ALL staff at Mpumalanga’s Tourism Authority (MTA) have lost their jobs and will have to re-apply for positions when the organisation is restructured early next year. A group of 17 staff members have already consulted with attorneys in an attempt to fight the move but declined to comment for fear of prejudicing their legal claims. […]

ANGOLAN soldiers have captured an island occupied by Unita rebels along the border with Namibia. Namibia said Angolan soldiers found 50 mortar bombs, 200 landmines, two cannons and other military equipment on the small island, situated on the narrow Kavango River, about 200km east of Rundu. It was being used by Unita to “position its […]

CANADIAN mining firm, First Quantum, has offered to buy the remaining Zambian copper mine assets of the cash-strapped Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM).First Quantum chairman, Philip Pascall said in a statement released to Nkana and Mufulira divisions but the deal is subject to further negotiations with the Zambian government. The company has formed a consortium […]

The Pretoria High Court on Thursday ruled in favour of the head of Wheels of Africa, Billy Rautenbach, and ordered the government to return documents and data on Rautenbach’s companies seized during a raid last month. The Directorate of Serious Economic Offences had confiscated truck loads of documents from Rautenbach’s offices and home. Last week, […]

SHARES in De Beers slipped on Tuesday as investors took profits from the diamond giant’s strong recent gains and as news of an impending review of the South African government diamond regulator nagged sentiment. De Beers closed 620 cents or 3,16% down at R190,20 after reaching a morning low of R189,41 as the market mulled […]

EGYPT and Sudan on Thursday jointly announced the restoration of full diplomatic relations and the return of the Egyptian ambassador to Khartoum. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Beshir issued a statement saying Cairo will “immediately” return its ambassador, who was recalled in 1995. Since then Egypt has only been represented by […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Sunday 5.00pm. ENGLAND captain Nasser Hussain made a cautious half-century as the first day of the third Test against South Africa ended in near stalemate at Kingsmead Sunday. England crawled to 135 for two in 85.1 overs before bad light ended play half an hour early. Hussain batted for almost five […]

GHANAIAN international goalkeeper James Nanor was ruled out of next year’s African Nations Cup on Tuesday after being suspended by the African Football Confederation (CAF) for a year for spitting in a referee’s face. Nanor, who will also miss Hearts of Oak Champions League campaign next season, spat in the referee’s face during November’s African […]

AN estimated 220000 tourists are expected to travel to the beaches of Mozambique through the Lebombo border post this Christmas. Border police spokesperson, Captain Hansie Wessels, said on Wednesday that 140000 people have already passed through the border post since December 1. “We’ve beaten the previous year’s record every year since 1994 and expect to […]

THE Inkatha Freedom Party has condemned the murder of six people early on Wednesday morning at remote KwaMachi on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Six men, aged between 40 and 60, were shot and hacked to death and several others were wounded during the attack which is believed to be related to faction fighting in the […]