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, […]

MIKE SELVEY, East London | Tuesday 11.00am. THE England cricket team’s nearest and dearest fly out tonight to join them and will need no further reminding about personal security after the policeman detailed to protect their menfolk was himself mugged at knifepoint in East London, where the entire third day of the match against a […]

SPRINGBOK assistant coach Alan Solomons has confirmed that he will coach the Stormers in next year’s Super-12 competition. Solomons is contracted to Western Province until 31 December 2000, and in terms of the contract, Western Province are obliged to use their best endeavours to secure his appointment as Stormers coach. The South African Rugby Football […]

STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Saturday 6.00pm SOUTH Africa’s elite crime fighting unit, the Scorpions, is to head investigations into Friday night’s bomb attack outside a Greenpoint restaurant on Friday night which left seven policemen injured, two of them seriously. Safety and Security Minister Steve Tshwete made this announcement after visiting the scene of the […]