THE road death toll since the start of holiday season on December 1 has reached 587. According to the Arrive Alive campaign, at least 29 people have been killed on South African roads since Christmas Eve. In KwaZulu-Natal, Arrive Alive issued warnings of mudslides, flooding and cave-ins following the recent heavy rainfalls. Kwazulu-Natal traffic authorities […]

GHANAIAN international goalkeeper James Nanor was ruled out of next year’s African Nations Cup on Tuesday after being suspended by the African Football Confederation (CAF) for a year for spitting in a referee’s face. Nanor, who will also miss Hearts of Oak Champions League campaign next season, spat in the referee’s face during November’s African […]

KAPITAN’S, a favourite restaurant of President Nelson Madela and Oliver Tambo when they were young attourneys was saved from being burnt down on Wednesday. The fire started after fireworks were let off on the in Johanesburg city centre eatery’s wooden balcony but the damage was minimal after firemen put it out. Kapitan’s has become something […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Sunday 5.00pm. ENGLAND captain Nasser Hussain made a cautious half-century as the first day of the third Test against South Africa ended in near stalemate at Kingsmead Sunday. England crawled to 135 for two in 85.1 overs before bad light ended play half an hour early. Hussain batted for almost five […]

PROSECUTORS meeting in Durban on Wednesday to discuss a 6% pay rise announced on Tuesday called for the resignation of Justice Minister Dullah Omar. Prosecutors say they have an average daily workload of 20 dockets and three court appearances, which does not allow them to perform their jobs adequately, SABC TV reported on Wednesday night. […]

EGYPT and Sudan on Thursday jointly announced the restoration of full diplomatic relations and the return of the Egyptian ambassador to Khartoum. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Beshir issued a statement saying Cairo will “immediately” return its ambassador, who was recalled in 1995. Since then Egypt has only been represented by […]

A MAN who gunned down an elephant in the Kruger National Park and hacked out its 65kg tusks, was sentenced to 20 years in the Skukuza Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The sentence is the stiffest given in the history of the South African National Parks. The poacher, Shalate Khoza, is currently also serving a 10-year […]

SHARES in De Beers slipped on Tuesday as investors took profits from the diamond giant’s strong recent gains and as news of an impending review of the South African government diamond regulator nagged sentiment. De Beers closed 620 cents or 3,16% down at R190,20 after reaching a morning low of R189,41 as the market mulled […]

PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela officially declared on Wednesday the tornado-stricken Eastern Cape districts of Umtata, Libode and Ngqeleni as disaster areas, the Welfare Department said on Thursday. Those affected by a tornado which killed 18 people and injured 162 on December 15 can apply for relief, the departmental said. Applications will be considered by the board […]

The Pretoria High Court on Thursday ruled in favour of the head of Wheels of Africa, Billy Rautenbach, and ordered the government to return documents and data on Rautenbach’s companies seized during a raid last month. The Directorate of Serious Economic Offences had confiscated truck loads of documents from Rautenbach’s offices and home. Last week, […]