MONDAY, 3.00PM NAMIBIA’s ruling South West African People’s Organisation at its weekend conference resolved to amend the country’s constitution to allow President Sam Nujoma to stand for a third presidential term. Nujoma said he was deeply moved and will make himeslf available “to answer the call of duty and to serve my people in whatever […]
MONDAY, 4.30PM NEDCOR group chairman Chris Liebenberg sais at the weekend that he forewarned both Housing Minister Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele and Mpumalanga Premier Mathews Phosa that the banking group was firing “Mr Housing”, Kevin Gibbs. He also told them that Nedcor was investigating a series of “highly unethical” irregularities allegedly committed by Gibbs. Lienbenberg said on […]
MONDAY, 9.30AM AT least 50 000 people are expected to converge on Johannesburg city centre today for a Congress of SA Trade Unions march pushing for changes to the new Basic Conditions of Employment Bill, including increased paid maternity leave and a 40-hour working week. A heavy presence is being maintained by police, SANDF soldiers […]
MONDAY, 9.00AM: THE British Lions beat Western Province 38-21 at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday, playing to a capacity crowd. Lions led 18-14 at half-time, and kept their concentration levels high throughout the game. Western Province, including eight Springbok players, tried to keep up, and even had a 21-18 lead just after half […]
MONDAY, 11.00AM: THE National Olympic Committee of South Africa (Nocsa) wants to submit urgent representations to Sports minister Steve Tshwete on the draft Sport and Recreation Bill, despite it being after the official deadline. Tshwete granted an extension to the deadline, and a Nocsa delegation will meet sports officials this weekend to discuss the bill. […]
MONDAY, 10.00AM: CROWD-pleasers Kaizer Chiefs drew 1-1 with Qwa Qwa Stars in the crowded Northern Free State Rugby Stadium in Welkom on Sunday, in their Castle Premier League match. Amakhosi had a couple of near-misses in the first half, thanks to the lacklustre performance of striker Mark Williams. When Williams did get a shot into […]
MONDAY, 12.30PM THE World Bank on Friday approved its first loan to SA in over 30 years, awarding $36-million in credit to help small businesses compete in the global marketplace. The $46-million loan is repayable over 15 years, after a three-year grace period. SA’s last World Bank loan was awarded in 1966 for transport and […]
MONDAY, 4.30PM AS preparations get under way for the ‘media truth commission’, the Freedom of Expression Institute on Monday handed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a report which says that agreements between the Newspaper Press Union and police and military establishments led to collusion between media management and the apartheid-era government. FXI leaders told a […]
MONDAY, 10.30AM: TONGA beat an Eastern Province Invitation team 34-19 in their second South African tour match on Sunday, scoring five tries, three conversions and a penalty. At half-time Tonga led 15-5, and kept going strong to 27-5 at one stage. The EP forwards tried to patch things up — Cecil du Plessis and Willie […]
MONDAY, 12.30PM GENCOR is busy with plans to separate its gold and non-gold interests, involving the division of its base metals and precious metals operation with non-gold interests to be transferred to a new company around London-registered subsidiary Billiton International. In a bid to raise between 600-million and 1,2-billion to fund international expansion, base-metal interests […]