the entire cabinet and diplomatic corps. Mugabe praised Mandela’s role in the Great Lakes crisis, and said he […]
MONDAY, 11.00AM: KAIZER CHIEFS scoredd a 5-1 victory over Michau Warriors at Johannesburg Stadium on Sunday, despite losing their captain Neil Tovey to injury. Chiefs played aggressively from the start, and demolished Warriors’ defence. Four of the five goals came from Mark Williams, in top form with hopes to rejoin the Bafana Bafana side, for […]
MONDAY, 11.30AM JOHANNESBURG Consolidated Investments has initiated merger talks with UK multinational Lonrho, which could see the establishment of one of the biggest minig companies in the world, with assets worth more than $3-billion. It is believed that the discussions were initiated by newly appointed JCI chairman Mzi Khumalo, as part of his plans for […]
MONDAY, 8.00AM SOUTH AFRICAN Deputy President Thabo Mbeki was the first foreign leader to visit new president Laurent Kabila yesterday, and the first foreign leader to recognise the new Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mbeki, accompanied to Lubumbashi by Defence Minister Joe Modise, said South Africa wants assurances from Kabila that he would keep his […]
MONDAY, 1.00PM: GAUTENG Lions walked over Natal Sharks to a 42-8 win in their Super 12 match on Saturday at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Lions’ recent games have been beset by injuries, but the young team that faced the Sharks proved their worth, leaving their side fifth on the log. The half-time lead was 16-3, […]
MONDAY, 5.00PM The man who blew the lid off corruption in Mpumalanga’s safety and security deparment, principal traffic inspector John Muller, stands to lose his house after being served with a summons for failing to pay his bond. The bond payments, which were previously made by the traffic department, were stopped after traffic director Henry […]
MONDAY, 2.00PM: JOMO COSMOS beat Dynamos of Zimbabwe 2-0 at the PAM Brink Stadium on Saturday, putting them in the quarterfinals of the African Cup Winners’ Cup with a 3-2 aggregate. Mozambican import Nuro Taulibudine scored the first goal just before half time off a free kick, and the second goal came in the last […]
MONDAY, 11.30AM THE Small Business Development Corporation has increased its operating capital available for lending by 60% to more than R330-million for the financial year to March 31 1998. The increase comes as a result of the larger average size of business loans being awarded by the corporation since it stopped lending to micro enterprises […]