GOVERNMENT allied forces in Sierra Leone handed over a group of around 100 former child soldiers and war-affected children to aid workers at a camp in Masiaka. The batch of around 100 former child combattants were handed over by the Civil Defence Force, allied to the Sierra Leonean Army (SLA), to representatives of the UN […]
SOUTH Africa’s eleventh-seeded Mariaan de Swardt and David Adams won their second mixed doubles Grand Slam title when they captured the French Open crown at Roland Garros on Friday. The South Africans beat top seeds Rennae Stubbs and Todd Woodbridge of Australia 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the final. This is the second successive year that […]
THE government has appointed Charles Nupen, former head of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, as mediator in the crisis at the University of Durban-Westville. Education Minister Kader Asmal said Nupen would assume his duties on Tuesday. The mediation process is expected to take five weeks. His appointment is the result of talks last […]
RWANDA on Sunday announced the “unilateral withdrawal” of its troops from the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) city of Kisangani, where they have been fighting Ugandan troops for the last six days, a foreign ministry statement said. The announcement came after Rwanda claimed on Saturday to have driven Ugandan forces out of the diamond-rich […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Monday 12.00pm. LIAM Botham, son of former England Test cricketer Ian Botham, will make his first appearance for an England rugby union side in a tour match in South Africa on Tuesday. Botham will play on the right wing against North West in Potchefstroom in a side named on Sunday […]
THE Nigerian government and labour leaders expect to reach an accord later on Monday on ending a five-day-old crippling general strike over sharp increases in gasoline prices. Local media quoted Information Minister Jerry Gana as saying labour chiefs had held intense talks with government leaders on Sunday, including one session each with President Olusegun Obasanjo […]
OWN CORRESPONDET, East Rutherford | Monday 10.45am. NIALL Quinn’s record-equalling goal lifted Ireland to a 2-1 victory over Bafana Bafana in the finale of the U.S. Cup 2000 soccer tournament on Sunday night. The victory in the first meeting between the two nations gave Ireland second place in the four-nation tournament that concluded with a […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Saturday 1.45pm. AN offer of immunity by South African prosecutors to sacked cricket captain Hansie Cronje does not extend to legal proceedings currently under way against him in India, an official said on Sunday. Cronje, opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs and bowler Henry Williams have all been offered immunity from prosecution […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Saturday 8.00pm. SUNDOWNS failed to live up to their favourites tag when they were beaten 1-0 by Kaizer Chiefs in the Bob Save Superbowl final, losing out on an historic treble. The 80000 strong FNB Stadium crowd were captivated by the match, which was not a classic by any stretch of […]
BRITISH soldiers are due for a beating in Sierra Leone … on the football pitch at least, army officials admitted on Saturday. A scratch side from 42nd Marine Commando, the unit which has been patrolling Freetown and manning checkpoints for the past few weeks, are to take on the Sierra Leonean national team in a […]