Samsung, Philips, Infineon, fined 138 million euros

PRETORIA — Attempts to disarm striking miners at Marikana in August 2012 were not “operationally sound”, a public order policing expert told the Farlam Commission of Inquiry yesterday.

Chapungu fly past Chicken Inn

Lovemore Zigara Sports Correspondent Chapungu 3-1 Chicken Inn CHAPUNGU maintained their unbeaten home record after coming from behind to subdue a determined Chicken Inn 3-1 in a Castle Lager Premiership…

Kenya bourse raises $7m for expansion

NAIROBI – The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has raised 627 million Kenyan shillings ($7.1 million) for expansion in an oversubscribed initial public offering as part of plans to demutualise the…

Girl defends ‘rapist’ in court

Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A 14-year-old Plumtree girl yesterday embarrassed her grandmother after she told a court that her family framed the herd boy who was accused of raping her.…

Evil spirits make me want to steal: kleptomaniac

Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A habitual thief from Pumula East broke down and begged a regional magistrate to help him exorcise evil spirits that he said made him want to…

JSE puts in solid performance

Johannesburg – The All-share index on the JSE is approaching the 52,000 level again, after another solid performance yesterday morning. It is the third day in a row that the…

Unki Mine focuses on expansion

Business Reporter ANGLO America Platinum’s Zimbabwe platinum mining arm, Unki Platinum Mine is focused on the completion of phase two of its projects after pledging $25 million towards the expansion…

Oil find in Ghana

ACCRA – Lukoil Offshore said yesterday it found high showings of oil and gas at its Cape Three Points Deep Water block off the coast of Ghana and the Energy…

Pressure on ArcelorMittal, Sasol to lower prices

CAPE TOWN – South Africa will put pressure on steel producer ArcelorMittal SA and petrochemicals firm Sasol to reduce prices and help cut input costs in the steel, platinum and…

South Africa avoids recession

Cape Town – South Africa’s economy avoided slipping into a recession in the second quarter, as solid growth in the agriculture and financial industries outweighed a hammering in the strike-hit…