MSI Cellular, an international operator in the Khuluma 084 consortium bidding for the third cellular licence, announced on Thursday that it has won the GSM cellular licence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, now its 10th GSM licence in Africa. The DR Congo was the first African country to install a cellular network in 1986. […]

ACCLAIMED filmmaker Richard Attenborough on Wednesday received an honorary doctorate of literature from the University of Cape Town. Lord Attenborough, who was an outspoken opponent of apartheid, used his acceptance speech to pay homage to former president Nelson Mandela. He said the world was in awe of Mandela’s ability to resist recrimination and bitterness in […]

LONMIN reported a 23% jump in underlying profits in the year to September 30 on Friday, buoyed by a strong performance at its platinum mines, and predicted a further improvement in the current year. The mining rump of the late Tiny Rowland’s former Lonrho empire, which last month withdrew a bid for Ghana’s Ashanti Goldfields, […]

JUSTICE Minister Penuell Maduna on Wednesday acceded to a request from Cape High Court Judge President Edwin King that he retire at the end of April next year rather than the end of October. This comes after Maduna last week asked King to remain in office until the end of October. Maduna’s spokesman Paul Setsetse […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Friday 4.15pm. WESTERN Cape provincial crime intelligence chief Jeremy Veary released an identikit of a bomb suspect without consulting policemen working on the case because he believed the suspect was being protected by top Western Cape detectives. This information is contained in a signed statement by Veary, which he originally […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Port Elizabeth | Friday 6.30pm. ENGLAND clawed their way back into the match on day number two of the second test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth. By the close of play the touring side had rattled up a reply of 139/1 to South Africa’s blistering first innings total of 450. After losing […]

SOUTH Africa’s seven-a-side rugby team kick off their challenge for the Stellenbosch Sevens title on Friday with a match against Kenya at the Danie Craven Stadium. The team, led by former Bok winger Jacques Olivier, will be hoping to improve on their recent showing at the Dubai Sevens where they were beaten 31-0 in the […]

n Western Cape Premier Gerald Morkel will be next to his cellphone with the family at his official residence. He is one of seven in the provincial government put on standby just in case the Y2K bug causes havoc. n Cape Town Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, a keen gardener, will spend the time in the […]

Thirty-one years after the assassination of the civil rights leader, one man is still fighting to expose what he says is the truth behind the murder. Tony Stark reports Bill Pepper is a crusader – a man with a mission that has transformed this quietly spoken American lawyer from an unknown attorney into someone who […]

Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala With legislation on the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Bill due to be passed soon, a special parliamentary committee is currently debating whether examples of discrimination should be included in a schedule to be added to the Bill. Examples suggested to form part of this schedule are discrimination based on […]