OWN CORRESPONDENT, London | Friday 2.45pm. BOBBY Charlton, a representative of England’s 2006 World Cup bid, said choosing South Africa to host the event would be the wrong decision. The Manchester United legend was quoted in Friday’s Daily Express newspaper as saying: “It’s been our policy not to criticise others because once the inspection teams […]

ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Houghton | Friday 8.00pm. NAMIBIA’S Trevor Dodds leads the Alfred Dunhill Challenge half way through the second round at waterlogged Houghton. Dodds played 32 holes on the second day after only completing four before the light closed in on Thursday night. He shot a three under par 69 in his opening round and […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Saturday 6.30pm. ZULU king Goodwill Zwelithini is seeking a meeting with President Thabo Mbeki over controversial plans by the South African government to incorporate tribal land into municipal areas. Zwelithini on Saturday added his voice to protests by the Amakhosi (Zulu chiefs) in KwaZulu-Natal on proposals by the national demarcation board […]

SOUTH Africa’s Wayne Ferreira, fresh from a Hopman Cup triumph, was brought down to earth in stunning fashion when he was blasted in straight sets by Andre Agassi in the Kooyong Classic. Last year’s No.1 blasted the South African 6-2, 6-4 in just 57 minutes, thriving on the super-fast hardcourt conditions juiced up by sticky […]

MARK GLEESON, Johannesburg | Friday 11.00am. STRIKER Benni McCarthy will not be going to the African Nations Cup after a last-ditch effort to get him into the squad was rejected by coach Trott Moloto. Moloto said on Friday he would make no late changes to his 22-man squad for the finals, which start on January […]

ZAMBIAN riot police on Thursday broke up a demonstration by hundreds of protesters demanding the reinstatement of more than 300 junior doctors sacked for going on strike. The demonstration took place in the Copperbelt town of Kitwe some 400km from the capital Lusaka. The government fired the doctors for going on strike to demand better […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Orkney | Friday 9.10am. NINE of 15 miners were brought to the surface early on Friday after being trapped more than two kilometers underground in a gold mine in the North West town of Orkney for more than 90 hours. Jubilant applause from anxious colleagues and relatives greeted the first of the nine […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Centurion | Friday 6.45pm. IT has been a hard day at the office for the South African batsmen, and after 45 overs of a rain-delayed first innings the home side is back in the dressing room on 155/6. England skipper Nasser Hussain won the toss and sent the South Africans in to bat […]