THE Democratic Party said on Sunday that it will take action against an e-tv journalist who reportedly harassed DP leader Tony Leon on Sunday afternoon. The DP said that the reporter, an American named Andrew Johnson, demanded Leon comment about the death sentence his father handed down to Andrew Zondo. Justice Raymon Leon sentenced African […]
EQYPT will play Iran in Tehran on October 27 and in Cairo on November 17 for the Afro-Asian Nations Cup, the African Football Confederation announced on Sunday. Egypt lost on penalties to South Korea following a 0-0 draw in the 1988 final and Iran lost on away goals to Algeria three years later after a […]
AN anonymous caller ringing Uganda from London on Sunday claimed responsibility for the bombing that rocked Kampala, the Ugandan capital, over the weekend. The death toll from the latest bomb attack which occured on Saturday evening in the city has risen to five while three other injured persons are in critical condition in hospital. The […]
KENYA’S five-time world cross country champion Paul Tergat let compatriot Thomas Nyariki and Morocco’s Khalid Skah dictate the pace until sprinting over the last 400 metres on Saturday to win the five mile (8km) Balmoral Challenge road race in 22 minutes and 27 seconds. Tergat first outpaced Nayariki in a sprint dual and then held […]
THE 1999 African Champions League winners will represent the continent at the first world club championships, the African Football Confederation were announced on Sunday. Brazil, China, Mexico, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Tahiti, Turkey, the United States and Uruguay have applied to host the eight-team competition from January 5 to 14. The line-up will include one club […]
FOUR Ogies town councillors in Mpumalanga are taking the African National Congress to court because they feel they have been victimised by colleagues for being uncircumcised. The former mayor of the small farming town, Bigboy Radebe, confirmed on Friday that he and three colleagues are hauling the provincial ANC leadership before the Pretoria High Court […]
BAFANA Bafana striker Benny McCarthy is to miss Wednesday’s clash against Denmark, it was reported on Monday. Coach Trott Moloto confirmed the Ajaz Amsterdam player would miss the firendly after picking up an injury in a Dutch club match, SABC television reported. Meanwhile, Pieter Schmiechel will guard the goal for Denmark. The soccer legend is […]
THE 95-year-old mother of first lady Graa Machel died on Sunday afternoon in Maputo after a long illness, the President’s office announced on Sunday. Nelly Simbine had been in a coma for a week, presidential spokesman Parks Mankahlana said. Simbine is survived by Machel and five other children. President Nelson Mandela flew to Maputo to […]
WESTERN Cape Premier and New National Party leader Gerald Morkel on Friday agreed to cooperate logistically with the Democratic Party on election day, but ruled out any pre-election pact in the province. This follows a meeting with DP provincial leader Hennie Bester, in which the two parties agreed to cooperate on the manning of all […]
SOUTH Africa’s black professional golfers meet on Freedom Day next Tuesday to hear the Southern Africa Tour’s response to their grievances with the structure of the game in the country. Tour tournament director Theo Manyama, once one of its leading black players, will announce the Tour’s answer to the request for a doubling of the […]