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FRANKIE Dettori, the Tiger Woods of the racing world, will get the same rapturous reception the golf supremo has become used to if he wins one of the four International Challenge races at Turffontein tomorrow.
THE new-look Springbok pack will have a huge weight on their shoulders tomorrow in their clash against Italy in Udine in the second Test of their European tour.
Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus has nailed her colours firmly to the mast of non intervention in the currency market and refraining from support to keep the rand at a particular level .
FORMER Hyundai boss Billy Rautenbach paid 100000 to Glenn Agliotti for arranging a meeting between Rautenbach's attorney and business partner James Tidmarsh and former police commissioner Jackie Selebi in 2005, the South Gauteng High Court heard yesterday.
COUNCILLORS could find themselves out of work if they continue to ignore community issues, President Jacob Zuma said after a surprise visit to Madela Kufa Section 2 township in Tembisa yesterday, where angry residents have staged protests over service delivery failures.
Acting national director of public prosecutions Mokotedi Mpshe was asked yesterday to provide actual figures, and not a percentage, of cases successfully prosecuted, to dispel any notion that cases were being withdrawn to boost successful prosecution statistics.
ESKOM has stalled its Kusile power station for a few months, holding off on placing any more contracts until it knows what electricity price increases the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) will decide on early next year.
THE strategic alliance between the African National Congress (ANC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will break under one of two conditions, or a combination of the two.
IT NEVER rains but it pours for junior miner Simmer & Jack management, which has its hands full putting out fires on many fronts. If it is not worrying about the company's falling share price, management is dealing with its "troublesome" empowerment partner, Vulisango. If not that, then it is worrying about its profit margins.
SOME white folks feel that it is tough being white in the new SA. Well, try being a black writer. We have it tough too. This self-indulgent thought struck me last week as I was following the discussion unfolding online and in my inbox around two articles that appeared on these pages.
AIRLINES using Acsa's new King Shaka Airport, north of Durban, will have to fork out millions more than they are paying for fuel at Durban International Airport.
JUNIOR gold miner Simmer & Jack yesterday posted a R65m operating loss for the six months to September, mainly due to mounting operating cash costs.
VOLKSWAGEN (VW) SA said yesterday it planned to export 55000 new-generation Polos next year to destinations such as the US, Ireland and Malaysia from its flagship plant in the Eastern Cape.
CLOTHING group Edcon yesterday became the latest retailer to say that new cellphone regulations were hurting sales.
SHARES in technology company Spescom surged 5,77% yesterday to 55c, after it reported headline earnings per share of 12,7c for the year to September -- a rise of 24,5% from the previous year.
JSE-listed Rainbow Chicken , supplier of birds to fast-food chains KFC and Nando's, yesterday warned of lower profit levels to come, even as it reported higher chicken sales.
BREWING giant SAB said yesterday that it had lost market share in the past six months to Heineken, which started producing locally for the first time.
STANDARD Bank yesterday announced two major appointments to head its SA and international corporate and investment banking activities, to further its growth strategy. Kennedy Bungane was appointed the unit's SA CE . He takes over from David Munro, who has been appointed the global head of investment banking. Standard Bank operates in 32 countries. Munro will remain in SA.
INDUSTRIAL engineering company PSV Holdings experienced tough trading conditions for the six months ended August, with the strengthening of the rand and high cost of debt reducing profit after tax.
ILLOVO Sugar capitalised on a soaring world sugar price to post a 13% year-on-year rise in revenue to R4,25bn for the six months to September. Operating profit was up 35% to R1,24bn, helped by a major expansion of Illovo's Zambian operations as well as increased production and strong sales in Tanzania.
INVESTMENT bank Investec 's adjusted earnings per share fell 8,7% to 24p in the six months to September 30, "but we'll make it up", when economic conditions improve, said CEO Stephen Koseff.
Former Springbok Rassie Erasmus got involved in a maul of a different kind when he braved early morning traffic to rescue a dog trying to dodge cars on the busy N1.
A woman and her daughter were hit on the centre island of a busy intersection in Bishop Lavis last night when a BMW careered out of control.
Breede Municipality mayor Charles Ntsomi wants displaced Zimbabweans to be reintegrated into the volatile De Doorns community within the next week.
The man charged with kidnapping his son from school and later murdering him will remain in custody pending the outcome of his bail application, which is expected to be heard early next year.
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