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 […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Thursday 1.00pm. DISGRACED former Premier Soccer League chief Joe Ndhlela is facing more trouble as the PSL is laying fraud charges against him for allegedly unlawful use of a PSL credit card after he was axed by the organisation. The Star reported on Thursday that that it is in posession […]
THE United Democratic Movement said on Thursday that the R74-million earmarked for a special government drive against HIV/Aids is inadequate. UDM health spokesman Manna Naidoo said that while the funds are welcome, the amount is not sufficient in the light of the endemic proportions of the problem in South Africa. He is also concerned about […]
THE Fairhead trial in Port Alfred has been postponed until Monday after the prosecution concluded its evidence. It is expected that the three accused will testify when the court resumes next week. On Thursday one of the accused, a 17-year-old, admitted to being present at the abduction of the the Fairheads but not at the […]
JULIAN GUYER, Nottingham | Thursday 6.30pm. ENGLAND were 94 without loss after 37 overs at tea on the first day of the second and final Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Mike Atherton was 46 not out off 115 balls with nine fours and Mark Ramprakash 40 not out off 109 with six […]
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 […]
A HIGHER-than-permitted amount of radioactive liquid material was pumped into a South African river last year, the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation has admitted. The liquid was released from the corporation’s Pelindaba facility, 30 kilometres west of the capital Pretoria, into the Crocodile River, the corporation said in a statement. The incident was the result […]