Yearly Archives: 1999

SOUTH AFRICAN film has been awarded the Silver Lion for best short film at the 1999 Venice International Film Festival. Teboho Mahlatsi’s Portrait of a Young Man Drowning was chosen from 17 other shorts screening in official competition. The judges on this year’s panel were Hilke Doering, renowned director of “The Dreamlife of Angels” Erick […]

THE Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday ruled in favour of 12 Muslim workers who were dismissed by Rainbow Chickens for refusing to work on Eid, an Islamic religious holiday. Handing down judgment, Judge Elna Revelas ordered that the workers be reinstated, SABC radio reported. She found that the workers, employed to slaughter chickens in […]

MICHAEL VLISMAS, Johannesburg | Wednesday 7.00pm. WORLD record holder Penny Heyns predictably won her 100 metres breaststroke final at the All Africa Games on Wednesday, but was more pleased at maintaining her consistency despite being in her taper. Heyns won the event in a time of 1:07.58 seconds. It was not a match of her […]

ITALY has suspended a $22-million aid programme for Zimbabwe because of a lack of transparency in the awarding of tenders, the Italian embassy told the state news agency Ziana on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, every suggestion and warning has been ignored and therefore, in observance of its political and legal responsibilities concerning the possible waste of public […]

A STRIKE by officials at the All Africa Games judo final provided yet another controversial twist to the continental showpiece. Referees, not paid their $40 daily payment by organizers, went on strike, delaying Tuesday’s finals by two hours. France’s Francois Besson, sporting director of the international judo federation, said the action was taken because of […]

A TOP Transkei police officer, who police knew for some time had been on a Port St Johns taxi industry hit list and had been placed under guard, was shot dead at close range outside his Umtata home on Wednesday night. The officer, whose identity has not yet officially been disclosed, was a superintendent attached […]

MORE than 17-million Algerians are voting on Thursday in a referendum to approve a peace and civil concord law proposed by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in an effort to end seven years of conflict between government forces and Islamic militants. Polling is taking place after 21 days of campaigning during which 674 rallies were organised throughout […]

SECURITY guards came to the rescue of All Africa Games marketing manager Dumile Mateza after he was pushed and shoved by a group of disgruntled reporters at the Games’ main media centre at Nasrec on Thursday. The journalists were being handed gift packs when Mateza told his staff they were issuing the reporters packs intended […]

EGYPT narrowly edged out South Africa in the final medal count in the men’s gymnastics competition by a total of 20-19. South Africa’s Tamaryn Schultz skipped away from the final day of the women’s competition with one gold, two silver and a bronze.

THE football competition of the All Africa Games is hotting up, and fans have much to look forward to during the next four days. Thursday sees the fifth and seventh place play-offs with Algeria and Cote d’Ivoire battling it out for fifth place, while Mali and Mauritius lock horns for seventh position. Friday will be […]