OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 11.30am. GOLD shares powered ahead after Tuesday’s delayed open on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, cheered by the bullion price’s rally to above $290. Trade on the JSE was delayed two hours to give brokers time to adjust their books after Monday’s technical problems. By 11.20am, the All Gold index was […]
MICHAEL VLISMAS, Johannesburg | Monday 2.30pm. SPRINGBOK coach Nick Mallett says he will not be forced by the country’s quota system into selecting players solely on the basis of their colour for the opening test against England on Saturday. Mallett told a press conference on Monday that merit remains his criteria for selection and that […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Karachi | Tuesday 6.00pm. THE Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) rejected match-fixing allegations on Tuesday from South African cricket chief Ali Bacher and said it would not reopen a corruption probe unless he provided evidence to back his claims. ”No inquiry will be conducted until Ali Bacher promises to us to provide evidence to […]
A FIRE has gutted a disused mill in Newtown, where the Market Theatre, jazz bar Kippies and other cultural initiatives are also situated, in central Johannesburg. It is not known if any of the buildings surrounding the deserted Friedlanders Mill have been damaged. The fire was first reported at about 7am. At least seven fire […]
THE fate of South Africans Carel and Monique Strydom who are being held hostage in the Philippines is on hold after the Philippine government said it needs a cooling off period before resuming stalled talks with Muslim rebels holding 21 mostly foreign hostages on the island of Jolo. “We have decided that we are going […]
PATRIOTIC Army of Rwanda and Tusker of Kenya had contrasting passages to the East and Central Africa club championship final in Kigali this weekend. While the Rwandans battled to overcome SC Villa of Uganda 2-1 in the first semi-final at a packed Amahoro Stadium, Tusker coasted to a 3-1 victory over Mukura Victory of Rwanda. […]
MURRAY Goodwin hit his second century against the West Indies in as many matches as Zimbabwe declared on 275 for eight at stumps on the second day of the three-day fixture at Arundel Sunday. Goodwin’s 126 also followed his unbeaten 148 in the drawn second test against England at Trent Bridge. Goodwin hit 113 in […]
DINGAAN Thobela, the Rose of Soweto, will miss out on the chance to claim a third world-title after a freak accident forced him out of his WBF middleweight title challenge in London on Friday. Thobela’s trainer Thinus Strydom said Thobela injured his hand during a sparring session during the week and after consulating a doctor […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 11.15am. THE rand weakened in trade on Monday on worries about the United Nations’s withdrawal from the Zimbabwean election process at the weekend, while markets ended sharply up off the back of this week’s futures close out. By 5pm the currency was trading at R7,03 to the dollar. The all-share […]
THE Swazi royal family has formed an association to look after its aged, ailing and unemployed members. The association will also promote unity amongst royal ranks. There are hundreds of royals and all are the offspring of the late King Sobhuza II who died in 1982. It is believed Sobhuza II had over 80 wives […]