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Rivoli Group launches Christian Bernard's new timepiece in the UAE.
January 30, 2002... Middle East importer and retailer, the Rivoli Group brings the new Parisian Christian Bernard H BLEU watch to the United Arab Emirates. Offered in a collection of 18 designs, this timepiece is waterproof with sapphire glass, and carries an...

Jumbo Electronics to market Thuraya phones.
January 30, 2002... Jumbo Electronics and the Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company recently signed an agreement for Jumbo to market Thuraya phones in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement will further strengthen the geographical spread of the...

KnowledgeView implements new system for CNN's Arabic news site.
January 30, 2002... KnowledgeView recently announced that it has completed the implementation of its new content management system for CNN's Arabic news web site. The framework provides technical expertise and an editorial system for CNN's first Middle East...

MobileCom inaugurates new Aqaba Center.
January 30, 2002... MobileCom recently inaugurated a shop and customer care facility in Aqaba, located in the First Commercial Area, at the Jordan Telecom building. Customers in Aqaba and the region will be provided with direct services such as MobileCom lines,...

Saudi-German Hospitals Group builds first overseas hospital.
January 30, 2002... The Saudi-German Hospitals Group (SGH) has recently started executing its first hospital project outside Saudi Arabia, reported Al-Hayat . The SGH Group began building a new $100 million hospital in Sanaa on 120,000 square meters of land. The...

Saudi Methaq Company adopts two new insurance certificates.
January 30, 2002... The General Assembly of the Saudi Methaq Insurance Company recently adopted two new insurance certificates in Riyadh; a comprehensive private car insurance certificate and an insurance certificate against fire damage, reported Al-Hayat . The...

53 hectares of reclaimable land in Saudi Arabia.
January 30, 2002... Official sources reveal that cultivated territories in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia grew by several folds over the past two decades, reported Al-Hayat . Presently, agricultural developed areas in the Kingdom stand at five million hectares....

Saudi forum discusses agricultural development.
January 30, 2002... The Saudi Association for Agricultural Sciences and the Faculty of Agriculture at the King Saoud University in Riyadh will organize a forum under the title "Prolonged Agricultural Development" from February 5-7, reported Al-Hayat . The forum...

World Bank sends delegation to Amman.
January 30, 2002... The Jordanian Planning Ministry reported that a World Bank delegation is scheduled to arrive in Amman next week, reported Al-Hayat . The delegation will discuss a number of issues including lengthening the economic correction program that is...

First Gulf Bank raises capital.
January 30, 2002... The First Gulf Bank, based in Abu Dhabi, announced that it is planning to raise its capital value to 360 million Emirati Dirhams ($100 million), reported Al-Hayat . The Executive Director of the Bank, Abdul-Hameed Saeed, stated that the...

First Gulf Bank records 23 percent increase in income.
January 30, 2002... The First Gulf Bank, based in Abu Dhabi, recorded 61.7 million Emirati Dirhams ($16.7 million) in profits in 2001, reported Al-Hayat . This profit volume implies a 23 percent growth compared with 2000, in which the bank's profits totaled Dh...

Qatar's Minister of Industry and Energy visits India.
January 30, 2002... The Qatar Minister of Industry and Energy, Abdullah Al-Attiya, is scheduled to visit India next Sunday, reported Al-Hayat . The Qatari minister will participate in laying the corner stone for a number of gas facility projects in India. The...

Lebanon to launch a united income tax in 2003.
January 30, 2002... The Lebanese Treasury Ministry announced that the government will launch a common income tax in 2003. Addressing the Financial Markets Summit organized by the Arab Monetary Fund, the IMF and the Central Bank of Lebanon, the Lebanese Minister...

Kuwaiti parliament attempts to amend social security association laws.
January 30, 2002... A number of Kuwaiti parliament members are currently making efforts to get a majority vote in favor of amendments of the social security association's law, reported Al-Hayat . Members are attempting to amend the social security association's...

Oman orders new large ship from Mitsui.
January 30, 2002... The Sultanate of Oman signed an initial memorandum of understanding with the Japanese Mitsui Company to build a new large ship with a cargo capacity of 145,000 tons, reported Al-Quds Al-Arabi . The Omani Minister of Economy, Ahmed Abdulnabie,...

UAE Trade with Iraq expected to reach two billion dollars in 2002.
January 30, 2002... The economic and commercial relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq have improved remarkably over the past several years. The value of bilateral exchanges hit five billion Emirati Dirhams ($1.3 billion) last year, reported...

IFC launches weather risk insurance project.
January 30, 2002... In cooperation with a specialized American company, the International Financing Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank recently launched a new $80 million capital program aimed at insuring agricultural and industrial projects from weather risks...

Yemen's trade with AGCC reached $686 million in 2000.
January 30, 2002... Official statistics show that Yemeni imports from Arab Gulf Cooperation Council member states (AGCC) grew from 9.9 billion Yemeni Rials ($57 million) in 1994 to YR 119.5 billion ($686 million) in 2000, reported Al-Hayat . Yemeni exports to...

New committee to develop Yemen's chances of membership in AGCC.
January 30, 2002... Yemen has undertaken serious measures to improve its chances of being admitted to the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (AGCC) following a recent approval of the country's membership to certain bodies of the AGCC, reported Al-Hayat . Yemen is...

Morocco to receive 425 million euros worth of aid by 2004.
January 30, 2002... The European Union and Morocco signed a bilateral financial cooperation accord valued at 425 million euros, reported Al-Hayat . The agreement, which was signed two days ago, will be valid until 2004. The European aid will finance various...

Saudi Petrochemicals Company posts six million in profits.
January 30, 2002... The Saudi National Petrochemicals Manufacturing Company, a joint stock enterprise, posted a 24 million Saudi Riyal ($6.4 million) profit at the end of fiscal year 2001, reported Al-Hayat . A senior company executive reported that revenues...

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS FOR NNP CONFERENCE.
January 30, 2002... A group of high-profile international speakers have been invited to address a New National Party conference on poverty, scheduled to take place in the seaside town of Gordon's Bay in the Western Cape on Saturday. Among those set to speak at...

HERE IS THE RAINFALL REPORT FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT 08:00 ON.
January 30, 2002... 2002/01/30 (PRELIMINARY DATA) THE FOLLOWING PLACES REPORTED 1 MM AND MORE: GAUTENG CARLETONVILLE 6 HEIDELBERG (Gauteng) 37 IRENE WK 13 JOHANNESBURG INT WK 1 NIGEL 31 PRETORIA WK 4 ROODEPOORT 2 VEREENIGING e 10 MPUMALANGA BETHAL 19 CAROLINA 22...

WITNESS IN RUGBY PLAYERS' MURDER TRIAL BREAKS DOWN.
January 30, 2002... The murder trial of five Pietersburg rugby players was briefly adjourned on Wednesday to give a distraught witness an opportunity to compose himself. Melford Motlokwana started crying while testifying what happened on March 25 last year when...

ECAPE POLICE COMMISSIONER APPOINTED.
January 30, 2002... Assistant Commissioner Ross Sipho Mpongoma has been appointed commissioner of police in the Eastern Cape, police management announced on Wednesday. Cabinet endorsed the appointment a week ago, the office of National Police Commissioner Jackie...

I DIDN'T WANT DAD TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION: ART STUDENT.
January 30, 2002... A Stellenbosch art student, charged with contempt of court after her father made alleged racist and defamatory submissions on her behalf, has said that she did not want to have anything to do with the legal action from which the contempt...

SACOB WILL NOT WITHDRAW FROM BUSINESS SA.
January 30, 2002... The SA Chamber of Business (Sacob) denied reports on Wednesday that it was considering withdrawing from Business SA -- the voice of business in the National Economic, Development and Labour Council. A report in Wednesday's Business Day...

POLICE CRACKDOWN ON JHB CRIMINALS.
January 30, 2002... Soweto police arrested 180 people for various crimes, and confiscated goods worth about R280000 during a crackdown operation on Tuesday, police said. Police spokesman Inspector Mbazima Shiburi said on Wednesday several roadblocks were set up...

SA WELCOMES EU STANCE ON ISRAELI CONDUCT.
January 30, 2002... The South African government has welcomed a European Union (EU) statement urging Israel to recognise Palestinian President Yasser Arafat as a partner in seeking peace and eradicating terrorism, rather than putting him under virtual siege. The...

JSE, RAND WEAKEN.
January 30, 2002... The JSE overall index was 1,1 percent lower at 10165 by noon Wednesday. Indices were lower virtually across the board. Notable exceptions were the platinum sector, which gained 0,7 percent, and the gold sector, which spiked 3,4 percent...

ICD TO INVESTIGATE KILLING AT DURBAN POLICE STATION.
January 30, 2002... The Independent Complaints Directorate is investigating a shooting at the Durban central police station on Monday in which a policeman allegedly killed his wife. ICD spokesman Steve Mabona said in a statement on Wednesday the wife, who had a...

M3 SOARS, NOFP UNCHANGED.
January 30, 2002... In December, money supply growth advanced by a seasonally adjusted 2.0% relative to November and by 17% relative to the previous year. Standard Bank's Economics Division said on Wednesday the last time annual money supply growth was above 17%...

PPI ON THE RISE.
January 30, 2002... The annual percentage change in the production price index (PPI) has risen from 8,2 percent in November to 8,3 percent last month, Statistics SA reported in Pretoria on Wednesday. It ascribed the 8,3 percent figure to higher annual rates of...

PPI ON THE RISE.
January 30, 2002... (REPEATS FOR FINANCE WIRE) The annual percentage change in the production price index (PPI) has risen from 8,2 percent in November to 8,3 percent last month, Statistics SA reported in Pretoria on Wednesday. It ascribed the 8,3 percent figure...

SOLDIERS GATHER IN PRETORIA FOR PROTEST.
January 30, 2002... About 200 disgruntled soldiers gathered in Pretoria's Church Square on Wednesday to protest for higher salaries and to highlight other grievances. The group, all members of SA National Defence Union (Sandu), intend highlighting what they...

SA TO SEND DIVERSE OBSERVER TEAM TO ZIM.
January 30, 2002... South Africa will send a diverse team of election observers to Zimbabwe, including politicians, business people, trade unionists and clerics, to help ensure a free and fair presidential poll, the presidency said on Wednesday. The initiative...

ANGLO PLATINUM EXPECTS EARNINGS TO EXCEED MARKET EXPECTATIONS.
January 30, 2002... Anglo Platinum said on Wednesday it expected its 2001 earnings to exceed market expectations. It estimated that headline earnings for the year ended 31 December 2001 would be R8 billion (US$930 million) as a result of the significant...

PAGAD MAN ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGES AFTER A YEAR.
January 30, 2002... Police attached to the crimes against the state unit arrested a People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) member on Wednesday in connection with murder. Police spokesman Superintendent Riaan Pool said the 37-year-old man, who had been on...

OLIFANTSFONTEIN COUPLE TO APPLY FOR BAIL.
January 30, 2002... A couple from Olifantsfontein, Midrand, arrested on Tuesday for allegedly abusing their three children, are expected to apply for bail in the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court on Friday next week, police reported. Captain Anna-Marie Potgieter...

"DRIVE-THRU" PHONE LAUNCHED.
January 30, 2002... Telkom has launched a service that will allow motorists to make calls from public phones without getting out of their cars. The first of the so-called "drive-thru" phones was unveiled in Cape Town on Wednesday, on the forecourt of a petrol...

SOUTH AFRICAN AND TWO BRITISH HELD FOR QUESTIONING IN ANGOLA.
January 30, 2002... A South African game ranger and two of his British colleagues were being held for questioning by the Angolan authorities after landing in an Angolan military zone on Saturday, Foreign Affairs spokesman Dumisani Rasheleng said on Wednesday....

FIRST NATIONAL BANK PUBLIC EXCHANGE RATES.
January 30, 2002... against the Rand on Wed 30 Jan 2002 for amounts up to R50 000 Bank Bank Bank Bank Currency Selling Buying Buying Buying Rate Rate TC's Notes Rand per Foreign Currency Unit USD US DOLLARS 11.5978 11.3031 11.2471 11.2221 GBP BRITISH STERLING...

UK LORDS MAYOR TO UNDERTAKE SEVEN-DAY TOUR OF SA.
January 30, 2002... Eight prominent mayors from the United Kingdom arrived in Cape Town on Wednesday for a seven-day tour of South Africa aimed at fostering tourism and improving economic and cultural links. The mayors, including the Lord Mayor of Westminister,...

MAN TO APPEAR IN COURT AFTER DAUGHTER IMPREGNATED.
January 30, 2002... A 30-year-old-man will appear in the Thohoyandou Magistrate's Court on Thursday after he was arrested for allegedly impregnating his 13-year-old daughter in the Tshamutshedzi Village near Tshaulu in the Northern Province, police said....

NEW PLANS TO MAKE JHB SAFER: METRO POLICE.
January 30, 2002... New plans to make Johannesburg a safer place were announced by the city's Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) on Wednesday. JMPD director of operations Derek Masoek told reporters in Johannesburg that his department would concentrate its...

QUESTIONS OVER WCAPE PRISON FUNDS.
January 30, 2002... The department of correctional services has been unable to answer questions about the fate of several thousand rands drawn by the Western Cape provincial commissioner's office from a recreation fund. Allegations of irregularities in the use...

WITNESS TELLS OF NARROW ESCAPE IN RUGBY PLAYERS' TRIAL.
January 30, 2002... A witness in the murder trial of five Pietersburg rugby players told the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday how he had crawled on his stomach through grass to escape as shots were fired. Melford Motlokwana, 19, a complainant in one of two...

TZANEEN FARMER'S CASE REFERRED FOR DECISION ON PROSECUTION.
January 30, 2002... The Tzaneen Magistrate's Court on Wednesday referred a case of murder and attempted murder against a Northern Province farmer to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a decision about possible prosecution. Leon Senekal's R4000 bail was also...

KREEF WALK OUT ON WEST COAST.
January 30, 2002... Conservation officials have launched an operation to save thousands of crayfish that have walked out of the sea following a red tide at Eland's Bay on the West Coast. About ten tons of the creatures, known locally as kreef, had beached...

ILLEGAL IMPORTATION OF AIDS DRUGS DISTURBING: NNP.
January 30, 2002... New National Party said on Wednesday that the illegal importation of anti-retroviral drugs by Aids activists was disturbing. The NNP statement follows Tuesday's announcement by the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), the Treatment Action Campaign...

FIRE DAMAGES HOUSING DEPARTMENT OFFICE.
January 30, 2002... An office at the headquarters of the Department of Housing in Pretoria was damaged by a fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Housing Department spokesman Mandla Mathebula said on Wednesday the cause of the fire was still unknown....

KREEF WALK OUT ON WEST COAST.
January 30, 2002... (SUBS: CORRECTS TO WEDNESDAY, STED MONDAY IN 5TH AND 7TH PARS) Conservation officials have launched an operation to save thousands of crayfish that have walked out of the sea following a red tide at Eland's Bay on the West Coast. About ten...

AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TO BE ESTABLISHED.
January 30, 2002... Standard Bank has led an international consortium that has been appointed by the British government to establish and run a R3.5 billion (US$305 million) fund that will finance commercially viable private sector infrastructure projects in...

FIVE RECAPTURED AFTER CELL BREAK, ONE AT LARGE.
January 30, 2002... A 38-year-old man was still at large after six men escaped from the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday morning, police said. Inspector Dennis Adriao said Jephas Skhosana managed to elude police, but the SA Police Service and...

THE EXPECTED MIN AND MAX TEMPS FOR TOMORROW:.
January 30, 2002... EXPECTED MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW: 2002-01-31 ISSUED AT 16:00 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE MIN MAX Pretoria 19 26 Johannesburg 17 24 Vereeniging 17 25 Nelspruit 19 25 Ermelo 14 21 Witbank 15 24 Standerton 11...

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW: 2002-01-31.
January 30, 2002... ISSUED AT 16:00 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. GAUTENG: Partly cloudy and warm with a few afternoon thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index in Pretoria: Dangerous. MPUMALANGA: Partly cloudy with a few thundershowers in the...

THE TRAVELLERS FORECAST FOR TOMORROW:.
January 30, 2002... TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW: 2002-01-31. ISSUED AT 16:00 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. PRETORIA: Partly cloudy with a few thundershowers. Minimum/Maximum: 19/26 C. The expected UVB sunburn index in Pretoria:...

SEVEN INJURED IN BRIXTON BLAST.
January 30, 2002... Seven men were seriously injured in an explosion at the Brixton power station on Wednesday afternoon. Johannesburg Emergency Rescue Services spokesman Malcolm Midgely said the men were part of a team that were testing at a electricity...

DA CRITICISES GOVERNMENT AIDS POLICY.
January 30, 2002... The government's management of the Aids pandemic was shameful, a Democratic Alliance statement said on Wednesday. DA spokeswoman Sandy Kalyan said Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang had been elected to serve the needs of the people, but...

SOLDIERS PRESENT GRIEVANCES IN PRETORIA MARCH.
January 30, 2002... Soldiers belonging to the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) presented a memorandum to a senior official at the SA Navy headquarters in Pretoria on Wednesday outlining their grievances. In the memorandum soldiers demanded a meeting with SA...

CHILDREN HIT BY POLICE VAN IN VERULAM, ONE DIES.
January 30, 2002... A six-year-old child died and two others were injured when they were hit by a police vehicle on the Ndwedwe Road in Verulam, north of Durban, on Wednesday morning, Durban North police spokesman Inspector Pravin Bhagowat said. He said the...

NEW CEO, MD FOR ENGEN.
January 30, 2002... Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on Wednesday announced that Almorie Maule, the CEO and managing director of its 80% owned South African subsidiary, Engen, will be relinquishing her position on 31 March, at the end of the current...

FOREX CLOSING RATES.
January 30, 2002... Rates for amounts up to R 140 000 Bank Buying | Bank Selling Country Cur T/T Cheques Foreign | Cheques Foreign Notes | and T/T Notes QUOTATIONS ON BASIS RAND PER UNIT FOREIGN CURRENCY BRITISH STERLING GBP 15.9220 15.8806 15.9095 | 16.3568...

HEALTH MINISTER & MECS MEET OVER NEVIRAPINE.
January 30, 2002... The government's controversial ban on the use of anti-retrovirals (ARVs) in the public health system will be re-examined at a meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday attended by Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and her provincial...

TSHABALALA-MSIMANG VISITS ECAPE CHOLERA VILLAGES.
January 30, 2002... Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Wednesday visited Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape where there has been a cholera outbreak. The minister visited Orange Grove and Mqanduli villages to check on the measures being taken to prevent the...

SEVEN INJURED IN BRIXTON BLAST.
January 30, 2002... Seven City Power engineers were seriously injured in an explosion at the Brixton power station on Wednesday afternoon. Johannesburg Emergency Rescue Services spokesman Malcolm Midgely said the men were part of a team that was testing an...

UNIFER BOARD MAKING PROGRESS ON NET ASSET VALUE.
January 30, 2002... The directors of Unifer - the microlending organisation whose catastrophic loan book has decimated Absa's share price - said on Wednesday that the board was progressing in their determination of the net asset value of Unifer as at 31...

OPPOSITION PARTIES IRKED BY BALFOUR COMMENTS.
January 30, 2002... Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour came under fire from opposition political parties on Wednesday for reportedly suggesting that winning should not be the primary goal of the national rugby team. However, the minister's spokesman Graham Abrahams...

'RUGBY PLAYERS MUST HAVE SEEN ME' -- WITNESS IN MATLOHA CASE.
January 30, 2002... A complainant in the trial of five Pietersburg rugby players on Wednesday maintained that they must have seen him the day his friend was allegedly murdered and his cousin wounded. The defence in the Pretoria High Court trial of Riaan Botha,...

SAARTJIE BAARTMAN NEWS WELCOMED.
January 30, 2002... News that the remains of Saartjie Baartman, the so-called "Hottentot Venus", could be returned to her homeland soon, was welcomed with joy in South Africa on Wednesday. "Pleased is not the word," said Khoisan rights activist Dr Willa Boezak....

SEVEN INJURED IN BRIXTON BLAST.
January 30, 2002... Seven City Power engineers were seriously injured in an explosion at an electricity substation in High Street, Brixton on Wednesday afternoon. Johannesburg Emergency Rescue Services (JERS) said the men were part of a team that was testing an...

ALLEGED PAEDOPHILE TO FACE MORE CHARGES.
January 30, 2002... An alleged bisexual paedophile, who initially faced three charges of molesting children attending his wife's creche in Bellville, and one of rape, is now to face six charges. This was announced on Wednesday to the Bellville Magistrate's...

JSE TRACKS WALL STREET LOWER.
January 30, 2002... The JSE ended Wednesday in the red as investors sold out of stocks indiscriminately following a dismal performance on Wall Street Tuesday night, driving most major indices into the red and sending the Overall Index down 0.6% to 10 211 points....

KWANATAL CABINET APPROVES NEVIRAPINE PROGRAMME.
January 30, 2002... The KwaZulu-Natal cabinet on Wednesday reached consensus on a three-month roll-out plan to make the anti-retroviral drug, Nevirapine, available in state hospitals across the province. The decision was taken after several hours of deliberation...

US AID TO SA INCREASES HELP TO R280M.
January 30, 2002... The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday announced that its annual financial aid towards the South African government's development drive had increased to R280-million this year. US ambassador to South...

GOVT, BUSINESS UPBEAT OVER FIGHT ON CRIME.
January 30, 2002... The government and business leaders were upbeat about their partnership against crime on Wednesday, saying several breakthroughs had been achieved in the past three years. After being briefed by Business Against Crime (BAC), Deputy President...

STELLENBOSCH APOLOGISES FOR INITIATION.
January 30, 2002... (EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST BEFORE 8.30PM WEDNESDAY JAN 30 ) Stellenbosch University's rector, Prof Chris Brink, has apologised on behalf of the university to all students who were subjected to the "structural violence" of...

WEDNESDAY'S QUOTATIONS FOR UNIT TRUST FUNDS:.
January 30, 2002... EFFECTIVE ANNUALISED NAME BUY SELL YIELD DISTRIB HIGH LOW Fairheads Intl Asset Mgrs: Balanced 114,02 108,48 -- 0,00 115,64 99,00 Balanced FoF 131,32 125,54 -- 0,00 129,71 129,66 Cash Plus 100,93 100,10 -- 0,66 100,85 99,40 Equity 93,76 89,14...

WEDNESDAY'S QUOTATIONS FOR UNIT TRUST FUNDS:.
January 30, 2002... EFFECTIVE ANNUALISED NAME BUY SELL YIELD DISTRIB HIGH LOW ------------------------------------------------------------------- ABSA Fund Managers: Aggressive FoF 134,36 128,45 -- 2,58 150,10 119,81 Balanced A 143,58 134,96 -- 1,86 124,96...

WEDNESDAY'S QUOTATIONS FOR UNIT TRUST FUNDS:.
January 30, 2002... EFFECTIVE ANNUALISED NAME BUY SELL YIELD DISTRIB HIGH LOW Investment Solutions UTs: Pure Equity 127,31 119,54 -- 0,00 127,81 93,86 Pure Fixed Int 100,71 99,49 -- 0,00 106,97 91,56 Superior Cash 101,82 100,70 -- 0,00 102,52 100,00...

WEDNESDAY'S QUOTATIONS FOR UNIT TRUST FUNDS:.
January 30, 2002... EFFECTIVE ANNUALISED NAME BUY SELL YIELD DISTRIB HIGH LOW Oasis Crescent Mgmt Co: Balanced 134,83 127,40 -- 0,00 132,23 100,00 Cresc Equity 177,81 168,01 -- 0,00 173,91 93,99 Cresc Intl FoF 143,72 136,61 -- 0,00 158,20 100,00 General Equity...

WEDNESDAY'S QUOTATIONS FOR UNIT TRUST FUNDS:.
January 30, 2002... EFFECTIVE ANNUALISED NAME BUY SELL YIELD DISTRIB HIGH LOW Sage Unit Trusts: C Wisdom FoF 575,83 556,89 -- 18,50 590,28 465,69 Fincl Services 1052,38 988,05 -- 42,80 1246,98 988,05 Fund 6178,25 5802,14 -- 174,30 6128,95 4159,91 Gilt 1179,73...

WEDNESDAY'S QUOTATIONS FOR UNIT TRUST FUNDS:.
January 30, 2002... EFFECTIVE ANNUALISED NAME BUY SELL YIELD DISTRIB HIGH LOW Standard Bank UT Namibia: Nam Cashplus 101,01 100,00 -- 0,00 100,00 99,84 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Woolworths: Intl FoF 130,41 123,96 -- 1,24...

SAPA'S PROVISIONAL SPORT DIARY FOR THURSDAY, JAN 31.
January 30, 2002... (NOT FOR BROADCAST/PUBLICATION. FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY) SOCCER: African Nations Cup finals (SOCCER-CUP) various sites, Mali, to Feb 10 PSL: Santos v Manning Rangers (SOCCER-SANTOS) Cape Town, 8:30pm Wits University v Sundowns...