TELECOMS firm Ikwezi has pulled out of a consortium that won a bid to buy a majority stake in state-owned Uganda Telecommunications Limited (UTL), government officials said on Friday. They did not say why Ikwezi pulled out of the consortium and company officials were not immediately available for comment. But the head of Uganda’s privatisation […]
UGANDAN security officials have exhumed at least 40 bodies from two graves in a compound of the doomsday cult of which hundreds of members burnt to death last week. Security officials in the area found one grave in which they discovered 20 bodies, mainly women and children. They then found a second bigger grave in […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki’s office has denied that Mbeki has gone soft on Aids, insisting that he is committed to help curb the spread of the disease. But Mbeki’s spokesman Parks Mankahlana said the president will continue to seek views on the problem from any sector of society. The comment follows widespread criticism of Mbeki after […]
FOREIGN minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is due to meet Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Friday to discuss his upcoming visit to South Africa. Dlamini-Zuma is currently in Beijing for bilateral talks. The four day visit begins on April 24th and is the first to South Africa by a Chinese head of state. It is part of […]
IMPERIAL Motor Holdings announced on Friday that it is to start importing Hyundai motor vehicles and that a number of Hyundai dealerships will begin operating from the first of April. The new vehicles will be imported and distributed by Associated Motor Holdings, a subsidiary of Imperial Holdings. Imperial spokesman Alan Ross said that all remaining […]
WARATAHS centre Tim Horan admitted on Thursday that he risks aggravating a troublesome foot injury by resuming for the Queensland Reds in Saturday night’s must-win Super 12 rugby match against the Waikato Chiefs. “You could set yourself back obviously if I hurt it again, there’s always a risk in that, but there’s a risk in […]
IN the first successful land claim dating back to the colonial era, more than 900 members of the Hlubi tribe are set to return to their ancestral lands in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The claim is for some 8600 hectares, comprising 43 farms near Estcourt. The transfer, which is expected to be made official in November, will […]
MORE than 1400 ancient Egypt specialists from 50 countries will gather near the Great Pyramids of Giza next week for the eighth International Congress of Egyptologists. Subjects such as the “origins of the alphabet in the Egyptian western desert,” x-raying mummies and “women in the cult of Isis” will be discussed during the nine-day meeting […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Hong Kong | Friday 2.20pm. LOWLY Chinese Taipei came within a whisker of scoring a stunning upset against mighty South Africa at the Hong Kong Sevens on Friday, going down 21-19 after a second-half comeback. The Chinese Taipei team fought back from 21-0 down to give the starless Springbok side the fright of […]
A TRY in the first seconds of the game set up a 31-17 victory for the Auckland Blues against the New South Wales Waratahs at Eden Park on Friday. Troy Flavell at lock scored when the ball was driven up through Mark Robinson who had several unmarked players to feed for the try. Both sides […]