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/ 6 February 2000
BOXING Legend Roberto Duran’s daughter has signed on with Golden Gloves and will be making her professional boxing debut in South Africa in March. She is the third daughter of a legend to turn pro, and follows in the footsteps of Mohammad Ali and George Frazier’s girls. Duran will be entering the ring as a […]
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/ 6 February 2000
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Sunday 9.00pm KWAZULU-Natal has reintroduced DDT to fight the malaria epidemic in the northern parts of the province, despite a worldwide ban on the toxic insecticide. The spokesman for the provincial department of health, Dave McGlew, said at the weekend the use of DDT will be strictly controlled. “This is […]
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/ 6 February 2000
BRITISH boxer “Prince” Naseem Hamed will defend his WBO flyweight title against South Africa’s Vuyani “The Beast” Bungu in London on March 11. Hamed was scheduled to fight Junior Jones but the bout fell through when the New Yorker failed to agree terms by the deadline date.
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/ 6 February 2000
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Sunday 3.30pm. WORLD number one Andre Agassi pulled the United States back into the World Group Davis Cup first round clash in Harare on Sunday when he beat Zimbabwean Byron Black 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to level the tie at 2-2. All now depends on the outcome of Sunday’s second reverse […]
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/ 5 February 2000
THE South African Rugby Football Unions’ Management Committee has reaffirmed that AJ Venter is not allowed to take part in any rugby until his contractual wrangle is resolved. Sarfu responded to Venter’s inclusion in the Sharks Rugby Super 12 team to play Border in a warm-up game in East London on Saturday. The contractual dispute […]
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/ 5 February 2000
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Saturday 4.00pm. THE American Davis Cup team face a critical match against Zimbabwe on Saturday, after the teams tied one-all on the opening day of the tie in Harare. Andre Agassi thrashed Wayne Black, but debutante Chris Woodruff was beaten by Black’s brother, Byron. “Tomorrow is a very key match,” said […]
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/ 4 February 2000
A South African artist has been trailing rock legend Patti Smith for the past five years, producing a groundbreaking film due for release at Cannes this year. Charl Blignaut reports.
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/ 4 February 2000
Playing a tough heroine in the US hit, Double Jeopardy, has finally pushed Ashley Judd onto Hollywood’s A-List. Mark Morris discovers a new age disciple enjoying the perks of fame – and desperate not to catch the dreaded London ‘flu whilst on a promotional tour.
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/ 4 February 2000
Recently M-Net took 21 aspiring African film-makers to a workshop on Gorèe Island. John Matshikiza wonders whether stars are made or born.
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/ 4 February 2000
Peter Dickson Eastern Cape sangoma and self-styled direct royal descendant and chief Nicholas Tilana Gcaleka, who hit world headlines four years ago with his British hunt for the head of 19th-century Xhosa King Hintsa, has taken legal action to retrieve the skull from the University of Cape Town (UCT). But the UCT forensic medicine department’s […]