Johannesburg

Woman found dead in bedroom

Johannesburg - A woman has been found dead in her house in Himalaya Street, Laudium, Pretoria, Erasmia police said on Monday. At 10:30 police responded to a house robbery complaint, said Constable Patricia Simelani. On arrival,...

White S. African guilty in deaths of 4 blacks

JOHANNESBURG — A white teenager has pleaded guilty in a shooting spree that killed four blacks and reignited racial tensions in post-apartheid South Africa. South Africa media report that 18-year-old Johan Nel pleaded guilty as...

AFDA Annual Students Film Festival

AFDA is about to have its Annual Students Film Festival. This has always been the debut platform for big international AFDA winners! The AFDA festival is an opportunity for the industry, press, the general public, parents,...

UPDATE 1-S.Africa's Telkom H1 profit edges up on Vodacom

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 17 (Reuters) - South African telecoms firm Telkom posted a 0.4 percent rise in first-half headline earnings per share thanks to strong growth at its mobile unit Vodacom. Telkom said on Monday its headline EPS...

SADC health ministers tackle challenges

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Health ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) members have over the weekend highlighted the importance of addressing non-communicable diseases commonly referred to as...

Cops launch manhunt for Gauteng's most wanted

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Nov 17 2008 07:57 Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for six criminals, a spokesperson said on Monday. Superintendent Eugene Opperman said the men were responsible for a spate of armed robberies...

UPDATE 1-JSE mulls higher offer for S.African bond exchange

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's JSE stock exchange is in talks about raising its proposed offer for the Bond Exchange of South Africa (BESA), the JSE said on Monday. 'Shareholders are advised that the JSE is in...

UPDATE 1-Botswana inflation slows in October on fuel cuts

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Botswana's consumer inflation slowed to 13.1 percent year-on-year in October from 14.0 percent in September, largely due to lower fuel costs, official data showed on Monday. The fall was the...

South Africa: Oceana Nets Strong Results

Posted to the web 17 November 2008 Mathabo Le Roux Johannesburg OCEANA has posted a robust set of results for the year ended September, driven by better margins on the whole and despite higher input costs, particularly for...

Govt, Anglo Platinum in housing deal

The Department of Housing and Anglo Platinum have struck a R2.5-billion, 10-year deal, under which the two will provide 20 000 houses, as well as schools, clinics and other amenities for the company's workers in the Limpopo and...