| JSE report - Tuesday 26 September 2006
On the JSE shares worth almost R9-billion trade, and the all share is up 0.7% to 22,162 points. Resources shares are up 0.3%, gold shares are up nearly 2% and platinum shares are up 3.2%. Financial shares are up 0.75%, banks are up 0.4% and the industrial market is up 1.4%. With Lavan Gopaul from Cortex Securities in Durban
LINDSAY WILLIAMS: The R153 government bond was up eight basis points, the yield falling to 8.57% at the close. The rand is unchanged at 7.66 against the US dollar, the rand is 9.71 against the euro, the rand is 14.50 against the pound. On the international currency markets the dollar is 117.10 against the Japanese yen, the euro is 1.2685 against the dollar. The gold price is almost $592 a few dollars up from last nights New York close, and platinum is also up $2 at $1,130 an ounce.
Man loses paratransit ride
For the past four years, Utah Transit Authority's efforts to get more people out of paratransit vans and onto buses and TRAX has been working, thanks to stepped-up enforcement of eligibility standards.
UTA's goal was to shrink costs without hampering disabled riders' access to their wider communities. The agency believes it has been successful.
But this month, UTA's paratransit manager denied further service to Matthew Padley, a 31-year-old North Salt Lake resident whose family doesn't believe he can ride the bus safely.
Padley has had brain damage since birth. He is autistic, obsessive-compulsive, has club feet and severe arthritis. But because paratransit evaluators examine riders' mental and physical abilities, not their maladies, UTA declared Padley could ride paratransit vans only under certain conditions.
Disabled cruisers need to plan ahead
Cruise-bound travelers with disabilities, especially wheelchair users, can't take anything for granted. While cruise lines profess to be wheelchair-user friendly, there are instances where they are not. For anyone with a serious disability who is interested in cruising, full disclosure of your problem to the cruise line or travel agent doing the booking is a must. Every cruise line has a toll-free number and guest access specialists to help passengers with disabilities, whether it's a wheelchair issue, a hearing or sight impairment, questions about oxygen for those with respiratory problems or other medical problems. Ask the cruise line or your travel agent questions until the answers are crystal clear to you and you feel comfortable embarking on a new experience.
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