FOR the first time in more than a century since British colonial rule and later apartheid abolished the tradition in favour of subservient paramount chiefs, a King of the Xhosa will be installed in the Eastern Cape later this year. The Xhosa Royal Council, an elected body which serves the interests of the paramount chief […]

ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Pretoria | Monday 11.00am. IT cannot be long before Bruce Grobbelaar demonstrates to us mere mortals how easy walking on water really is. The new coach of struggling SuperSport United made it two wins in two matches with a 3-0 victory over fourth-placed Classic that was even easier than the scoreline suggests. Before […]

SOUTH Africa midfielder John ‘Shoes’ Moshoeu told weekend newspapers he is considering retiring after the African Nations Cup. Moshoeu, 33, has won a record 56 caps for Bafana Bafana. PREMIERSHIP RESULTS Sunday. At Free State Stadium: Bloemfontein Celtic 3 (Matsau 19, 55, Lebohang Kukame 46) Wits University 3 (Sammy Magalefa 10, Charles Yohane 35, William […]

ASOKWA Stadium, one of two Ghanaian venues for the finals, has been given the green light after the floodlights and scoreboard were improved, the African Football Confederation has announced.

ALGERIA, Burkina Faso and Congo plan to finalise preparations in Cotonou with matches against leading local clubs Atlantic Sharks, Dragons Oueme and Mogas 90, a Benin football official said.

MPUMALANGA’S 43-year-old former finance chief, Shadrack Mashele, appeared briefly in Nelspruit’s regional court on fraud charges on Monday after allegedly using State funds to settle personal business debts. Mashele appeared in court with Mpumalanga assistant finance director Sellion Maseko, 37, but was not asked to plead when they were both released on their own recognisance. […]

THE South African Revenue Service announced on Wednesday that is has installed a new computer-based income tax system that will largely stamp out tax evasion and increase state revenue. The system was installed last month. “We can now confidently announce that we have made it much harder for tax evaders to escape the tax net,” […]

ANDY Flower will captain Zimbabwe in next month’s limited overs tournament involving South Africa and England. Squad: Andy Flower (captain), Neil Johnson, Alistair Campbell, Grant Flower, Murray Goodwin, Guy Whittall, Andy Whittall, Craig Wishart, Gary Brent, Heath Streak, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Everton Matambanadzo, Henry Olonga, John Rennie, Stuart Carlisle.

NIGERIAN’S white collar oil workers are to strike if the government moves the unit responsible for safety for its members, a union official said on Wednesday. The official of the Petroleum and Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria told state-run television the union issued a 21-day ultimatum to the government on Tuesday to withdraw plans […]

KINSHASA-based members of the DR Congo squad have arrived in Benin to complete preparations for the African Nations Cup, an official said. Poor camp conditions here and a lack of competitive matches got the build-up off to a bad start. COTE D’IVORE TO PLAY GUINEAN CLUBS CONKARY: Cote d’Ivoire have arrived in Conkay confident after […]