Johannesburg

Electrical explosion hurts four

Johannesburg - Four men, ages unknown, were critically injured by an electrical explosion in Catherine Drive in Sandton on Saturday, ER24 emergency services said. Spokesperson Werner Vermaak said the four men were working on an...

Cash security guards robbed

Johannesburg - Four security guards were robbed by gang of armed men during a cash pick up at a grocery store in Observatory near Woodstock, said Cape Town police on Saturday. It is alleged that the Cash4-Securicor guards had...

Mama Africa remembered at emotional farewell in Johannesburg [The Earth Times Online Newspaper]

Johannesburg - Around 1,000 people gathered in northern Johannesburg on Saturday to pay their respects to Miriam Makeba, South Africa's iconic songstress and anti-apartheid activist, who died six days ago in Italy. Arts and...

Robbers make off with safe

Johannesburg - Two robbers got away with a portable safe containing R20 000 in Mooilande near Vereeniging on Friday, Johannesburg police said. The men jumped over a fence and unlocked the security door using a key that was left...

South Africa: A Black Diamond Booster

Posted to the web 14 November 2008 Roxzanne van Eyk Johannesburg THE growing black middle class, known as black diamonds, have provided a welcome avenue for expensive property sales. THE term black diamond was coined in 2005 by...

BRIEF-Sentula Mining sees H1 attrib EPS 73-86 cts

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Sentula Mining Ltd: * Says attributable earnings per share is expected to be between 73 and 86 cents * Says H1 headline earnings per share is expected to be between 63 and 76 cents * Says H1...

SOUTH AFRICA: Desmond Doshane, "I want a president who can unite everyone"

JOHANNESBURG, 14 November 2008 (IRIN) - Desmond Doshane, 19, is one of 1.6 million newly registered South African voters. He will be casting a ballot for the first time in elections due in the first half of 2009, and told IRIN...

Drug dealers nabbed at school

Johannesburg - Three Nigerian nationals were caught selling drugs to school children in Springs on Thursday morning, police said. "We launched a special operation after receiving information that there were men who sold drugs...

Cops raid Joburg taxi rank

Johannesburg - Hundreds of commuters were left stranded at the Bree Street taxi rank on Friday as Johannesburg metro police and the South African police services conducted a raid. Inspector Edna Mamonyane said the raid started...

BRIEF-Netcare sees FY EPS down 15-22 pct

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Netcare Ltd: * Says FY basic EPS and headline earnings per share excluding a once-off credit in year-ago period are expected to differ by between -2% and 8% * Says FY EPS and heps expected to be...