AT least 30 people were killed when an Angolan army helicopter crashed at the weekend in the southern province of Huila. Angolan media reported that twelve people, including crew members, survived the crash. The helicopter hit the ground soon after it took off from the air base at the province’s main town Lubango on Saturday […]

FLOODING caused by torrential rain over the past three days has left hundreds of families homeless in the Mozambican capital Maputo. Maputo mayor Artur Canana said houses in the poorly maintained suburbs are under water and many roads impassable. In the nearby city of Matola, many houses are also under water. The rains have cut […]

THE National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa is due to negotiate with Volkswagen South Africa management to reinstate 1300 workers dismissed last week after an illegal strike at the Uitenhage plant. VWSA, who issued an ultimatum to workers to return to work or face dismissal, on Thursday fired 1300 employees for not heeding to […]

RANDGOLD Resources reported an after-tax loss of $14,02-million for the quarter ended December 31, nearly double its loss of $7,5-million in the previous quarter. The London-listed company said Syama, in Mali, the company’s only operating mine, had been beset by problems during the quarter. These included power disruptions, heavy rains, down time due to the […]

TOYOTA South Africa denied that it is linked to the taxi rebels threatening to disrupt the government’s plans to reshape the beleaguered industry. “I want to state categorically that Toyota South Africa is fully supportive of the government’s concept of taxi industry recapitalisation which has as its prime focus affordability for commuters and the overall […]

THE US, led by new captain John McEnroe, fought back from 2-1 down to beat Zimbabwe 3-2 on Sunday and reach the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup. Cup debutant Chris Woodruff applied the killer touch after world number one Andre Agassi had beaten Byron Black in straight sets, knocking off Wayne Black 6-3 6-7 6-2 […]

TITLE favourites Nigeria meet surprise packets Senegal on Monday in what appears the most one-sided quarter-final of the African Nations Cup. While the Super Eagles line-up could be mistaken for the African All Stars, the Lions do not possess one footballer who would be immediately recognisable outside the West African country. “We are the best […]

WILSON Kipketer broke the men’s 1000m indoor world record when he clocked two minutes 15.25 seconds at an international athletics meeting on Sunday. Kenyan-born Kipketer, who is now a Danish citizen, bettered by one hundredth of a second the previous best mark of 2:15.26 set by Algerian Noureddine Morceli in February 1992 in Birmingham.

HYUNDAI Korea is unlikely to honour warranties and service plans for many of the 80000 Hyundai vehicles, even though a consortium of banks and creditors is due to sign a deal with the Korean company on Monday. Business Day reports that Super Group, a key contender, pulled out of bidding citing sensitive conditions put on […]

THE Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape is to be expanded on Monday at a fence-cutting ceremony attended by the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Mohammed Valli Moosa. The idea of expanding the park into a huge super-reserve stretching to the coastline has generally been welcomed in the Eastern Cape – although some […]