A TRY in the first seconds of the game set up a 31-17 victory for the Auckland Blues against the New South Wales Waratahs at Eden Park on Friday. Troy Flavell at lock scored when the ball was driven up through Mark Robinson who had several unmarked players to feed for the try. Both sides […]
Paul Kirk Chris MacAdam, the head of KwaZulu- Natal’s investigating directorate (organised crime and public safety), is facing a multimillion-rand lawsuit from soldiers who claim he wrongly arrested them for a massacre that followed the assassination of Sifiso Nkabinde. Within hours of Nkabinde being gunned down in Richmond, a family of 11 African National Congress […]
Is normal service resumed? Markets surge as the blue chips bite back – and dot.coms dwindle Heather Connon It is a corporate remake of The Empire Strikes Back. Just 10 days ago a clutch of new technology stars soared into the elite of the FTSE 100 index. Since then, the shares of Freeserve, Psion and […]
INDUSTRIAL group Barlow said on Friday that it has sold to Deutsche Bank R695-million worth of its shares in technology firm Dimension Data. Earlier this week, Barlow said it had bought 3% of its own shares through a subsidiary, bringing total purchases of its own shares to 6% of share capital for a total amount […]
Cameron Duodu LETTER FROM THE NORTH ‘We have told everyone we will shave our heads to be like Mr [Abdoulaye] Wade. After that, we are going to stand naked in front of the presidential palace – to proclaim that we are like new-born babies and that a new Senegal is born.” With these words, the […]
Peter Dickson Costa Gazi, the outspoken Eastern Cape state doctor, has offered to personally fund the introduction of Nevirapine, an anti-retroviral drug used to combat Aids, in community clinics if the Department of Health fails to provide the drug. Gazi, the health secretary of the Pan Africanist Congress, said this week he is prepared to […]
SOUTH African Sweliwile Hanns says he is confident of defending his title against competitors from 15 other countries in the world sheep-shearing championships in Bloemontein on Saturday. Hanns, who uses hand-shears and has been a professional shearer since 1982, came third in the world championships in New Zealand in 1997 and won the title in […]
Donna Block SHAREWORLD I’ve just returned from holiday in Plettenberg Bay, during which time my family and I decided to take a tour boat. We spotted lots of sea creatures but the waves were throwing us around quite a bit, causing my six-year-old to say, “Mommy looks just like a robot – red, yellow and […]
NET WATCH Ever been frustrated by Junk Mail’s insistence on obscuring phone numbers in their online edition? Well, now you can advertise free online at consumer.co.za, and read the ads free as well. It’s a new service from online store etenga, and you can leave your ad up as long as you like. Those who […]
THE Inkatha Freedom Party said on Friday night that it expects at least 5000 members to attend its annual marchin Johannesburg on Saturday to commemorate the Shell House shooting of 1994. Police said they will maintain tight security for the duration of the march. During a pre-election march in 1994 a clash erupted outside Shell […]
Rodney Victor Jewish leaders are scrambling to avoid involvement in a row over the food given to Jews in prisons after an awaiting-trial inmate at Pretoria Central Prison complained that Jewish prisoners are offered halaal food prepared for Muslims instead of kosher fare. Rabbi Michael Katz of Chabad House in Johannesburg said he is aware […]
John Matshikiza With the Lid Off Lusaka looks sadly dilapidated these days. You can tell that no one really comes here because the huge, pompous international airport that was built in Kaunda’s heyday, shortly after independence in the 1960s, stands gaunt, faded and out of step with the times. The car park is the same […]
BRONWEN ROBERTS, Durban | Friday 8.00pm TWELVE schoolchildren died and five were seriously injured in a stampede in a crowded disco in Chatsworth, Durban on Friday afternoon. The stampede was apparently caused when a canister of gas — thought to have been teargas — was released in the early afternoon in the Throb nightclub — […]
Jaspreet Kindra The government’s plan to privatise municipal services countrywide has created a gruelling test for the ruling alliance of the African National Congress, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the South African Communist Party as they gear up for November’s local government elections. Cash-strapped municipalities will now have the option of […]
De Beers has recently declared that its Central Selling Organisation (CSO) can guarantee, from March 26, that no diamonds from rebel-held zones will contaminate its sales. This is laudable, if late, but the diamond giant also seems to be trying to airbrush history and tell us that it has no idea how it is that […]
THE West Indies have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the second and final test against Zimbabwe starting in Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday. On Monday, the Windies dragged themselves off the floor to score a remarkable 35-run victory in the inaugural test between the two sides. Zimbabwe, chasing a target of 99, were bowled out […]
With the help of a few visionaries, the apartheid struggle’s ‘young lions’ are learning how to come to terms with their past and move on with their lives Charlene Smith ‘How many people have you killed?” Jabulani and Max look at each other and shake their heads. Jabu answers: “It’s impossible to know. Some you […]
Microsoft’s games console aims to blow away the competition Jack Schofield Microsoft plans to go head-to-head with three giant Japanese corporations, Sony, Sega and Nintendo, for the games console market. Leading games companies have already started developing for the system, which is based on PC technology, and which will go on sale in the United […]
Ivor Powell The South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Satra) ignored the reports of its own technical experts committees in recommending the Cell C consortium for the country’s third cellular phone licence. Documents in the possession of the Mail & Guardian show that Satra’s own specialist committees placed Cell C only third among the five shortlisted […]
THOUSANDS of Mozambicans have started fleeing the ruined southern town of Chokwe ahead of a predicted fresh wave of floods, relief workers said on Thursday. Some 15000 people have returned to the town in recent days, despite warnings from the government of the possibility of fresh rains. Hundreds of thousands of others are still in […]
A STATE witness in the murder trial United Democratic Movement secretary-general Sifiso Nkabinde admitted that his earlier testimony implicating KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Zweli Mkhize in the assassination plot was based entirely on hearsay. Bruce Mhlongo admitted during cross-examination that his testimony that Mkhize’s name had been mentioned in the planning of the assasination had come […]
NOMSA SHONGWE, Nelspruit | Thursday 2.45pm. THE Mpumalanga health department says up to 20% of its medicines for hospitals and clinics are being stolen and resold by corrupt officials. Health spokesman George Mohlamonyane said government is uncertain exactly how the medicine is being stolen, because it is delivered to clinics and hospitals by commercial companies. […]
ALL Black and Hurricanes winger Jonah Lomu will return to the side in time for the Super 12 clash against the Auckland Blues on March 31. Lomu was sidelined after he broke the ring finger of his left hand in the match against the Reds in New Plymouth on March 4. It was hoped that […]
ZAMBIA has named a 19-man squad for their first-round Cosafa Cup match against Botswana at the Independence Stadium in Lusaka. The Zambian squad includes eight players who played in last month’s African Nations Cup. Zambia have played three warm-up matches with the reshuffled line-up under new coach George Mungwa, who made his final selection on […]
RAW sewerage flowing into Lake Victoria is threatening the health of 30-million people in East Africa. The British Airways Travel Clinic says travellers to the region should be extremely careful with the food and water they consume. Sewerage dumping increases the danger of cholera, typhoid and dysentery epidemics. The European Union banned the import of […]
THE SA Weather Bureau is to be turned into a statutory body that will charge fees for certain non-core services, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Valli Moosa said on Thursday. Speaking at a function to celebrate World Meteorological Day 2000, Moosa said the objective is to enable the Weather Bureau to generate its own income. […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 5.00pm. THE JSE continued its gains on Thursday, with a strong showing in the IT, financial and industrial sectors, finishing the day 0,71% or 57 points up. Dimension Data, which posted the most active shares by value on the day, had added R2,30 to its share price by midday. At […]
GRIQUAS will sport the talents of Leon van den Heever at fullback when they meet the Mpumalanga Pumas in a vital Vodacom Cup match in Witbank on Saturday. Eighthman Bok Markram and prop Henno van Tonder are also back in the side. There are also a new replacement in George Binekos, while Darren Uys has […]
GOLD producer Durban Roodepoort Deep said on Thursday it is closely monitoring a cyanide spill in Papua New Guinea that involved its Australian takeover target Dome Resources. Johannesburg-based DRD owns 19,9% of Dome and is currently bidding for the remaining 80,1% it does not already own. A crate of deadly sodium cyanide pellets, suspended below […]
TELKOM announced on Wednesay that is has suspended 17 employees allegedly linked to inappropriate conduct involving outside contractors. Telkom’s managing executive of network operations said that that the suspensions follow an extensive investigation, which uncovered evidence of inappropriate business relationships and transactions with certain contractors –a violation of Telkom’s code of conduct. No further details […]
DIMENSION Data Holding (Didata) on Thursday announced that it is set to capture at least 15% of the networking market in the New England region of the United States. The deal sees Dimension Data take control of Data Comm Systems (DCS) Incorporated, a Boston-based company with an annual turnover of R200-million. This follows its acquisition […]
LIBERIA has lifted with “immediate effect” the suspension of the Roman Catholic radio station Veritas for posing a security threat, the information ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said the suspension was lifted following talks between the ministers of justice, information and postal affairs and the board of Radio Veritas headed by its chairman Archbishop […]