THE first 10 weeks of South Africa’s military intervention mission in Lesotho cost the country more than R30-million, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. R24-million was spent by the army. From September 22 to November 30, South Africa spent R6,6-million on personnel, R5-million on administrative expenses and R13,2-million on storage space and emergency food. The […]

THE department of home affairs on Friday confirmed that the four days from December 31, to January 3, will be public holidays. Spokesman Hennie Meyer said December 31 and January 2, were declared public holidays in a notice in the Government Gazette on May 7. “In terms of the Public Holidays Act, if a public […]

SOUTH African midfielder Quinton Fortune scored for Manchester United in the 75th minute to help seal a 4-0 victory over Bradford at Old Trafford. Fortune’s goal was followed by goals from Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole and Roy Keane.

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Monday 2.40pm. ENGLAND are on 366/9 after bad light ended play on the second day of the third Test against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban. The day belonged to England’s skipper, Nasser Hussain, who scored 146 unbeaten runs in a mammoth innings of 463 balls. The South African’s struggled against […]

YOUNG legspinners Andre Abrahams and Jacques Rudolph have been included in the Plascon Academy intake for next year. The two players spent a fortnight with Aussie spin-wizard Terry Jenner in Adelaide last month, and are two of six spinners in a “class” of 19 announced by SA director of coaching Jimmy Cook in Durban on […]

THE United Nations Security Council, concerned over the recent flare-up of fighting in Sierra Leone, on Wednesday condemned indirectly the participation of Liberian forces in the conflict. In a statement read by council president Jassim Buallay, the members “condemned the participation of foreign forces in the internal strife in Sierra Leone”. The council did not […]

THE South African government has moral and material aid to ensure that democracy prevails in Nigeria, SA High Commissioner to Nigeria George Nene said on SABC TV news on Thursday. Nene said non-governmental organisations from South Africa are already in Lagos to assist the military government in preparing for next year’s elections. “Nigerians are more […]

POLICE divers were searching on Monday for four people feared drowned after the minibus taxi in which they were travelling was swept away by strong currents in the Mhlambe River in Muden, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday night. Police said the taxi was crossing the flooded river at 10pm when the vehicle stalled in the water flowing […]

WHILE pupils who wrote final exams adminstered by the Independent Examinations Board received their Matric results on Wednesday, pupils who wrote government school exams have to wait until the end of December and early next year for their matric results. the Northern Cape will publish its results on December 30, North-West and Gauteng on December […]

AN estimated 220000 tourists are expected to travel to the beaches of Mozambique through the Lebombo border post this Christmas. Border police spokesperson, Captain Hansie Wessels, said on Wednesday that 140000 people have already passed through the border post since December 1. “We’ve beaten the previous year’s record every year since 1994 and expect to […]