PROVINCIAL rugby player Braam Hendriks, 24, appeared in the Bloemfontein Regional Court on Tuesday on charges of rape. The alleged rape occurred in a flat on Saturday afternoon. Hendriks played for the Cheetahs in the Vodacom series last year and also represented the Free State in the Currie Cup series He will appear in court […]

GAUTENG batsman Daryll Cullinan faces charges of bringing the game into disrepute when he appears before a disciplinary tribunal at the United Cricket Board headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening. The hearing comes after UCB managing director Ali Bacher lodged a report on an incident involving Border paceman Makhaya Ntini and Cullinan during the Supersport […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 5.00pm. SHARES on the JSE continued to power higher in afternoon dealings alongside stronger world markets and after two weeks of sustained weakness. Banking, financial services and information technolgy stocks rallied the highest after being hit the hardest. The overall ended a whopping 3,40% or 288 points up, with financials […]

ENGLAND topped the triangular series standings — between themselve, South Africa and Zimbabwe — after thier eight wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Sunday: (Tabulate as played, won, lost, no result, tied, points): England 4 2 2 0 0 4 (+0.03) South Africa 3 2 1 0 0 4 (-0.24) Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0 0 […]

POLICE and soldiers launched a major crime offensive on Sunday by swooping down on Vosloorus township southeast of Johannesburg and netting a rich haul in stolen goods. Amongst other things, the dawn raid netted 12 firearms, 700kg of marijuana plants, one stolen BMW and five other vehicles that police suspect have been stolen. 16 illegal […]

CATERING company Fedics Group on Friday said it is disposing of the business of Fedics as ongoing concern, delisting and liquidating by way of members’ voluntary winding up. The company said in a statement it was disposing of its business to a consortium comprised of existing black empowerment shareholders in Fedics, Ethos and certain members […]

SARAH BULLEN Johannesburg | Monday 5.00pm. SHARES on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange pulled back from heavy earlier losses on Monday with a major boost when it was announced that the country’s December trade balance unexpectedly swung into its largest surplus for the whole year. The the country’s trade balance surged to a surplus of R3,56-billion […]

GARY Player staged the biggest comeback in the history of the Senior Skins Game this weekend with a birdie on the first playoff hole to win four skins and a $220000 jackpot. He edged Tom Watson, who won seven skins and $210000, at Maunu Lani in Hawaii.

ERNIE Els shot a 67 in the last round of the golf classic on Perth on Sunday, finishing on 12-under with 276. But he was still eight shots behind Michael Campbell of New Zealand, who won the A$1,4-million event.

THE leader of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban militia, Mulla Mohammad Omar, has denounced a new Egyptian law making it easier for women to obtain divorces as an insult to Islam. Omar asked the Muslims around the world to protest against the decision. Under the new Egyptian law passed by parliament last Wednesday, and which takes effect […]