OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Saturday 9.00pm. ORLANDO Pirates pulled off a fine 3-1 win over Desporto Maxaquene 3-1 in an African Cup Winners Cup first leg, second round at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday. Pirates converted more chances and made better use of the field and opportunities. It took a goal by Sam […]
DAVID LE PAGE, Johannesburg | Friday 5.00pm. THE gold index was the top performer on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Friday, after a sudden surge in the gold price, gaining 37 points and climbing to 1020. The financial index climbed to 34 points to 9705 while the industrial index climbed 18 points to 7480. The […]
HEALTH Minister Dr Nkosazana Zuma has been blamed by two opposition political parties on Sunday after the United States placed South Africa on a trade “watch list” — which identifies countries it claims denies adequate protection to intellectual property rights — for the second year in a row. National Party health spokesman Dr Kobus Gouws […]
DARYLL Cullinan, undefeated on 68, steered the World Cup XI to a hardfought three run victory over a Rest of SA XI in Gary Kirsten’s benefit match at Newlands on Tuesday. Hansie Cronje’s men posted 208/5 in 45 overs to which Peter Kirsten’s team replied with 205/9. With the Rest needing 10 runs from the […]
POLICE on Thursday said the car that Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Lifa Gqosha was driving when he was arrested and shot was not stolen. The Star newspaper reports that an unnamed investigating officer confirmed Gqosha’s claim that the car belongs to him, when the battered soccer star appeared before the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto on […]
ILLEGAL immigrants trying to sneak into the Northern Province may soon find themselves up against German-style security measures after provincial police called in border control experts from the state of Saxony. Provincial safety and security MEC Seth Nthai said on Monday the province has signed a cooperation agreement with Saxony to tap into its expertise […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 11.00am. HOLDERS ASEC of Cote d’Ivoire scored two late goals to crush Al-Harrach of Algeria 4-0 in an African Champions League second-round, first-leg clash in Abidjan on Sunday. The youthful Ivorian team went ahead midway through the first half through Venance Zeze and Aruna Dindane added a second after 69 […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Johannesburg | Wednesday 2.00pm URUGUAY are South Africa’s final opponent in the pool stage of the Rugby World Cup. The Springboks, who also play Scotland and Spain in the initial round, will Uruguay, the Repechage 2 winners, on October 15 in Glasgow, Scotland. Although losing to Morocco 21 – 18 in Casablanca over […]
CONTROVERSIAL MP Patricia de Lille has been named the Pan Africanist Congress’ choice for Western Cape premier, in the party’s “wish list” for provincial premiers, released on Sunday. Former PAC secretary-general Maxwel Nemazhivhanani has been named the premier-candidate for Northern Province, Elias Ntloedibe, a founder member of the PAC, is the premier-elect for the North-West, […]
JOHNNIC wants to lend Johannesburg’s northern council several million rand to remove an informal settlement perched at the doorstep of Dainfern, an upmarket development. The council and the Zevenfontein informal settlement community have rejected the offer, saying Johnnic wishes to move the camp to economically unviable land. Johnnic has offered to install water, sewage and […]
PETRONAS’ plans to ship crude oil from its fields in the Sudan to an affiliated Engen refinery in Durban have been slated by industry ananlysts. While concurring that the new fields will produce about 150000 barrels per day, observers suggest that ongoing unrest in the Sudan will make transport difficult. The Sudan is landlocked, an […]
GOLD mining company Avgold showed a loss for the quarter ending March 31, as production fell over 25% to 4355kg. While earnings were about R19-million as of December 31, the firm showed a R4-million loss. Production problems drove the cuts and losses, and included an underground fire, geological difficulties, and lost shifts over Christmas. Safety […]
UGANDA is preparing an armed incursion into neighbouring Sudan, a government newspaper in Khartoum alleged on Friday. The Al Anbaa said Sudan is massing troops on its side of the shared border and that armoured battalions are “poised for an offensive on vast areas in the equatorial region in south Sudan with the aim of […]
PENTOW Marine’s salvage tug John Ross left Cape Town harbour late on Thursday for the Port Elizabeth area in an attempt to tow a disabled 31000 ton chemical tanker. The Gina, carrying 28000 tons of vegetable oil, suffered major rudder failure on a voyage from Argentina to Durban and requires urgent assistance. According to salvors […]
MPUMALANGA MEC Luckson Mathebula appears in court again on Friday for allegedly beating his wife with a wooden elephant curio. Mathebula is charged with common assault for allegedly beating his common law wife, Rose Aletta Mnisi, 32, on May 29 last year. Mnisi claims she spent six weeks in hospital recovering from the alleged beating. […]
FORMER President FW de Klerk has refused to address election rallies in support of the flagging party at whose helm he won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Marthinus van Schalkwyk, head of the New National Party, told reporters on Wednesday that De Klerk, who quit politics unexpectedly in 1997, would make only low-key appearances […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 7.30pm. Health Minister Dr Nkosazana Zuma said on Friday that Aids should be a notifiable disease in South Africa, responding to criticism by Aids activist groups about proposed policies they feel will endanger the privacy of Aids sufferers. She also said attempts should be made to integrate the HIV/Aids “message” […]
PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela on Friday received two honorary doctorates from the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Mandela, who arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, told members of the academy that he will always cherish his association with the great intellectuals. “I would interpret your action also as a tribute to […]
THE Truth and Reconciliation Commission has issued a statement clarifying the nature of the “prosecution list” it has reportedly handed to National Director of Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka. The TRC said that it has met with Ngcuka to plan the “fulfillment of the recommendations of the TRC in its final report”. It said that many of […]
HUNDREDS of engineers and technicians employed by Zimbabwe’s state-owned Posts and Telecommunications Corporation have been fired for going on strike, the corporation announced on Friday. Postmaster-General Sizo Mhlanga accused the workers of having sabotaged equipment since the strike began on Tuesday, and said the mass sacking was aimed at preventing further destruction of property. The […]
THE Canterbury Crusaders came back from a 31-6 deficit after 30 minutes on Sunday to beat South Africa’s Golden Cats 58-38 in a 12-try Super 12 slugfest. Both teams treated the packed Trafalgar Park, Nelson, crowd to entertaining rugby. The Cats scored four of their five tries within 30 minutes with center Conrad Stoltz, who […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Friday 12.15pm THE Zimbabwe government has abandoned the sale of Hwange power station to Malaysia’s YTL and is currently renegotiating the deal to woo the support of international financiers. The government has already communicated its decision to the International Monetary Fund and its sister institution, the World Bank. It forms part […]
LIQUIDATIONS rose by a signficant 64,3% and insolvencies by nearly 33% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period last year, according to figures released on Thursday by Statistics South Africa. The number of liquidations for companies and close corporations rose in the first quarter from 649 to 1066. Compulsory liquidations […]
ETOILE du Sahel of Tunisia drew 2-2 with Express of Uganda in the CAF Cup second round first leg match played on Saturday. Etoile took the lead in the 12th minute through El-Mamani Ridha and added a second through El-Bargui Hakim in the 15th minute, before Express pulled one back in the 30th minute through […]
LOUIS LUYT’S Federal Alliance will be joined in the June 2 battle for seats in the National Assembly with two other parties with roots in the former homelands. The Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front was formed in 1998 by former civil servants of the one-time Venda homeland to fight pension issues. The Vukuzenzele Sekusile Party is based […]
INDEPENDENT Newspapers Plc said on Wednesday its offer to buy out minority shareholders in South Africa’s Independent Newspapers Holdings Ltd had been accepted. The Irish-based newspaper group said in a statement that it now holds 99,2% of the issued share capital of its South African subsidiary and it intends to acquire, in terms of the […]
FORMER United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader in the Western Cape Johan Slabbert on Friday announced he has joined the African Christian Democratic Party. He resigned from the UDM for what he thought was the best political solution for the country and the province. He realised that the basic problem is that of relationships. “If you […]
THE parents of a Zimbabwean airforce officer killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo are outraged that they were given only his kneecap for burial, a newspaper reported on Friday. The Independent quoted the father as saying that he was given a saucer containing what looked like part of a kneecap and told this was […]
THE Gauteng government on Thursday introduced a smart card system for commuters to use to pay taxi fares, ushering in a new phase of cashless commuting, SABC radio news reported on Thursday. Provincial transport MEC Joyce Kgoali said the new system will be introduced over the next two to three months. The smart cards will […]
AN international conference on landmines opens in the Mozambican capital on Monday. The five-day meeting is expected to bring together 800 delegates from the signatories of the 1997 Ottawa Treaty banning the production and marketing of mines. At least 134 countries signed the Ottawa Convention, but only 72, most those that have suffered the effects […]
EVANS MODISE, a member of the police VIP protection unit and a bodyguard to Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder, in the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court. Modise is alleged to have beaten to death a neighbour, Hluphekile Baloyi, on New Year’s Eve, by beating his head against the road. […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 4.00pm. OLD Mutual, which will list on the London stock exchange this year, said on Friday it is in talks to sell British-based Old Mutual Life Assurance and another unit based in the Isle of Man. The businesses are on the block because Old Mutual wants to move further into […]