FORMER Agriculture Minister Derick Hanekom and his wife, Patricia, were granted amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for supplying classified information and arms to the African National Congress during the liberation struggle. The commission’s amnesty committee said in a statement on Friday that the Hanekoms were granted amnesty for passing on classified information […]
THE Northern Free State Griffons will meet the North-West Leopards in a Vodacom Cup match at Olen Park in Potchefstroom on Friday. The Griffons’ team for the encounter is: Griffons team: Edrick Fredericks; Phillip Galant, J B van den Berg, Rouan Nel, Malcolm Malan; Ehan Helmand, Charl Blom; Jaco Gouws, Kevin Rabie (capt), Pfaf Kruger, […]
THE European Union on Thursday said critics of the West’s response to the flood disaster in Mozambique have it wrong, as the EU had quickly committed millions of dollars in relief funding. Michael Laidler, EU ambassador to South Africa, insists the European Commission donated around 800000 dollars for immediate relief for flood victims within four […]
DAWIE du Toit is struggling with injury and will be replaced at fullback by centre Piet Matthys when the Gauteng Falcons play Griquas in a Vodacom Cup match at the Bosman Stadium on Saturday. Matthys’ place in the midfield is taken by Eugene Meyer, who has been released from Super 12 duty to play. The […]
SOUTH-Western Districts’ Eagles play the Sharks at home in George on Saturday in a match that prmises thrills-aplenty. The Eagles have named their team for the encounter. Eagles team: Manie du Toit, Wayne Munn, Rudi Keil, Jacques Juries, Dominic Malan, John Cooper, Johan Kapp (Cap), Lodewyk Hattingh, Denzil Frans, Drickus Hancke, Dean Twigg, Vaatjie Nell, […]
DEFENCE chiefs from the 14-nation Southern African Development Community began a two-day meeting in Harare on Thursday to review the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Zimbabwe’s Defence Minister Moven Mahachi told the opening session that the meeting will map out strategies on the best way forward in the search for permanent peace in […]
SENEGALESE President Abdou Diouf, of the Socialist Party, has won the first round of the presidential election with 41,33% of the vote, according to official, but provisional, figures released on Thursday. His main opposition rival Abdoulaye Wade garnered 30,97% of Sunday’s vote. According to the provisional figures, published by Dakar’s Court of Appeal, incumbent president […]
KAIZER Chiefs have reached the quarter-finals of the Bobsave Superbowl after beating Cape Town City 3-1 at the Johannesburg Stadium. Chiefs midfielder Thabo Mooki scored two late goals to sink the visitors. The home side didn’t have it all their way against the Coastal Stream minnows, and it was only in the last quarter that […]
BOLAND play Eastern Province in Wellington on Saturday and have announced their team. Boland team: Warren Pietersen, John Daniels, Marius Joubert, Riaan van Jaarsveld, Hyron Thyse, Pieter O’Neill, Martin Stander, Sean Furter, Allen Williams, Quinn Hough, Julian Barnard, Heino Senekal, Niel du Toit, Dale Sandton and Carel van der Merwe. Substitutes: Matt Botha, Daniel le […]
The innovative recording label MELT2000 is proving to be a home for new musical talent Claire Bezuidenhout Robert Trunz sits with his hi-tech Nokia mini office gadget retrieving e-mails, sending MP3s, surfing the Net, answering calls from hopeful musicians and drinking ice cold water. He is one of a few people who can handle 18 […]