The increase in South Africa’s consumer price index excluding mortgage rate changes (CPIX) for metro and other areas eased to 3,8% year-on-year (y/y) in March after increasing by 4,5% y/y in February, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday.
First National Bank on Tuesday unveiled a R100-million technology investment programme to expand its ATM network infrastructure across the country during 2006. FNB said the new ATM machines would be able to identify the customer by his or her name.
Bitter rivals Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns appeared more like the best of friends when a press conference was held on Monday to publicise their eagerly-awaited Absa Cup semifinal in Rustenburg on Saturday. Ernst Middendorp of Chiefs and Neil Tovey and Migueal Gamondi of Sundowns were responsible for this uncharacteristic accord.
Fees at Zimbabwe’s public hospitals have been increased by more than 2 700%, Harare’s Herald newspaper reported on Tuesday. Its website said the move formed part of a drive to improve the quality of service in government hospitals.
Microsoft delivered a devastating critique on Monday of the European commission’s ruling that it abuses its dominance of global software, accusing Brussels of foisting on consumers a version of Windows without its media player function that nobody wanted — and nobody had bought.
Former double champion Ronnie O’Sullivan survived a second round scare before blasting Welshman Ryan Day out of the world championship with a late fightback on Monday. ”Rocket Ronnie”, who on Sunday scored the highest break of this year’s competition, was forced to briefly sweat against the Welshman who built on his 4-4 overnight draw.
Villarreal will need to rediscover its scoring touch against Arsenal on Tuesday to reach its first Champions League final. Trailing 1-0 on Kolo Toure’s goal from the first leg of the semifinals last week, Villarreal needs to win by two at its El Madrigal stadium to be sure of advancing to play FC Barcelona or AC Milan in the final.
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Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser might be placed in the National Prosecuting Authority’s witness protection programme once the trial ends, media reports said on Tuesday. Final argument by the defence and the state is to be presented in the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday.
At least two of the three deadly blasts that ripped through the Egyptian tourist resort of Dahab were caused by suicide bombers, security sources said on Tuesday. At least 23 people were killed in the triple bombings on Monday, the third such attack to strike tourist resorts in the Sinai peninsula in 18 months, according to the interior ministry.
The World Bank, a leader in the global effort to control malaria, has been accused of deception and medical malpractice by a group of public health doctors for failing to carry out its funding promises and wrongly claiming its programmes have been successful at cutting the death toll from the disease.