Solidarity backs mine safety closures
Trade union Solidarity has welcomed a planned investigation into the implementation of section 54 orders.
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Optimum Coal output falls
Optimum Coal produced 7.441 million tons of run-of-mine coal in the six months to December 2011, a drop of 15%.
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Rand softens on poor US GDP
The rand gave up some of its gains in late afternoon trade as a worse-than-expected fourth quarter GDP releases.
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Ford hit by commodity costs
Ford Motor Co reported a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit.
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Stormers too classy for Lions
The Stormers' enterprise proved decisive in their Super Rugby warm-up clash against the Lions who went down 28-6 at a windswept Newlands.
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Tunisia beats Niger with last-gasp goal
Tunisia is on the brink of the African Nations Cup quarterfinals after a 2-1 victory over Niger.
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Ferdinand sent bullet in post
Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has been sent a bullet in the post, British media reported on Friday.
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Xavi slams Madrid players
Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has labelled Real Madrid's players bad losers and animals after his club won their latest ill-tempered matchup.
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Syrian death toll hits 46
Violence in Syria claimed at least 46 lives on Friday, including the first reported fatalities in the commercial city of Aleppo.
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18 dead in Kenyan tribal clashes
Two days of ethnic clashes have killed at least 18 people in the remote north Kenyan region of Moyale.
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Netherlands wants burqa ban in 2013
Netherlands hopes to introduce a ban on the wearing of the full Islamic veil early next year.
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Home invasion killer sentenced to death
A U.S. man has been sentenced to death for killing a woman and her two daughters during a night of terror in their suburban home.
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All square at the start of the series
The South African ODI team takes on Sri Lanka in a sunny Paarl today and the home side expects to move ahead in overall match wins … both sides have won 22 times in the 46 times they have faced each other. Die Suid-Afikaanse eendagspan pak vandag Sri Lanka in ‘n sonnige Paarl. Die tuisspan beplan om ‘n voorsprong te neem in die algehele uitslae. Beide spanne het 22 keer gewen in die 46 keer dat die spanne teen mekaar gespeel het.
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Premier call on UJ to stop stampedes
Gauteng premier, Nomvula Mokonyane, has called on the management of the University of Johannesburg to work closely with authorities to ensure that Tuesday’s stampede at the university does not happen again. Die premier van Gauteng het 'n beroep op die Universiteit van Johannesburg gedoen om toegang beter te beheer na 'n ouer gister in 'n stormloop om laat registrasie gedood is.
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Teacher suspended after child-sex allegations
A teacher from Daveyton near Johannesburg has been suspended by Gauteng Education after allegations that he was giving marks for sex to his pupils. ‘n Onderwyser van Daveyton naby Johannesburg is geskors na hy na bewering beter punte aan skoolkinders gegee het in ruil vir seks.
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Minister threatens drivers that break the law
Transport Minister S’bu Ndebele has warned there will be zero tolerance for those who continue to drive at excessive speeds and disobey the rules of the road during the festive season. Die minister van vervoer sê bestuurders sal toegesluit word as hulle nie Suid-Afrikaanse verkeersreëls nakom nie.
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