TWO main leaders of Uganda’s suicide doomsday cult left their compound before hundreds of members died there and are now at large, a witness told Thursday’s daily New Vision Newspaper. ”Cult leaders Joseph Kibwetere and Credonia Mwerinde prayed for us on Thursday night and then they left the camp. They did not attend the early […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Thursday 6.45pm SHARES in Iscor moved sharply higher on Thursday after the integrated metals and minerals group announced that it would go ahead with its long-awaited heavy mineral sands project. Iscor said late on Wednesday that it will go ahead in April with a long-awaited R1,9-billion project to mine and process […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Bloemfontein | Thursday 5.00pm STANDARD Bank Investment Corporation argued on Thursday that a R30-billion unsolicited bid from smaller competitor Nedcor should be judged in parallel by both South Africa’s Banks and Competition Acts. Stanbic was arguing on the first day of its appeal in the Bloemfontein Appeal Court against a ruling by the […]
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RESERVE Bank governor Tito Mboweni earlier in the week said he is concerned that there is a worrying lack of current information available from Statistics South Africa. Business Report reports that, speaking at the first meeting of the Monetary Policy Forum on Monday, Mboweni expressed concern at the lack of up-to-date information about the level […]
JAPIE Mulder and Rassie Erasmus will both start for the Cats in their match against Wellington. Erasmus will play a full match after playing 70 minutes against the Highlanders last Friday, his first match since the World Cup. Erasmus underwent surgery on an injured groin after the rugby showpiece. Mulder will be back after spraining […]
SOUTH Africa’s 2006 World Cup Bid Committee ambassadors Abedi Pele Ayew and Roger Milla will join delegations to travel worldwide in the next months in the final push of the World Cup 2006 bidding campaign. Milla, the African Footballer of the Century, and former Ghanaian captain Abedi Pele will form part of the entourage when […]
SOUTH Africa is preparing to host the first United Nations World Conference on Racism and Xenophobia next year. The department of foreign affairs says the event should attract 10000 to 15000 delegates from across the globe. A definite date and venue has not been set but the conference is expected to take place by September […]
TELKOM said on Monday that it has signed a R5-billion fleet outsourcing deal with a subsidiary of Berlin-based DaimlerChrysler Services. Telkom said in a statement that, subject to Competition Commission approval, debis Fleet Management will purchcase Telkom’s 19 000-strong vehicle fleet and then provide a full maintenance lease service to it for five years. Telkom […]
SOUTH Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique are drafting a trans-frontier water sharing agreement to develop tripartite projects. Swaziland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives principle secretary, Noah Nkambule, said technicians from the three countries would complete a draft agreement by June 30. The agreement and a linked implementation plan will include a detailed environmental impact assessment covering […]