Yearly Archives: 2000

BAFANA BAFANA top the latest Fifa rankings for African football, after a good showing at the African Cup of Nations in Nigeria and Ghana. Ratings: 1 South Africa, 2 Morocco, 3 Tunisia, 4 Cameroon, 5 Egypt, 6 Zambia, 7 Cote d’Ivoire, 8 Nigeria, 9 Ghana, 10 Angola, 11 Democratic Republic of Congo, 12 Zimbabwe, 13 […]

DEON POTGIETER, Johannesburg | Tuesday 9.15am. THE controversial decision which saw Hawk Makepula crowned the World Boxing Organisation junior flyweight world champion on Saturday night is one that will be debated for many years to come. Most ringsiders felt the legendary Baby Jake Matlala had once again proved his class against a top opponent. The […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Bombay | Monday 1.10pm. HANSIE Cronje and his touring South African side will not know whether to be delighted or mortified after star Indian batsman Mohammad Azharuddin was dropped from the first Test line-up due to injury. Azharuddin’s unavailability will leave a huge gap in the Indian batting, but he will be replaced […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, London | Tuesday 5.30pm ASHANTI Goldfields of Ghana said it has clinched a $100-million loan and extended an existing $270-million credit facility, resolving its cash crisis. Ashanti announced the signature of agreements covering a new $100-million debt facility to complete its Geita gold mining project in Tanzania, as well as extending a $270-million […]

POLISH archeologists have found the ruins of a large Egyptian temple in Sudan dating from the New Kingdom era of 1580-1085 B.C. The ruins run for some 500 meters along the right bank of the Nile at Hudjeir Gubli, near El Arak, with walls 107 centimeters thick and fragments of columns measuring 200-250 centimeters in […]

AJAX Cape Town showed their class at Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday when they steamrollered Classic 3-0 in a Castle Premiership match. Ajax lead 1-0 at half-time. Classic did not play to their best abilities, and were fortunate not to have conceded more goals. David Kannemeyer scored Ajax’s first goal in the 30th […]

A WEEKEND health report on Southern Africa estimates that more than 36 million people in the region are HIV-positive. The report was released on Saturday and says one in five people in the region could be affected, including 25% of women going to antenatal clinics in the Southeren African Development Community. “By virtue of its […]

DARREN SCHUETTLER, Johannesburg | Tuesday 9.45am. ANGLO American Platinum, the world’s biggest platinum producer, posted stellar earnings on Monday and expected red-hot platinum group metal prices to cool down when Russia resumes metal exports. Amplats reported an 82,7% increase in headline earnings to R2,57-billion ($408-million) for the year ended December 31. The company also posted […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Tuesday 10.55am. ENGLAND’S top cricketers will receive performance-related payments from this summer, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday. ECB chief executive Tim Lamb and chairman of selectors David Graveney said the shake-up of the pay structure is aimed at improving the results of the national team who […]

MOROKA Swallows’ woes continued on Sunday when they were beaten 3-1 by Santos in Premiership match at the Rand Stadium. Swallows will curse their luck after being 1-0 up in the early stages of the first half. Aaron Nkosi opened the score for Swallows when he headed home from a pass by Patrick Ningiza. Joseph […]