Ferrari struggling to tie Alonso down

Alonso is locked in talks over his future with Ferrari, the Italian giants said Thursday as McLaren dangle a reported 50 million-euro deal to lure him away

Showdown Thursday: Solidarity vs Aurora’s Bhana on TV screen near you

An extraordinary interview with an extraordinary result. Solidarity’s General Secretary Gideon du Plessis is calling enough on what he believes is crony capitalism of the highest order – and targeting Solly Bhana, one-time partner in the Aurora Gold Mine disaster. There is much in this interview that rankles. On the face of it anyway. Not … Read more

South African to build ‘space taxis’ for NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL/WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – NASA will partner with Boeing and SpaceX to build commercially owned and operated “space taxis” to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, ending U.S. dependence on Russia for rides, officials said on Tuesday. The U.S. space agency also considered a bid by privately owned Sierra Nevada Corp, but … Read more

Sibanye Gold to lay off 2,500 at Cooke mine ?

South Africa-focused bullion producer Sibanye Gold plans to cut up to 2,500 workers at its recently acquired Cooke 4 mine west of Johannesburg, two industry sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Executive delivers “extraordinary measures” to deal with disruptions in Parliament

The Executive has announced that they will be putting “extraordinary measures” in place to deal with future chaotic interruptions in Parliament, which begs the question since when does the Executive interfere in Legislative matters and what extraordinary measures shall they put in place? Such interference by the Executive is a blatant violation of the doctrine … Read more