MARTIN PARRY, Melbourne | Thursday 3.30pm. THE African tennis express was derailed as three stars crashed out of the Australian Open, leaving veteran Wayne Ferreira the only one on track Thursday. Leading the exodus was women’s eighth seed Amanda Coetzer who had no answer to lowly American wildcard Kristina Brandi. The 28-year-old South African was […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 2.00pm BANKS owed an estimated R1,3-billion by Hyundai Motor Distributors have told Hyundai Motor Corporation that it has until Friday to back a plan to sell the failed car dealer, or they will liquidate its assets. ”Officials of the Hyundai Motor Company of Korea were today [Thursday] requested by the […]

Burundi’s main rebel group said on Tuesday that former president Nelson Mandela has already brought peace closer.

TWO men appeared briefly in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday in connection with the theft of a motorcycle that was destroyed by a bomb planted outside the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on January 12. Faizel Felix and Ashraf Saban will appear in the court again on January 26. The motorcycle was destroyed by the […]

FIVE miners were injured in an underground blast at the Premier Diamond Mine in Cullinan, east of Pretoria on Tuesday. The blast apparently occured when a miner detonated a routine blast an hour earlier than expected. Three of the miners were in a critical condition on Wednesday morning, while the other two sustained slight injuries.

A SENIOR European Union official arrived in South Africa on Tuesday for talks aimed at rescuing a free trade accord that was due to come into effect on January 1, but has been held up by Italian and Greek objections. A spokesman for Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin said that EU development commissioner Poul […]

THE Congress of South African Trade Unions is considering mass action in protest against Johannesburg’s iGoli 2002 project, which aims to rejuvenate the city by privatising some of its assets. Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi on Wednesday said in Johannesburg that the trade union federation will also “explore political solutions” to solve labour’s problems with […]

MPUMALANGA education department head Faith Sithole was fired on Tuesday for her role in the province’s 1998 matric exam scandal. Education MEC Craig Padayachee said in a statement he decided to terminate Sithole’s services with immediate effect after months of detailed analysis of her performance both before and during the scandal. Sithole was initially suspended […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Wednesday 4.30pm. THE Zimbabwe Cricket Union has been rapped over disciplinary action against a black player during a series against Sri Lanka last month, but cleared of racism, an official said on Wednesday. Charges of racial bias in the sport, which is dominated by white players here, were made in government […]

STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Wednesday 4.50pm. THE 75-foot sloop Zephyrus IV had opened up a big lead over its nearest rival Sagamore in the Cape to Rio yacht regatta on Wednesday, and with just over 500 nautical miles to go to Rio de Janeiro it seems assured of winning the race. While the two […]