KERRY Bee scored a stinging equaliser in the dying minutes to give South Africa’s hockey women a 2-2 draw against Argentina at the Champions Trophy at Amstelveen in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The Pumas led 2-0 at the break in a fast-paced game that the Argentines dominated in the first half. Laura Maiztegui opened the scoring […]
THE South African men’s hockey team, barred from competing in the Sydney Olympics by the National Olympic Commission of South Africa will know on Monday whether they will be allowed to compete. Nocsa will meet with the SA Hockey Association to discuss whether the team will be allowed to go to the Games. The team […]
THE International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Thursday sentenced former radio presenter Georges Ruggiu to 12 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to inciting genocide. Ruggiu, a Rwandan of Italian and Belgian descent, worked for the Hutu extremist radio station Mille Collines, which incited Hutus to kill minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The 1994 […]
SOUTH Africa’s 2006 World Cup Bid has received a welcome boost from Brazil — also in the running to host the showpiece. The Brazilians may hand over their support to South Africa, with the South Africans returning the favour should Brazil bid for the 2010 Cup, said bid ambassador, Zico. The former Brazilian international wants […]
ETHIOPIA said it was ready to end its war with Eritrea ”today” but that it would keep troops on Eritrean soil until it received guarantees over redeployment. ”As far as Ethiopia is concerned, the war is over today,” Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told a meeting with diplomats in the Ethiopian capital. ”Our troops will […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 11.20am. THE rand backtracked on some of its gains on Thursday, slipping briefly above the R7 to a dollar mark. By late afternoon it was trading just short of the mark at R6,99 to the US currency. Analysts said its rally, which began on Monday, has been buoyed by gains […]
BRITISH soldiers backing the government in conflict-ridden Sierra Leone handed out leaflets in Freetown on Wednesday warning they would soon leave. “As UNAMSIL reinforces and assumes the role of defending Lungi airport (near Freetown) there will be a withdrawal of British troops,” the leaflet said, without giving any dates. The British government has said on […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday 2.00pm. JEFFREY’S Bay will host the first R1-million surfing event in South Africa when the Billabong MSF Pro starts in the Eastern Cape town on June 29. The event, sanctioned by the Association of Surfing Professionals, forms part of the 13-event World Championship Tour that crowns the annual men’s […]
THE Tanzanian government has sold a 51% stake in its airport services company to Swissport, a subsidiary of Swissair, for $4,8-million dollars. The state privatization agency said Swissport signed the sale agreement on Tuesday with the Tanzanian government and former foreign shareholders of the Dar es Salaam Airport Handling Company.
AN electronics, electrical engineering and information technology export council has been set up to promote international sales of South African electrotechnical goods and services. Membership has so far been extended to 38 companies.