WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: WESTERN Province will be without Springbok wing James Small because of flu, but Percival Montgomery and Pieter Rossouw are in the team to face Mpumalanga Pumas in a Bankfin Currie Cup match at Newlands on Saturday. Meanwhile, Chaka Willemse is back in the Mpumalanga Pumas team to travel to Cape Town for their […]
WEDNESDAY, 6.00PM: SHARES on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange had a mixed day on Wednesday, with industrials boosted by selective buying while gold shares sat in the doldrums of minimal demand. Overall trade was thin, with institutions buying selectively in a search for bargains setting a solid foundation for the day’s trade, but most traders were […]
WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: NAMIBIAN Frankie Fredericks won the 100m race with an event-record time of 9,99sec and a share in the 20kg gold at the IAAF Berlin Grand Prix meeting on Tuesday. Fredericks surged in the final meters and powered past world record holder Donovan Bailey of Canada, who shared the second spot with Tim Montgomery […]
TUESDAY, 6.00PM: RESERVE Bank governor Chris Stals, in his annual address on Tuesday to the bank’s board, scotched hopes of an early cut in interest rates, stressing the need for financial caution in the months ahead. “In the present situation, the Reserve Bank feels that a cautious monetary policy remains justified,” Stals said. He said […]
WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: M-NET on Tuesday announced the acquisition of exclusive television rights of all international rugby matches played in England including the Five Nations tournament and the World Cup in Wales. But SABC viewers are not likely to be left in the cold as negotiations with M-Net are at an advanced stage. “In fact, we […]
WEDNESDAY, 4.00PM THE Truth and Reconciliation Commission will within the week press criminal charges against three former Civil Co-operation Bureau (CCB) operatives who refused to co-operate with its investigative unit, TRC acting deputy chairman Dumisa Ntsebeza said on Wednesday. CCB managing director Joe Verster, operative Abraham “Slang” Van Zyl and regional director Wouter Basson, appeared […]
WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: OLYMPIC silver medallist Hezekiel Sepeng ran his slowest time of 1min 52,66 to advance to the semifinals at the World Students Games in Sicily, Italy on Tuesday. Sepeng, who came from second last to win the the race, said the race was easy and he didn’t work hard. “I thought I mustn’t bump […]
TUESDAY, 1.30PM: ORLANDO Pirates midfield maestro Tebogo Moloi has been transfer listed. Moloi immediately expressed his desire to join Pirates’ rival team Kaizer Cheifs. Pirates CEO Irvin Khoza said he decided to put Moloi on transfer list after a weekend newspaper quoted him saying he was not happy at Pirates. He said the club will […]
MONDAY, 12.00NOON: THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange may follow the lead of Old Mutual and Sanlam insurers by demutualising, with listing a possibility, according to JSE president Russell Loubser. Loubser said he had first suggested the move when he took over his position in January, but it had been regarded as a heresy. However, recent announcements […]
TUESDAY, 12.00NOON: THE SA Callback Association together with 10 local callback operations on Monday served papers on the SA Telecommunications Regulatory Authority alleging that by banning callback services, Satra acted beyond its powers. The case is scheduled to be heard next week in the Witwatersrand division of the High Court. The SA Callback Association claims […]