Listed South African specialist chemicals and explosives group AECI saw its headline earnings per ordinary share increase by 23% to 194 cents for the six months to June 30, from 158 cents for the first six months of 2004, the company said on Tuesday.
South African veteran Roland Schoeman and United States newcomer Jess Hardy surprised themselves with world-record performances at the 11th World Swimming Championships on Monday. Schoeman broke the 50m butterfly world record for the second time in as many days as he captured the gold in 22,96 seconds.
The thatched-roof huts where grain is stored for the lean season are empty. The only meal of the day is acacia leaves boiled into a thick paste, eaten in the evening in hopes it will lull the children to sleep. International aid, slow to arrive despite repeated pleas from the United Nations, is finally getting to drought-stricken Niger.
The handwritten recipe that launched a fast-food dynasty and made colonel Harland Sanders world famous is locked away at KFC headquarters — its contents so concealed that not even the chain’s top executive knows the ingredients. It was 65 years ago this month, at his roadside restaurant in Corbin, that Sanders perfected the blend of 11 herbs and spices for his ”finger lickin’ good” chicken.
British police were hopeful on Tuesday that the trail of evidence uncovered so far would lead them closer to the fugitive London bombers, after naming two of the wanted men. Detectives were continuing a thorough search of a flat north of the city linked to the duo on the run.
English superstar David Beckham was mocked on Tuesday for accusing a Japanese player of spitting in his face as Real Madrid were humiliated before their Asian fans by a lowly J-League team. ”Beckham enraged!” two Japanese tabloids blared in identical headlines with pictures of the English captain pointing an accusatory finger at Tokyo Verdy player Kazuyuki Toda.
Thousands of children have been killed, raped, tortured or recruited to fight in areas of insurgency-wracked Nepal were fighting has recently escalated, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. The London-based human rights group said both sides have violated the fundamental rights of children.
South Africa’s Retief Goosen birdied four of the last six holes on Monday to lift himself and Phil Mickelson past top-ranked Tiger Woods and John Daly five and three at California’s Battle at The Bridges. Mickelson made five birdies in 13 holes to help spark the triumphant duo, who split -million.
Black clients stand to benefit from Nedbank’s black economic empowerment deal that will see approximately 11,5% of the banking group falling into the hands of a broad-based empowerment group. Black individuals who hold a primary account with Nedbank or its divisions stand to benefit from an innovative bonus-share scheme.
South African Airways and trade unions were to meet under the auspices of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration on Tuesday afternoon in an effort to resolve a strike, unions said. ”We’re not asking for more money. We want the whole thing spread in a different way,” said unionist Andre Venter.