Stuff the ELV's....bring back the old rules of rugby

20 April 2009, 12:12 am

Getting back onto Civvy Street after spending two years in the South African Defence Force was an exciting time.   U2 had just released The Joshua Tree album and everybody was listening to Radio 5 all day long. Friday nights were spend at the Grand Hotel in Central, Port Elizabeth drinking... Read More »

War on Terror shifts to Africa

13 April 2009, 12:12 pm

  The Obama administration’s foreign policy is about to be defined. Who would have thought that the War in Iraq and Afghanistan would end up dominating the Bush Years?  Now Somalia, a lawless country in the Horn of Africa and not far from Barack Obama’s ancestral roots could... Read More »

Crime wave continues in Jeffreys Bay

30 March 2009, 1:01 am

Despite a slow down in the number of house breakings in Jeffreys Bay, the Police had their hands full this past weekend with criminals targeting all suburbs of the town.   There were two reported house breakings in Wavecrest and a bakkie was stolen from Waterkant Street.  According to... Read More »

The Citizen Courier Welcomes Brenton Williams!

27 March 2009, 12:12 pm

The Citizen Courier's South Africa Buzz website (www.southafricabuzz.com) is pleased to welcome Brenton Williams, our new editor and contributing blogger from Jeffreys Bay, South Africa! Brenton will be a valuable addition to our ever-growing team of local news contributors and we look forward to... Read More »

Maria Sharapova beats Chanelle Scheepers to reach quarterfinals of Open GDF Suez - Washington Post

8 February 2012, 2:22 pm

USA TODAYMaria Sharapova beats Chanelle Scheepers to reach quarterfinals of Open GDF SuezWashington PostPARIS — Maria Sharapova beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez. The top-seeded Russian said the court was faster than expec... Read More »

S Africa looks at ways to use mineral wealth - Financial Times

8 February 2012, 10:04 am

Platinum todayS Africa looks at ways to use mineral wealthFinancial TimesBy Andrew England in Cape Town South Africa could raise R40bn ($5.3bn) a year, at current commodity prices, through new taxes on the mining industry that could be used to establish a sovereign wealth fund, according to a report... Read More »

South African Stocks: Anglo, BHP, Old Mutual, Pick n Pay, Sappi - BusinessWeek

8 February 2012, 8:30 am

South African Stocks: Anglo, BHP, Old Mutual, Pick n Pay, SappiBusinessWeek8 (Bloomberg) -- The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index advanced for the first time in three days, gaining 0.7 percent to 34226.73 by the close in Johannesburg. The following were among the most active equities in the South Afri... Read More »

South African Banks and Retailers Advancing Credit Strategies with ... - MarketWatch (press release)

8 February 2012, 8:11 am

South African Banks and Retailers Advancing Credit Strategies with ...MarketWatch (press release)8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- FICO /quotes/zigman/226195/quotes/nls/fico FICO -1.61% , the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced that South African credit... Read More »

S.Africa's Pick n Pay CEO to resign, shares fall - Reuters

8 February 2012, 6:44 am

BusinessLIVES.Africa's Pick n Pay CEO to resign, shares fallReuters* Badminton steps down to spend time with family * Chairman to move to executive chairmanship rose * Deputy CEO to be in charge of operations * Shares fall 1.7 pct, lags index By Tiisetso Motsoeneng JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8 (Reuters) ... Read More »