FIVE Russian pilots set free by Angola’s Unita rebels have arrived in Zambia after walking for many days through war-torn Angola. The airmen, whose two planes had been flying on contract for aid agencies, delivering food to government-held towns, were shot down by Unita last year. Officials said the famished pilots had arrived in the […]
ORLANDO Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs will play in the Charity Spectacular and the BP Top Eight competitions next season. The two South African soccer giants withdrew from the events following a R120-million sponsorship deal by cellular service provider Vodacom. The decision comes after a Premier Soccer League Board of Governors meeting on Tuesday at which […]
LIBERIAN President Charles Taylor, who successfully negotiated the release of UN soldiers held hostage by the Sierra Leone rebel group RUF, said on Tuesday that the freedom was given “unconditionally.” “I thank God that I was able to convince them (RUF) to do the right thing, to release all the hostages unconditionally,” Taylor told a […]
SOUTH Africa’s Oscar Chalupsky claimed his ninth kayaking title when he won the World Ocean Kayak championships in Hawaii on Sunday. Chalupsky was only 33 seconds off the race record held by Australian Dean Gardner, and crossed the finishing line in 3 hours 21 min 48 seconds –more than six minutes ahead of his nearest […]
FAMOUS Nigerian club Enugu Rangers have been banned from their home ground after crowd trouble in a league match left a referee unconscious, an official said on Monday. Rangers, who were also fined the equivalent of US$500, will now play their reamining home matches in the central town of Makurdi. Angry fans beat Fifa referee […]
FORMER Zimbabwean President Canaan Banana lost an appeal on Monday of his conviction on sexual assault charges and gay sex offenses and has been ordered to spend a year in jail. He is expected to report to jail later on Monday. One year of his sentence has been suspended. The 64-year-old Banana was convicted in […]
ZIMBABWE’s annual inflation rose by 2,9% to 53,7% in April, the Reserve Bank announced on Tuesday. The central bank said food inflation rose by 0,8% to 47,2% and core inflation by 4,7% percent to 58,9%. On the interbank foreign exchange market, the bank said the net outflow came to US$38-million. The current account registered a […]
SHARES in Network Healthcare Holdings rose almost 5% on Tuesday as the market warmly welcomed the hospital group’s positive half year results. By 10am the counter was up 4,94% at 85 cents, outperforming the benchmark All Share index which was up a marginal 0,04%. Netcare earlier reported a 54,7% rise in headline earnings per share […]
ZIMBABWE warmed up for Thursday’s second Test at Trent Bridge with their second consecutive victory on Yorkshire soil beating MCC by 22 runs in Castleford on Sunday. The tourists, beaten with embarrassing ease by England in the first Test at Lord’s and badly out of touch elsewhere this summer, played themselves back into form with […]
A 46-year-old Mpumalanga pilot died instantly on Monday evening when his borrowed light aircraft developed mechanical problems and crashed shortly after take-off. Gary Griffiths was burnt beyond recognition in a fire which also consumed the wrecked Armerod two-seater he had borrowed from a friend. Witnesses told police on Tuesday they saw sparks shooting from the […]