FRANK POOE successfully defended his South African marathon title in Cape Town on Sunday, but failed to run a time that will assure him a place in the national team for the World Championships. The 24-year-old clocked 2:12:40 to beat provincial teammate John Monyatso by two seconds and another Central Gauteng athlete, Joshua Peterson. Pooe […]
THE African National Congress praised cricket’s governing body on Friday for its firm handling of two incidents of players using racist language. Former South African test all-rounder Brian McMillan was forced by the United Cricket Board of South Africa on Thursday to make a public apology using the term “coolie creeper” and another provincial player, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 9.00am. SAM NXUMALO was elected on Sunday to take over as chairman of the United Democratic Movement (UDM) in KwaZulu-Natal from Sifiso Nkabinde, who was assassinated Richmond last month, party spokeswoman Annelise van Wyk said. The new leader of South Africa’s youngest political party promised peace between his own party […]
MOROCCAN coach Henri Michel said on Wednesday he is confident the North African nation could host the 2000 African Nations Cup in place of Zimbabwe, the original scheduled hosts. The African Football Confederation (CAF) stripped Zimbabwe of its right to host the tournament earlier this month over what it deemed were inadequate preparations and Michel […]
THE Sharks and New South Wales drew their Super 12 rugby union match at King’s Park in Durban on Saturday 13-13 (halftime 13-5). Wayne Fyvie got the Sharks’ lone try, while Jacques Benade made the conversion. Andre Joubert and Benade also scored penalties. For the Waratahs, Christian Warner and Chris Whitaker made tries, while Warner […]
AFRICAN youth soccer championship results from the finals in Ghana: Group B saw Zambia overrun Guinea 6-2, while Nigeria shut out Malawi 5-0. The games were played in Kumasi. Nigeria tops the group, followed closely by Zambia. The only difference is Nigeria’s 9 goals vs Zambia’s 7. Guinea and Malawi have no points, having lost […]
SUDANESE President Omar al Beshir has signed amendments in the armed forces law, including a new provision that allows a military supreme commander to be a member of a political party.All military individuals have until now been prohibited by law from any political party affiliation, but this provision has now been modified to exempt a […]
A STRIKE at Johannesburg International airport has grounded over 50 planes, including one bound for the Face of Africa modelling competition, and passengers leaving one flight were assaulted an eyewitness told the Mail & Guardian’s Belinda Beresford. The protest is over an allegedly faulty tender process for some airport services. One British Airways flight unloaded […]
PARLIAMENT has accused the military of a serious breach of security by posting a highly damning internal report on the Internet, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The Sunday Independent said the report, posted on the Internet during February, details decay and declining morale in all sections of the military and a shortage of cash which […]
THE Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on Monday called for an immediate end to the fighting between Ethiopia and Eritrea, now that both sides have accepted its blueprint for peace. OAU officials are expected to meet members of the Ethiopian government on Monday before heading for Asmara, where authorities said clashes are still taking place. […]