The South African Police Service has signed a R55 million agreement with the Norwegian embassy to support a police-training project in Sudan.

Diski dance, a sequence of moves based on soccer tricks, is the official World Cup dance - and the city is out to set a world record for the most people doing it at the same time at the launch

The United Nations Human Rights Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has denied running a repatriation programme that promised Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa R7000, computers and other equipment to start up businesses once back home. Last month it was reported the

New plans to reform the structure of the Reserve Bank, in order to restrict the powers of Governor Gideon Gono, have been met with mixed reaction; with critics arguing the parliamentary bill will still leave Gono with too much power.

NEARLY two in three companies in SA reported falling victim to economic crime during the past 12 months, according to a new report released yesterday by PricewaterhouseCoopers .

While the 30 percent alcohol levy introduced last year has raised more than P180 million, to be channelled towards youth development, it has left Sechaba Brewery Holdings Limited with a huge dent which has compromised their overall financial performance.

The just ended sight at the Diamond Trading Company Botswana, though still a long way from normal levels, saw a favourable improvement in sales when compared to the same period last year when virtually no diamonds were sold

Analysts expect the interest rate to remain unchanged for the time being as inflation is expected not to move significantly in the coming months.

International banking group, Standard Chartered Bank says that its conservative approach to business is the reason why the bank has been successful over a long period of time and they are confident the strategy will continue to pay dividends in

INADEQUATE access to power is the single largest stumbling block in Africa's economic development, with the cost of blackouts easily rising between one to two per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), the World Bank said yesterday.

OUTSPOKEN Roan Member of Parliament (MP) Chishimba Kambwili, who was a vocal opponent of Chinese investors, has been awarded a contract to supply goods and install some equipment at the re-opened Chinese-owned Luanshya Copper Mines.

WHILE the dollar gold price has been hitting record highs of about 1140 an ounce, the platinum price has been gaining quite nicely in tandem with gold. Platinum, which peaked at more than 2000 an ounce earlier last year but