Gaye Davis National Party heavyweights were on Thursday working furiously behind the scenes to build consensus around Marthinus van Schalkwyk as the sole candidate to take over the reins from FW de Klerk and avert blood-letting between the old and new guards. Van Schalkwyk (37) entered Parliament in 1990 as the member for Randburg. His […]
Maria McCloy Hip-hop’s influence in Africa will, at=20 last, be evident at this year’s Arts Alive=20 Festival. Senegalese act Positive Black=20 Soul, one of Africa’s best known hip-hop=20 groups, are to perform alongside Cape=20 Town’s Black Noise as the replacement act=20 for Me’Shell NdegeOcello, who withdrew=20 after an accident. Festival organisers had planned to sign […]
THURSDAY, 12.30PM: OLYMPIC double gold medallist Penny Heyns clocked 2min 32,13sec and finished fourth in the 200m breaststroke final at the World Student Games in Sicily, Italy on Wednesday. Masami Tanaka of Japan won the race in 2min 30,24sec. Heyns qualified for the final after winning her heat in 2min 31,98sec earlier in the day.”Personally […]
THURSDAY, 4.00PM: BUSINESS in South Africa is losing out on millions of dollars in World Bank-financed projects because SA companies are not taking full advantage of opportunities on offer, the World Bank’s resident representative in South Africa, Judith Edstrom, said on Wednesday. Speaking at a briefing session at the Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce […]
THURSDAY, 12.00NOON: ACCORDING to the latest consumer price index published by the Central Statistical Service, the inflation rate in July increased by 0,3 percentage points to an annualised 9,1%. The major causes of the increase are food and housing, mainly due to a 15% increase in the price index for assessment rates and a 13,4% […]
WEDNESDAY, 11.00AM: THE SA Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has sent a letter to the SA Callback Association and 10 callback operators saying it will not initiate criminal prosecutions pending the outcome of a high court decision on the legality of the services. The letter has been taken by callback operators to mean that the September 1 […]
WEDNESDAY, 12.00NOON: DESPITE sliding into the red on the back of decreased iron ore exports, production problems at its Vanderbijlpark plant and continuing losses at its Pretoria works, Iscor has beaten market expectations by reporting headline earnings of R384-million, or 15,2c a share, for the year ending June 30. The previous year’s 25c a share […]
THURSDAY, 12.30PM: FOUR South Africans — Wayne Ferriera, Joanette Kruger, Grant Stafford and Amanda Coetzer — advanced to the third round of the US Open in New York on Wednesday. Ferriera, who is ranked 55, outclassed 26th-rated Alberto Berasategui of Spain 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-3. “I’m grateful to win. Five sets make you realize […]
THURSDAY, 2.30PM ZAMBIA has suspended two provincial police chiefs — the commanding officer for police in the central province and his deputy — following the assassination attempt on former president Kenneth Kaunda at the weekend. Police Inspector General Francis Ndhlovu said investigations revealed that live ammunition had been used to break up an opposition rally […]
THURSDAY, 12.30PM: TWO goals by Bafana Bafana midfielder Clinton Larsen and one by striker Simon Makhubela helped Manning Rangers maintain their unbeaten record this season. Rangers beat Orlando Pirates 3-2 in their Premier Soccer League match played in front of 25 000 spectators at Chatsworth Stadium in Durban on Wednesday. Larsen opened the score for […]