Ebrahim Harvey CROSSFIRE David Hall, director of the Public Services International Research Unit, University of Greenwich, London, and an acknowledged authority on public services, has roundly condemned the iGoli 2002 plan as a “narrow vision and limited world view” in a booklet titled World-class Evidence against iGoli 2002. Has the management of iGoli 2002 and […]
democracy John Seiler A SECOND LOOK Putting district councils rather than local councils at the pivot of local development reflects a planner’s fantasy: a predictable, uniform, when necessary controllable, and ultimately lifeless process in which basic change takes place quickly and without the awkwardness of competition among disparate economic, social and cultural interests. Yet this […]
THE inquest into the death of Cape Town druglord and Hard Livings gang leader Rashaad Staggie has ended. According to Advocate Willie Viljoen of the Investigative Directorate Against Organised Crime the recent arrest of People Against Gangsterism and Drugs co-ordinator Abdus Salaam Ebrahim for the murder of Staggie in effectively put a stop to the […]
ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Meles Zenawi warned on Friday that eight million people in his drought-stricken country are threatened by famine. He has complained of a slow response by the international community to help prevent a repeat of the mass starvation of the mid 1980s. Ethiopia is the worst-affected of the seven East African countries where […]
SWAZILAND’s civil service union has vowed to fight government plans to shed about 5500 workers as part of its economic reform programme. The government calls them “daily-paid workers”, and says they must go to cut a bloated civil service that swallows more than 40% of state expenditure. But union president Elliot Mkhatshwa said on Wednesday […]
DIRKIE Strydom, Dagga Bosman and Fransie Roets have been roped into the Griquas squad for their Vodacom Cup clash against the Northern Free State Griffons at Absa Park in Kimberley on Friday night. Strydom back in action after being injured repleces Leon van den Heever ar fullback with Bosman making his return to flank at […]
SUPERSPORT United came a close second to Moroka Swallows in their Premier League match at the Caledonian Stadium on Wednesday night. Swallows notched up a 3-2 win after neither team could score in the first half. The pitch was far from satisfactory, being slippery and wet after heavy rain during the day. Supersport drew first […]
CHANGE is the name of the game at the SWD Eagles, who have made no less than six changes for their Vodacom Cup match against Border. Wayne Munn is the new Eagles scrumhalf, while flanker Lodewyk Hattingh loses his place to Fiela van Zyl, who makes way for Harold Karele at eighthman. In the backline […]
FORMER All Black prop Brad Johnstone, currently coaching Italy in the Six Nations, said on Wednesday that the rugby played in the Six Nations is not on par with that seen in the Super 12 championship. Johnstone, who coached Fifi to the World Cup quarter-finals before signing an initial two-year contract with the Italians said, […]
DOZENS of striking workers at a textile company in the northern Nigerian city of Kano were injured and ten arrested after invading company premises and clashing with the police, officials said on Thursday. The Lebanese-owned Angels Spinning and Dyeing Company last month announced plans to sack around 1500 of its 4000 staff in Kano. Workers […]
SABC chief executive of news Enoch Sithole resigned from his position, SABC chairman Vincent Maphai announced on Tuesday. Sithole had asked to be relieved of his duties at the end of April. Sithole’s resignation comes after strong speculation that Sithole was to resign because of internal power plays within the SABC following findings of irregularities […]
A SHIPMENT of diamonds from Angola has been seized by Belgian authorities in Antwerp at the request of De Beers,, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The shipment of rough diamonds was destined for De Beers’s rival, the Angola Selling Corporation (Ascorp). De Beers has said it has contracts to buy all the diamonds from […]
CAPE Town rescue workers are hoping to resume their search on Wednesday afternoon for the body of an unidentified man whose car plunged over Chapman’s Peak Drive early on Tuesday. The motorist crashed through a security gate on the Noordhoek side of the drive at about 3am on Wednesday. The road has been closed to […]
TWO Johannesburg policemen were killed in an accident on Empire Road early on Thursday morning. Captain Iwo Liut, 35, and Sergeant Jaque Rabie, 29, were involved in a high speed chase when they lost control of their car, which plunged off the N1 highway onto Empire Road near Wits University. Paramedics battled for hours at […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki has indicated that South Africa will help rebuild East Timor after the territory’s 24-year independence battle. Speaking after meeting veteran East Timorese resistance leader Xanana Gusmao in Pretoria, Mbeki said SA assistance will include diplomatic pressure to stop the arming and training of anti-independence militia. Gusmao said East Timor needs not only […]
ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Paarl | Thursday 9.00am. BOLAND beat Eastern Province by 36 runs in Paarl to win the Standard Bank Cup, the province’s first trophy in senior cricket. Boland made 209/6 in their 45 overs after winning the toss and then restricted EP to 173/8 in reply. Boland based their score around a fine half […]
The cost of the recent floods in South Africa has reached an estimated R2,5-billion and is still rising, Public Works Minister Stella Sigcau said on Thursday. The figure only accounts for the cost of reconstruction work, and did not include costs of a social nature, like food, she said. “Now we have to find the […]
NIGERIA’s privatisation agency said on Thursday it is reopening bidding for 64,8-million government shares in oil marketer African Petroleum whose earlier sale prompted a parliamentary inquiry. The government said last week it was selling the shares to Sadiq Petroleum Ltd, a little-known oil marketing company, which has agreed to pay 33,00 naira per share or […]
ZIMBABWE’S Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the commissioner of police to investigate allegations that two journalists were tortured after reporting a coup plot against President Robert Mugabe. Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay ordered commissioner Augustine Chihuri to investigate the claims and prosecute all suspects. The journalists, Standard newspaper editor Mark Chavunduka and reporter Ray Choto, applied […]
NAMES of streets, towns and cities are set to change once the Language Policy Draft Bill has been passed by parliament. Dr Wally Serote, chairperson of the portfolio committee on arts, culture science and technology says however that every change will be subject to intense consulation with all concerned parties. He says the process will […]
KING Lebone Molotlegi of the Bafokeng has died in a Sandton clinic, after being admitted there earlier this month with lung and kidney failure. Under the rule of the 35-year-old king, the 300_ooo strong Bakokeng managed to develop their infrastructure near Rustenburg without government assistance with their shares in the Impala Platinum mines. Last year […]
JUSTIN ARENSTEIN, Nelspruit | Thursday 8.00pm THE Mpumalanga education department will have to shell out some R2,6-million to sacked department head Faith Sithole for as settlement for irregularly firing her. Sithole was dismissed after 20 years service in January after she was accused of complicity in the province’s 1998 matric exam results scandal. The scandal […]
AT least 60 people have died after two buses collided at Kericho in western Kenya on Wednesday. Police say the two buses, belonging to Akamba and Shaggy bus companies, collided head-on at Kapkatunga near Kericho town and burst into flames on impact. Seriously injured passengers were taken to hospitals in Kericho.
THE fraud case against alleged Sicilian mafia kingpin Vito Roberto Palazzolo has been postponed to June 2 in the Cape Town Regional Court on Wednesday. Bruce Morrison, representing the local Directorate for Public Prosecutions told the court Palazzolo will at his next appearance be expected to plead to two fraud charges, one of forgery, one […]
THE West Indies have recalled hard-hitting opener Philo Wallace, all-rounder Laurie Williams and fast bowler Mervyn Dillon for the opening two matches of their one-day triangular series starting at the weekend. Their first two matches are both against Zimbabwe, in Jamaica on Saturday and Sunday, with Pakistan, the third team in the tournament, arriving next […]
HEALTH Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Thursday that the anti-retroviral Aids drug Nevirapine would not hit the shelves in South Africa before July at the earliest. This is because the results of the SA Medical Control Council tests to detect any side-effects of the drug are not ready yet, SABC radio reported. Nevirapine, which is […]
CHAKA Willemse will return to skipper the Mpumalanga Pumas against Namibia in Windhoek on Saturday. Willemse was axed from the side that lost to Griquas last week. Pumas team: Kallie Benadie; Marchello Solomons, Riaan Potgieter, Geoff Appleford, Billy Beukes; Lionel Ingram, Louis van Straaten; Charl Els, Ryan Jacobs, Francois Rossouw, Sarel Eloff, Chaka Willemse (capt), […]
PERCY Montgomery has picked up an ankle strain and looks doubtful for Sunday’s Super 12 match against the Chiefs in Pukehoke. Stormers coach Alan Solomons has delayed naming his side, but if Montgomery makes the side it is expected to be unchanged from the one that lost 47-31 last week to the Crusaders. Pieter Rossouw […]
HURRICANES lock Dion Waller has been axed from the side that will play the Auckland Blues on Friday due to poor discipline. Coach Graham Mourie initially said Waller was left out of the starting line-up because of a rotation, but later said he is concerned about the amount of penalties Waller gives away. Apart from […]
MIRIAM ISA and SARAH BULLEN| Wednesday 2.40pm THE amount of money in the economy grew faster than expected in February, but loans to the private sector slowed, making it likely interest rates will remain on hold, data on showed. Growth in the broad M3 measure of money supply, a key inflation indicator, accelerated to 13,93% […]
LOUIS Vosloo has been included in South Africa’s Davis Cup squad for their tie against Belarus on April 7 after initially failing to make the squad. Vosloo was put in as a reserve in case Grant Stafford could not play, but is now fully part of the eight-man. Vosloo will join the team in Minsk […]
PRICES of Kenya’s coffee generally firmed at this week’s auction as overseas demand remained firm, traders said. Auction results released on Thursday show the price of finer qualities shot up significantly. PB grade rose to $115-$129 per bag compared to $62-$119 last week. AA grade was sold at $127-$186 versus $112-$185 last week. Kenya’s coffee […]