A MAN arrested on Monday in connection with the arms cache found in KwaHlongwa near Hibberdene on the KwaZulu-Natal lower south coast last week made a brief appearance in the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday afternoon. David Hlongwa asked the court to appoint a state lawyer for him and was not asked to plead. Hlongwa […]
NIGERIA’S outgoing military ruler General Abdulsalami Abubakar on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Commonwealth to readmit Nigeria from May 29 as a diplomatic “breakthrough”. Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku earlier on Wednesday announced the decision of the heads of government to lift the suspension of Nigeria’s membership from the day it returns to civilian rule, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cairo | Thursday 2.00pm AN Egyptian archaeologist announced on Thursday that he has discovered an ancient desert route which Moses might have taken to lead the Jewish people out of Pharaonic Egypt more than 3500 years ago. A series of dried up wells revealed an ancient route of around 200km from the Nile […]
AN inspector stationed at the Hout Bay police station was on Wednesday arrested by the Independent Complaints Directorate and will face charges of murder, defeating the ends of justice and perjury, according to ICD regional director Riaz Saloojee. Saloojee said the policeman allegedly shot and killed a man said to have been involved in a […]
DURBAN Roodeport Deep plans to sharply accelerate its merger and acquisition strategy in Australia, CE Mike Prinsloo said on Tuesday. A target list of six stocks has been refined from an initial register of 38 stocks examined. Prinsloo, declined to name his preferred six, but said that early moves might be made on lifting his […]
GAUTENG daily,The Star, on Wednesday endorsed the African National Congress for the June 2 election but called on Gauteng voters to back the Democratic Party in the provincial poll. In its editorial, the newspaper said the ANC has an imperfect record in Gauteng where the majority of its readers reside. Newspapers that have publicly backed […]
MORE than 200 students at a teachers’ college in Mpumalanga have gone on hunger strike – because they say they are not getting enough food. Boarders at Mgwenya College of Education near Nelspruit complained when only half of them were given breakfast on Tuesday morning. And when only the boarders received lunch, all students decided […]
PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela on Wednesday conferred the Order of Good Hope on visiting Saudi Arabian crown prince Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and chose the occasion to highlight South Africa’s hopes of a resumption in the Middle East peace process. The crown prince arrived in South Africa on Wednesday on a six-day official visit during which […]
CLARE LOVELL, London | Thursday 11.50am. THE top box-office clash of the World Cup’s first round pits bookmaker’s choice South Africa against home favourites England at The Oval on Saturday, the same day that London also hosts soccer’s F.A. Cup final. Both already look likely to progress further but Saturday’s contest has an extra significance. […]
A DEVASTATING fire at Zambia’s only fuel refinery at Indeni, in Ndola, the provincial capital of the copperbelt region, has threatened fuel supplies to the country’s copper mines and to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. Presidential affairs minister Eric Silwamba said: “The damage is quite extensive. We estimate that the plant will be […]
PHILLIP NKOSI, Machadodorp | Thursday 2.15pm. A POLICEMAN from Diepkloof in Soweto was arrested on Wednesday after he and a gang of men allegedly tried to hijack a car on the N4 highway in Mpumalanga. Police spokesman Captain Izak van Zyl said the policeman was arrested when two other police officers drove by and saw […]
THREE South Africans are on PricewaterhouseCoopers International Test Player of the Year for cricket. Allan Donald tops bowlers, along with Shaun Pollock, and Jacques Kallis has made it in as a batsman and bowler. Other high-profile players on the list include struggling WEst Indian captain Brian Lara, Australian Steve Waugh, and India’s Sachin Tendulkar. Lara […]
THE Cats’ dramatic win over the Stormers on Saturday not only restored some of the side’s respectability, but may have extended the career of embattled coach Andre Markgraaff. Markgraaff has been under pressure throughout the Super 12 campaign, and has been attacked in the press for tactics and style. Markgraaff claimed the articles in the […]
POLICE on Tuesday warned people against scams in which fraudsters exploit Y2K fears to transfer bank account holders’ money into their own accounts. Police spokesman Faizel Abdul-Kader said the scam operators pose as bank workers and persuade people to transfer their money into these accounts in order to protect it while the banks secure their […]
MALAWIAN President Bakili Muluzi and the speaker of the National Assembly, Rodwell Munyenyembe, have agreed to convene an emergency meeting of parliament on Friday to decide on the new date for Malawi’s general elections, in keeping with a court order issued on Sunday. The deputy clerk of parliament, Fahad Assani, said in an interview that […]
RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin formally authorised the resumption of diplomatic and economic ties between Russia and Libya on Monday. The Russian decision follows the United Nations Security Council vote to lift international sanctions imposed on Libya. The end of UN sanctions came into effect when Libya handed over two suspects to the UN on April […]
A RECENT change in customary marriage law will marriages to enable more women to buy property independently of their husbands, the Estate Agency Affairs Board said on Tuesday. The amended law will remove the minority status of women with respect to proerty ownership under customary law. In a statement the board said the Recognition of […]
THE Blue Bulls Rugby Union will look for a new chief executive following their disappointing display in this year’s Super 12 competition. The Bulls’ management is undertaking “a process of strategic planning”, including shifts at the CEO level. An agreement with Dr John Williams to retain the post until July 31 1999 is due to […]
THE government has yet to announce the conditions for the awarding of the third cell-phone licence less than four weeks before the deadline for submission of applications for the third cell-phone licence. Sake reports that regulations sent by the South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Satra) to the department of communication, have not yet arrived on […]
UNITED States President Bill Clinton is sending Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and rights activist Jesse Jackson as special envoys to the upcoming African/African-American summit in Ghana, the White House announced on Monday. Herman and Jackson will head a 33-member presidential mission to the summit, to be held May 17 – 21 in Accra, Ghana. The […]
THE Angolan Unita rebel movement says it receives all its military equipment through the Angolan harbours of Luanda and Lobito. The announcement was made by Unita secretary general Paulo Gato, who emphasised all the war materials enter Angola through airports and ports. He also criticised the United Nations sanctions against his organisation, saying Unita considers […]
THE second in command in Nigeria’s military regime, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe, has threatened to sue publishers of a Lagos magazine which last week accused him of shady business dealings. Lawyers for the Nigerian chief of general staff sent a letter to the publishers of The News magazine, demanding an immediate retraction of the article, […]
Braam van Straaten has concluded a contract with the Western Province Rugby Football Union. His contract will commence on 1 June 1999 and terminate on 31 October 2001. Fedsure WP are delighted that Braam has shown such a keen interest to further his rugby career in Cape Town. Rob Wager, MD of Western Province Rugby […]
A PARIS prosecutor on Tuesday called for a 12- to 15-year sentence against notorious “dog of war” Bob Denard for his role in the 1989 assassination of Comoran president Ahmed Abdallah. Prosecutor Paul Bilger told a court on the penultimate day of Denard’s two-week trial that both the 70-year-old mercenary leader and one of his […]
GLOBAL demand for platinum in 1998 grew by 220000 ounces to 5,35-million ounces, driven by a 70% increase in fabrication of jewellery in China, according to Johnson Matthey in Platinum 1999, published in London on Monday. Demand in China, insignificant five years ago, rose to 620 000 ounces, taking total jewellery demand to 2,37-million ounces. […]
AN American citizen wanted on two charges in the United States was traced to Cape Town via the internet, police said on Tuesday. The Federal Investigation Bureau in was looking for Steven Nelson Delit on charges of theft of $1,2-million and of flight to avoid prosecution. A member of the public who was surfing the […]
PANASONIC Systems Company announced on Monday it has appointed its first empowerment franchise called OSEC (Office Solutions Empowerment Company. The firm said OSEC is a private black owned operational company dealing in office automation with the majority shareholding of 70% owned by the managing director, Mthandeni Bengane, and the remainder owned by the other director, […]
THE organisation Muslims Against Illegitimate Leaders will launch a campaign to discourage people from voting in the June 2 election, according to Mail spokesman Abdurahman Khan. Organisations affiliated to the Islamic Unity Convention decided at the weekend to encourage people not to vote, Business Day reported in its Tuesday edition. The IUC claims to represent […]
AN increase in motor vehicle theft last year left many motor insurers making significant underwriting losses last year, the South African Insurance Association said on Monday. SAIA chief executive Barry Scott said in a 1988/99 annual report that the relentless increase in crime in the mid-1990s apparently tapered off in 1996 and 1997. “However, during […]
JUBILEE 2000, the British-based group campaigning for the cancellation of the unpayable debts of the world’s poorest countries by next year, supports Nigeria’s calls for debt relief, director Ann Pettifor said on Tuesday. Speaking after a two-hour meeting with president-elect Olusegun Obasanjo, the director of the high-profile group said: “We in Jubilee 2000 would be […]
NIGERIA’S outgoing military ruler General Abdulsalami Abubakar said on Monday his country and Cameroon have agreed to resolve their long-running dispute over the Bakassi peninsula “in brotherly fashion.” Speaking after talks with Cameroon’s President Paul Biya Monday, Abubakar said his one-day visit had been a great success, while Biya called it “very useful.” The Cameroon […]
THE referees for both semifinals of the Winfield Super 12 and Vodacom Cup this weekend have been announced. In the Super 12 on Saturday night in Cape Town the second place Stormers play third place Otago Highlanders. The officials for this match will be Peter Marshall (Aus), referee, and Andrew Cole (Aus) and Wayne Erickson […]