KHULUMA Cellular 084, which is bidding for the third cellular licence, told the South Africa Telecommunications Authority on Tuesday that it has already obtained commitments for the some R3-billion needed to set up its network. “Our strong financial backing has enabled us to create a true partnership, with no need for any of the empowerment […]

THE Nigerian government has ordered 20 privately owned television and radio stations to stop broadcasting because they have failed to pay their licence fees, officials said Tuesday. The stations which include Africa Independent Television (AIT), Raypower FM, and Minaj television, were shut down on Tuesday morning, the acting director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission said. […]

FORMER Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere is in a “critical” condition, a spokeswoman for the London hospital where he is being treated said on Sunday. “He is critical at the moment… his condition has worsened,” she said. Nyerere, (77) was admitted to St Thomas’ hospital in London on September 9. He is suffering from leukaemia. In […]

THE Pioneer Food Group has acquired 37,5% of shares in Ceres Fruit Juices. The shares were previously owned by South African Breweries. The other shareholders are Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG) with 37,5% and KWV with 25%. The transaction provides both the Pioneer Food Group and Ceres Fruit Juices with more flexibility to compete successfully on […]

BRITAIN’s Prince Edward is due to visit South Africa next weekend for the commemoration of the centenary of the Boer War, the British High Commission said on Monday. The prince, the third son of Queen Elizabeth II who she recently made the Duke of Kent, will along with President Thabo Mbeki attend the official launch […]

PROLIFIC and distinguished cinematographer, author and publisher, Tom Bulpin, died at his Muizenberg, Cape Town home on Sunday, the Cape Argus reported on Monday. He was 81. Bulpin was the author of 27 books, many of them best-sellers, including “Discovering South Africa” — the latest edition of which he was attempting to complete before his […]

THE Saudi minister of water and agriculture said on Sunday a ban on beef imports from Africa imposed 17 years ago do not include imports from South Africa. Minister Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz bin Muammar told journalists onthe sidelines of a farming exhibit in Saudi Arabia that Riyadh hs “rectified” a situation which arose after the […]

SWAZILAND’s embattled editor of the Sunday edition of the Times of Swaziland had his R3000 bail extended on Monday after appearing briefly in the Mbabane magistrate’s court on criminal defamation charges. Bheki Makhubu was arrested just over one week ago after publishing a story and photograph saying that the new fiance of the small country’s […]

TWO of the critically ill British patients in the Nelspruit Medi-Clinic in Mpumalanga are in a stable condition again after suffering a relapse over the weekend, a doctor at the hospital said on Monday evening. Tour manager Caroline Sandover, who suffered severe head injuries, and Catherine Thompson, who suffered chest injuries, were injured when a […]