FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for a worldwide annual soccer break in December. “It is vital that soccer should stop for a month”, Blatter said on Sunday. Speaking on French television, the FIFA chief said the sport’s world governing body would present its plan in March for a new, harmonised soccer calendar which could […]

FIFA chief Sepp Blatter repeated his support on Sunday for African bids to stage the 2006 World Cup. “I said we needed more solidarity and if one of the bids gives all guarantees, it is only logical that we should go round the globe,” said Blatter, who supported African bids last week at the African […]

KAIZER Chiefs beat teh Basotho Tigers 3-0 in a friendly in Kimberley on Sunday. Dennis Vukubi scored the only first half goal, while Lucky Maselesele netted twice after the break.

ERNIE Els shot a 67 in the last round of the golf classic on Perth on Sunday, finishing on 12-under with 276. But he was still eight shots behind Michael Campbell of New Zealand, who won the A$1,4-million event.

CATERING company Fedics Group on Friday said it is disposing of the business of Fedics as ongoing concern, delisting and liquidating by way of members’ voluntary winding up. The company said in a statement it was disposing of its business to a consortium comprised of existing black empowerment shareholders in Fedics, Ethos and certain members […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Accra | Monday 9.20pm. CAMEROON and co-hosts Ghana scraped into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals on Monday despite both losing in a thrilling finish to Group A. Cte d’Ivoire defeated Ghana 2-0 in Accra through goals from Bonaventure Kalou and Donald Olivier Sie while an early Massamesso Tchangai goal gave outsiders Togo a […]

SUGAR and aluminium firm Tongaat-Hulett Group Ltd is in talks to acquire Transvaal Sugar from Hunt Leuchars & Hepburn Holdings for R900-million, the companies said on Friday. Shares in HL&H jumped 11,3% or 74 cents to 730 cents, while Tongaat traded flat at R45,00 a share. HL&H separately said the deal needs the approval of […]

THE Indian government has agreed to send a team of industrial experts to help Nigeria in drawing up policies to boost small-scale industry. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, accompanied by Industry Minister Iyorcha Ayu, met the Indian Minister for Small Scale Industries Vasundhana Raji for talks on policy when he visited India last week, Obasanjo’s spokesman […]

MARKETS are expecting a mix of good and bad news this week, with the rand expected to benefit from Reserve bank data but private credit figures expected to show inflationary pressures. A Reuters consensus forecast sees M3 money supply rising on a year-on-year basis by 9,7% after rising 8,52% in November. The consensus on private […]

THE lions of Marloth Park in Mpumalanga struck again last week, attacking two men in the streets of the exclusive holiday town. The attacks took place just four months after lions killed and ate a man in the town, which borders the Kruger National Park east of Malelane, and where wild animals are allowed to […]