A HUNTING operator has asked a court for permits to hunt an endangered and partially tame Black Rhino, but the government has vowed to protect the threatened animal. “We are committed to compliance with CITES and that does not allow the commercial utilisation of Black Rhinos,” said Trish Hanekom, head of the Conservation and Environment […]
THE deputy president of the United Democratic Movement, Roelf Meyer, will be attending the Inkatha Freedom Party’s national congress in Ulundi this weekend. The UDM says Meyer’s attendance at the congress would bring about greater co-operation between the two parties. The UDM says it considers political realignment and the changing of voting patterns as high […]
THREE teachers were shot dead in the staffroom of a Soweto school at about 8.30am on Thursday, allegedly by a colleague, police said. A man has been arrested and is being held at the Meadowlands police station. Soweto police spokesman Captain Richard Luvhengo says the gunman was standing with two female colleagues inside the staffroom […]
TOP INTERNATIONAL executive Paul Edwards has been appointed as new CEO of the Johnnies Industrial Corporation (Johnnic), the group’s chairman, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced on Wednesday. Ramaphosa said that Edwards’ key task as CEO will be to accelerate Johnnics’ impetus in becoming the leading integrated media, entertainment and telecommunications group in Africa. Current CEO Vaughn Bray […]
THE Australian scrum took a battering against the All Blacks in Saturday’s 34-15 Tri Nations loss after unconvincing performances earlier this season, prompting calls for personnel changes before the Wallabies take on South Africa in Cape Town on August 14. A squad of up to 26 players will be named on Friday and the make-up […]
A WORKER was killed in an industrial accident at Anglo American Platinum’s Waterval smelter near Rustenberg in North West on Wednesday. Amplats declined to say exactly how Seth Chauke of Rustenberg died, only revealing that it was an “industrial accident”. The smelter is a 24-hour operation that processes concentrate from the nearby mine and separates […]
ZIMBABWE last year showed a trade deficit of Z$14,2-billion ($371-million), according to figures published Wednesday by the Central Statistical Office. The state-run CSO said exports were worth Z$45,2-billion against imports costing Z$59,4-billion. South Africa, Britain and the United States are its major export markets, and also the main source of imports, the CSO said. Zimbabwe’s […]
THE Italian oil and gas firm ENI announced on Tuesday it has reached an agreement with Libya on a $5,5-billion scheme to extract gas off the Libyan coast and build a 600km pipeline between Libya and Malta. The deal, between Eni’s local subsidiary Agip Nord Africa bv and Libya’s state-owned firm, NOC, was concluded on […]
VISITING Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Laurent Kabila met business groups and potential investors here in Pretoria on Tuesday, the second day of his visit to South Africa, radio reports said. The five cabinet ministers who accompanied Kabila to Pretoria on Monday met with their South African counterparts on Tuesday, SABC radio reported. Kabila […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 3.00pm. NATAL Sharks flyhalf Henry Honiball has been officially ruled out of the Winfield Tri-Nations Tests against New Zealand in Pretoria on August 7 and Australia in Cape Town on August 14 due to an ankle injury. While Honiball’s chronic ankle problems are widely covered, the South African Rugby Football […]