Yearly Archives: 2000

Charlene Smith CROSSFIRE TV presenter Tracey Going is porcelain-doll pretty, and it was those looks film-maker Richard Latham threatened to destroy when he beat her up two-and-a-half years ago. This week Latham, a millionaire and recovering crack addict, was sentenced to a R5E000 fine or one year in jail suspended for five years for beating […]

A collaboration between Cape Town Tourism and other stakeholders has resulted in a musical tour of Cape townships. Karen Rutter got on the bus Weaving through throngs of home-bound pedestrians disgorged from hyperactive taxis, our mini-bus looked no different from all the others servicing evening rush-hour commuters. Except for the tour guide up front, and […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Lagos | Friday 5.30pm. BAFANA Bafana coach Trott Moloto is almost certain to be out of a job when his contract expires at the end of the African Nations Cup. Moloto, coach for almost two years, has come under heavy criticism for his 3-5-2 tactics during the 2-0 semi-final defeat by Nigeria on […]

MARK GLEASON, Lagos | Friday 2.15pm. CAMEROON and Nigeria, who meet in the African Nations Cup final in Lagos on Sunday, have both won the competition twice before and meet in the deciding match for the third time in the tournament’s history. Both Cameroon’s Nations Cup victories have come at the expense of the Nigerians, […]

JOHN Wayne’s just not what he used to be. When the modern-day version, an awaiting-trial prisoner being held in the Richard’s Bay police holding cells, tried to make a daring escape with seven other prisoners on Wednesday night, he failed to live up to the tough reputation of his namesake of Western movie fame. John […]

A CONSORTIUM led by German firm Detecon beat two rival groups on Wednesday to win a 51% stake in Uganda’s state-owned telecommunications company. Detecon, which was partnered by Swiss-based Telcel and South Africa’s Ikwezi group, put in a winning bid of $33,5-million to buy the majority holding in Uganda Telecommunications Ltd. Under the conditions of […]

THE head of Cote d’Ivoire’s ruling junta, General Robert Guei, attended late on Wednesday a memorial service for the 169 victims of the crash of a Kenya Airways’ aircraft on January 30. A total of 169 people died when the Airbus plunged into the sea close to Abidjan, two minutes after take-off. Aside from Guei, […]

DUDU Nkosi, the lover of alleged cash-heist kingpin Collin Chauke, was finally granted bail by Nelspruit’s Regional Court on Wednesday after spending more than ten months in jail. Nkosi was however unable to pay the R2000 bail and was remanded to police custody until March 8 or until she can raise the money. Nkosi faces […]

THE State is to request Judge Willie Hartzenburg, presiding over the Wouter Basson trial, to recuse himself, the senior prosecutor in the case said on Wednesday. This follows earlier comments by Hartzenberg who said during testimony that he is not convinced that Basson’s multi-million rand group of companies was aimed at defrauding the state. Should […]