MEMBERS of a small doomsday cult in the Eastern Cape province have quit work and taken their children out of school to wait for Jesus. The cult, which has no name, has between 70 and 100 members, most of whom live at their church, a tiny house in a squatter settlement outside the town of […]
SUPER 12 champions Canterbury Crusaders crushed the hapless Bulls 75-27 on Friday. The Crusaders scored 11 tries to three in their demolition job, a sorry reflection of a side that boasts seven Springboks. It took the Crusaders just 25 minutes to earn their four-try bonus point, after touchdowns by Caleb Ralph (2), debutant Chris Jack […]
NEARLY half of the prostitutes in South Africa’s key city of Johannesburg and a quarter of those in Cape Town are children. About 40% of the 10000 sex workers in Johannesburg are under 18 years old, The House Group — an independent organisation which works with prostitutes — told a weekend newspaper. The Sex Workers’ […]
ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Bloemfontein | Saturday 7.00pm THE Free State Cheetahs won the Vodacom Cup with a display of verve and wit, beating neighbours Griqualand West 44-24 in Bloemfontein. Prompted by a fine flyhalf performance from Zimbabwean international Kennedy Tsimba, the Cheetahs established a 17-3 lead by the 17th minute and were never subsequently threatened. 20-10 […]
SUSAN NJANJI, Harare | Sunday 1.00pm. BRITAIN and its EU partners have discussed plans to evacuate Europeans from Zimbabwe in the event of a deterioration in the farm occupation crisis. “We have discussed contingency plans [on evacuation] with other European countries,” a Foreign Office spokeswoman said, saying they covered “a number of various scenarios and […]
Former president Nelson Mandela on Saturday visited the survivors of last month’s nightclub stampede and their families
RUGBY union’s biggest drawcard, New Zealand winger Jonah Lomu, was suspended on Sunday for two matches after being found guilty of a dangerous tackle which left his opponent dazed and groggy. The giant All Black winger was stood down until May 12 — forcing him out of the final two rounds of the Super 12 […]
A TWO-DAY conference of West African foreign and defence ministers and senior military officials has opened in Accra to examine the problems of children affected by war. The conference co-hosted by Ghana and Canada is also being attended by war-affected children from Liberia and Sierra Leone. In an address at the opening ceremony, Ghana’s President […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, New Delhi | Saturday 4.00pm CRICKET chief Ali Bacher has said he never blamed Pakistan for fixing World Cup matches, said a senior Pakistani official. Bacher has clarified to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) he did not mention the name of any country or umpire while telling Australian newspapers on April 19 that […]
LAMONTVILLE Golden Arrows have been promoted to the Castle Premier League after beating Premier United 2-1 to win the MTN First Division Coastal Stream league championships at the weekend. The team from KwaZulu-Natal ended the season on 61 points from 26 matches. Arrows were active in the old National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) during the […]