DARYLL Cullinan wil only know on Wednesday morning whether he will be able to take his place in the South African team for their first Test against India on Thursday. Cullinan left the field with a groin strain in the warm-up match against an Indian Board President’s XI, and will be given a fitness test […]

A GREAT White shark tore a chunk of flesh and bone from the foot of a man in shallow water at Struisbaai, about 150km southeast of Cape Town,Die Burger newspaper reported on Tuesday. The 2,5m shark attacked 29-year-old Hellmuth Weich in water scarcely a meter deep. Shark attacks on humans in South African waters have […]

CORRIE van Zyl, who has opened the bowling for South Africa and Free State, has been appointed as assistant coach to the Proteas national cricketers. Van Zyl, 39, has been Free State’s cricket manager and is en route join the Proteas in India.

THE fourth one-day international between Zimbabwe and England was called off on Wednesday because of heavy rain. After a brief inspection, the umpires abandoned the game without a ball being bowled. England won the limited overs series 3-0.

ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Pretoria | Wednesday 4.30pm. SUNDOWNS moved six points clear of Kaizer Chiefs at the top of the Castle Premiership standings on Tuesday night with an unimpressive 2-1 victory over mid-table Free State Stars at Loftus Versfeld. Bennett Mnguni was the unlikely hero, slamming a quickly-taken free kick by Roger Feutmba past goalkeeper Mathew […]

AT least 20 people have died in clashes between Christians and Muslims that continued overnight in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna. The unrest began early on Monday during a protest by tens of thousands of Christians against demands for the imposition of Islamic Sharia law in the city. Nigeria’s northern Niger State on Monday […]

SHARES in Spicer Holdings tumbled at the start of trade on Tuesday after the technology company said that its shaky merger talks with the IQ Business Group had finally been called off. Spicer’s shares lost 22,64% or 12 cents to 41 cents in brisk early trade of nearly half a million shares, in the wake […]

BRITISH aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday that state arms manufacturer Denel is to become the sole supplier of the Rolls-Royce Tay engine gearbox. The agreement is aimed at strengthening SA’s manufacturing industry under the R21,3-billion defence package approved the government last year. Under the agreement, Denel Aviation, a division of Denel, becomes the sole […]

SHARES in gambling and hotel group Sun International (South Africa) (Sisa) tumbled on Tuesday as the market reacted negatively to expected, poor interim results and a gloomy earnings outlook for the full year. The share was down almost 5% after the company said late on Monday that its interim earnings per share before exceptionals had […]

SARAH BULLEN, Cape Town | Wednesday 9.00am POPULAR Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is sitting on a tight ship. His ministry has reached its stated objectives in building economic policy credibility, it has enforced strict fiscal discipline, reigned in government spending to under 27% of GDP from nearly 29%, brought the Budget deficit to 2,6% of […]