DEFENDING African Nations Cup champions Egypt defeated fellow-finalists Togo 2-1 through a late headed goal from defender Abelzaher al-Sakka in Aswan on Wednesday. Yasser Radwan put the Pharaohs ahead in the first minute and Mohamed Azim levelled after 63 minutes.
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Perth | Saturday 6.00pm. SOUTH Africa found success in its eighth appearance at the $585000 Hopman Cup, beating qualifier Thailand 3-0 on the back of a pair of sterling singles performances to claim the trophy on Saturday. Victory at the Burswood Dome on Rebound Ace, the surface of the upcoming Australian Open, was […]
ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Johannesburg | Saturday 4.30pm. Kaizer Chiefs ………. 2 (Nomvete 53, Mooki 61) African Wanderers …… 1 (Mthalane 14) IT may have been the first senior competitive club match of the new century in South Africa, but there was no sign of Buck Rogers on Saturday as Chiefs moved into second place on the […]
ONLY taxis displaying new route-based permits will be allowed to operate in Soshanguve and its surrounding areas, north of Pretoria, from next week, SABC radio news reported on Thursday. This follows an agreement between two Soshanguve taxi associations and transport officials to stabilise the taxi industry. The agreement applies to Mabopane, Ga-Rankuwa, Hammanskraal and Soshanguve. […]
FORMER African Footballer of the Year Kalusha Bwalya is among 12 foreign-based players in a preliminary Zambian squad named by coach Ben Bamfuchile for the African Nations Cup. Chipolopolo (The Bullet) play Egypt, Burkina Faso and Senegal in Group C.
PEOPLE Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) is running out of money and battling to fund legal representation for 23 members facing criminal charges. In an interview with Sunday Argus Ebrahim Francis admitted Pagad is in dire financial straits. “Our people are being arrested under scheduled offences, which means they have to prove why they should […]
FOREIGN affairs media director Marco Boni on Friday lost his bid in the Pretoria High Court to order his minister, Nkosazana Zuma, to grant him a voluntary severance package worth more than R800000. Boni had claimed that deputy foreign minister Aziz Pahad approved the package on November 1 last year. On November 29, Boni received […]
ABOUT 1000 members of the extremist Islamic group Qibla staged a peaceful protest in the streets of Cape Town on Friday, burning American, Israeli and Russian flags. Chanting “One Zionist, one bullet,” and “Death to America,” the protestors marched through the center of town first to the Russian consulate, and then to the American consulate, […]
THE ANC headquarters in central Johannesburg were evacuated on Friday morning following a bomb-scare. ANC Chief Information Officer Smuts Ngonyama said security personnel were told that there was an explosive device in the building and relayed the information to the authorities. The bomb incident comes a day before the party celebrates its 88th anniversary on […]
LAZARUS Zim, Managing Director of M-Net has joined the board of Supersport United Football Club, serving as Vice Chairman. The announcement was made at the team’s headquarters by SuperSport United Chairman Khulu Sibiya. Zim is no stranger to football administration, having served as a director and secretary of Free State Stars in the late 80’s […]