TEN years to the day after he announced Nelson Mandela would be freed from prison and the African National Congress and other organisations opposing apartheid would be unbanned, F W de Klerk is a happy man. “I look back and I say: ‘No regrets,’” he said on Wednesday in an interview with Cape Talk radio […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Thursday 5.45pm. ZIMBABWE will have an unlikely ally in their Davis Cup tie against the United States at Harare this weekend: altitude. On Thursday, world number-one Andre Agassi said that the team’s first campaign on African soil will be very tough because of the 1500m altitude and the fervent home support. […]

SARAH BULLEN, Cape Town | Thursday 6.00pm MARKETS bucked around on Thursday in a volatile day’s trade as they were presented with a volley of economic and company news from both domestic and international sources and heavy futures trading. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange moved into the black in early trade before dipping into negative territory […]

A TORNADO and blinding rain ripped through several townships near Newcastle on Wednesday night, and the local MP wants them declared a disaster area. More than 100 injured people were admitted to Madadeni and Newcastle hospitals. Details of their injuries are expected later, and it is not yet known whether anyone was killed, or how […]

JOHANNESBURG police raided a brothel in the city’s northern suburbs on Wednesday night and arrested 44 illegal immigrants working as prostitutes. Thai, Russian, Bulgarian and Zambian employees of The Ranch in Rivonia Road were taken into custody. The prostitutes apparently did not have work permits. The owner was also arrested on various charges including the […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 9.30am. TEST players Daryll Cullinan and Makhaya Ntini were handed suspended sentences on Tuesday following a verbal confrontation in the final of the Supersport Series. Gauteng batsman Cullinan was suspended for two matches while Border fast bowler Ntini was banned for one match. Both sentences were suspended until the end […]

NADER al-Sayed had the rare experience of collecting the ball from the back of the net as defending champions Egypt stormed into the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals on Tuesday. Al-Sayed surrendered a 489-minute unbeaten record spanning two editions of the biennial football showcase on Tuesday when Ismael Koudou of Burkina Faso blasted the ball […]

MEMBERS of Côte d’Ivoire’s football team were being held in the capital Yamoussoukro on Tuesday, following their elimination from the African Nations Cup, reliable sources said. The players passports and cellphones have apparently been confiscated, although a source said this was standard practice when the players regrouped for a rest. The source, who asked not […]

FORMER African Footballer of the Year Kalusha Bwalya bade farewell to the Nations Cup after Zambia drew 2-2 with Senegal in Group C on Tuesday and were eliminated. Senegal went through as runners-up while Egypt finished on top having maintained their 100% record coming from 2-0 down to beat Burkina Faso 4-2 in Kano. Bwalya […]

EGYPT is demanding $1.4-million from the organisers of the Paris-Dakar motor rally to make good the damage it inflicted on a nature reserve, the government daily Al-Akhbar reported on Tuesday. It said the Egyptian Environment Affairs Agency, part of the environment ministry, has lodged a complaint with the public prosecutor’s office against the organiser of […]