THE December death toll on South African roads has risen to 137 in 119 accidents. According to the government’s road safety monitoring unit, Arrive Alive, the North West province still has the highest death toll, with 38 killed, followed by 26 in KwaZulu-Natal. Fatality figures in other provinces were: Free State 23, Northern Province 20, […]

ZIMBABWE sold 28 tonnes of elephant hide on Friday to both domestic and foreign buyers at auction for 23.2 million Zimbabwe dollars. The auction was conducted at the headquarters of the country’s National Parks and Wildlife department in Harare. The hide is used to manufacture high quality leather products. Last year 80 tonnes of hide […]

SOUTH Africa were defeated 2-0 by Zambia in the Cosafa Cup under-20 final at Vosloorus Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday. The Zambians have now successfully defended the title a fourth time, but the South Africans could have done better, had they taken their chances. The first half saw well-balanced play from both sides, and the […]

ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Johannesburg | Saturday 8.30pm. Wits University ……. (0) 1 (Alois Bunjira 47-pen) Moroka Swallows ……. (0) 0 THERE was no place for the faint hearted here as the Clever Boys collected three Castle Premiership points after a match dominated by referee Stephen Moshotle and his assistants. The man in the middle showed six […]

Computerised tabulation of votes in the just-ended Mozambican presidential and parliamentary elections failed to start as planned on Wednesday due to technical problems, an electoral official said on Thursday. Tabulation of provincial results will only begin later on Thursday. Physical counting of votes at the polling stations started immediately after polling ended on Sunday. The […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Port Elizabeth | Sunday 5.20pm. SOUTH Africa are 263 runs ahead at stumps of the fourth day of the second Test against England at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth after posting 189/4. Jacques Kallis was the hero of the South African innings, showing great determination to reach 74 runs off 230 balls. […]

SOUTH Africa were thrashed 26-0 by New Zealand in the semifinal of the IRB World Sevens Series tournament in Stellenbosch on Saturday, but the Kiwis lost in the final to Fiji. The South Africans started well, but could not keep up the pace against the Kiwis and when skipper Eric Rush scoired on the stroke […]

TWO people were injured and more than 100 shacks destroyed when a fire swept through a shantytown in the turbine hall of the derelict Johannesburg power station on Thursday. The fire was apparently caused when a shackdweller left a candle burning. Police spokesman Inspector Phetole Mahasha said some of the residents attacked an elderly man […]

ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Bloemfontein | Sunday 6.30pm. Bloemfontein Celtic … (0) 2 (Kukame 83, Gulwa 87) Classic …………… (1) 2 (Mackett 26, Mabotja 47) CASTLE Premiership fairytale club Classic lost a two-goal lead on Sunday at the Free State Stadium as they spurned an opportunity to rise above Orlando Pirates into third place on the 18-team […]

THE December death toll on South African roads has risen to 137 in 94 accidents. According to the government’s road safety monitoring unit, Arrive Alive, the North West province leads the country with 35 deaths, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 21 and the Free State with 16. The Eastern Cape has recorded 15 fatalities, Gauteng 14, […]