Carbon tax boss has difficult task
“A carbon tax implemented gradually and coupled by...revenue recycling can contribute to significant emissions reductions.”
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Orders top $100bn as Boeing gets a boost
Orders at the Paris Airshow surpassed $100 billion, as planemakers Boeing and Airbus cashed in on demand for fuel-efficient jets.
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FedEx posts higher-than expected profit
FedEx Corp reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, sending its shares higher.
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Gold edges higher
London - Gold edged higher on Wednesday as stock markets retreated ahead of a Federal Reserve policy statement, but uncertainty over the future of US central bank's quantitative easing programme kept it in a narrow range.
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Proteas wilt against England
Hosts England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa 'choked' in yet another semi-final.
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Sri Lanka will fight - Mathews
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews vowed that his “fighting team” were prepared to put recent history behind them when they face India in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy.
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Bafana’s World Cup lifeline
Bafana have been given a glimmer of hope as prospects of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup tip-toe back from the dead.
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Schleck to lead RadioShack at TDF
Andy Schleck will lead RadioShack-Leopard on the Tour de France even though he has been struggling with his form for a year.
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Militants attack UN’s Somalia office: 16 dead
Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen attacked the UN compound in Somalia's capital, killing at least nine people, including three foreigners.
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No easy nuke arms cuts: Russia
Russia voiced concern about US missile defences and high-precision conventional weapons, signalling that nuclear arms cuts are likely to face obstacles.
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Budapest parly evacuated over WWII bomb
Part of Hungary's parliament was evacuated after an unexploded World War II bomb was discovered during excavation work for a nearby underground garage.
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Iceland weighs Snowden asylum
Stockholm - Iceland said Wednesday it has held informal talks with an intermediary of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden who reportedly may want to seek political asylum there.
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Police minister welcomes Victoria Phiyega
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has welcomed Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega as the new National Commissioner of Police. Die minister van polisie, Nathi Mthethwa, het die aanstelling van Victoria Phiyega as die nuwe kommissaris van polisie verwelkom.
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City Press gives in to Zuma picture request
City Press editor Ferial Haffajee says the publication will remove the picture of the controversial portrait by Brett Murray from its website, which depicts President Jacob Zuma in an offensive manner. Die redakteur van die City Press, Ferial Haffajee, sê die koerant gaan die foto van President Jacob Zuma van sy webtuiste verwyder “om uit die spervuur te bly”.
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Zuma lawyer in tears
After a heated argument with the defence, the advocate presenting the ANC’s case on why the “offensive” painting of Jacob Zuma in the Goodman Gallery should be removed broke down into tears and the case was postponed. Die advokaat wat die saak stel om die naakportret van Jacob Zuma uit die Goodman Galery te verwyder het vanmiddag in trane uitgebars en die hof het die saak uitgestel.
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Full bench hears Zuma painting case
A full bench of the South Gauteng High Court is already in session to hear an African National Congress (ANC) application regarding the portrait depicting President Jacob Zuma in an offensive manner. ‘n Vol bank van die Hooggeregshof in Gauteng hoor die saak aangaande die “naakportret” van President Jacob Zuma en honderde ANC ondersteuners wag buite die hof.
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