Yearly Archives: 2000

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 12.45pm. BAFANA Bafana coach Trott Moloto was unrepentant as he arrived back in South Africa with his team on Sunday night from the in the African Nations’ Cup. After finishing third, Moloto insisted he was satisfied with the way his team played, despite wide-spread criticism of his 3-5-2 formation — […]

SPRINGBOK wing Deon Kayser has been included in the Sharks squad for a four game tour to Australia and New Zealand after X-ray’s showed his jaw was not broken. The mercurial flyer left the field with a suspected broken jaw at the halftime break during the Sharks’ 36-9 win over Eastern Province on Saturday. The […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 5.30pm STOCKS on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ended weaker on Monday, but off the day’s lows after an early dip on weak United States markets on Friday. Heavyweight financial and resource stock dragged the JSE lower shortly after opening. The financial index ended the day 2,20% lower, with the industrial […]

THE builders of the ill-fated Inyaka bridge that collapsed two years ago, killing 13 people, are being sued in the High Court for R1,35-million. This is despite an inquiry into the disaster that started in November 1998. Lawyer Richard Spoor is representing the families of six people who died when the 305-metre bridge collapsed, and […]

SEVENTH seed Wayne Ferreira was ousted by unseeded Swede Mikael Tillstrom in three sets — 7-6 (9/7), 2-6, 6-3 — on Saturday to reach the final of the $375000 ATP event in San Jose, California.

THE editors of the Mail & Guardian and the Sunday Times have been subpoenaed to appear before the Human Rights Commission to respond to allegations of racism. The editors could face fines or six months in prison if they ignored the summons to appear before the body next month. The commission is holding a set […]

DEON POTGIETER, Johannesburg | Monday 11.35am. IRICHELLE Duran, daughter of boxing legend Roberto Duran arrived in South Africa on Sunday afternoon ahead of professional boxing debut in South Africa in May. Having signed with South African promoters Golden Gloves, she will be fighting on May 13, in what promises to be the first professional fight […]

ADAM Bacher will captain Gauteng in their Standard Bank Cup clashes against Northerns and Free State on February 16 and 17 respectively. Opener Bacher takes over from regular skipper Clive Eksteen, who is on the two Test tour to India. Gauteng: Adam Bacher (capt), Andrew Hall, Sven Koenig, Ken Rutherford, Derek Crookes, Geoffrey Toyana, Zander […]

TWENTY-eight people were injured when they leapt from a burning train north of Pretoria on Saturday. The passengers jumped from the moving train after its engine caught fire when an electric cable overhead fell on one of the locomotives, police spokesman Captain George Francis said. Seven of the injured were admitted to the nearby Eugene […]