MADAGASCAR beat Mozambique 2-0 in their Cosafa Cup match at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on Monday. Mozambique were unlucky to lose the match as four of their strikes hit the woodwork. Gaetan Brunnel, the Madagascan striker, made full use of his side’s two chances and scored the first goal in the 18th minute when he […]

FIRST National Bank and Nedcor’s stable of Nedbank, Permanent Bank and Peoples Bank on Wednesday announced a 0,5% cut in the mortgage rates to 22,75% from 23,25%. The new mortgage rates come into effect on Tuesday, December 15. FNB Properties said the continuing easing of rates in the money market has allowed the cut. SHELL […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Port Elizabeth | Wednesday 6.30pm. AN explosive half-century by Lance Klusener enabled South Africa to fight back after a poor start on the first day of the second Test at St Georges Park Thursday. Klusener hit an unbeaten 63 off 71 balls as South Africa reached 253 for six before bad light brought […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 9.30am. STEFFI Graf was in blistering form as she blasted South Africa’s Amanda Coetzer 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in the opening match of the Spar Challenge tennis tournament at Westridge Park on Tuesday evening. Graf was given a standing ovation as she walked out onto the court, and the spectators […]

ZAMBIA were merciless in their Cosafa Cup match against Namibia at Vosloorus Stadium on Tuesday, beating their hapless opponents 5-0. The Chipolopolo scored four goals in the first half to put the match out of the reach of the Namibians. Striker Solomon Banda drew first blood when he scored in the sixth minute beating goalkeeper […]

THE South African Women’s Cricket Association (SAWCA) announced on Tuesday that they will wearing the Protea national emblem when representing the country in the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand next year. The squad previously competed under the banner of the United Cricket Board. Three training camps will be held in preparation for the tournament […]

ZIMBABWE were beaten 1-0 by Zambia in their Cosafa Cup under-20 match at Vosloorus Stadium in Johannesburg on Monday. The Zambians scored through Gift Kambamba in the 77th minute when he struck home off a corner taken by Njofwa Chaswe.

EGYPTIAN brothers Hossam and Ibrahim Hassan have become the first African members of the Century Club, FIFA said on Monday. The club comprises players who have represented their countries in at least 100 competitive or friendly internationals and is headed by Lothar Matthaus of Germany and Thomas Ravelli of Sweden with 143 caps each. Retired […]

SWAZILAND has declared December 31 and January 3 special Year 2000 (Y2K) bank holidays to help a smooth transition into the new millenium. The two days will not be general public holidays but all banks in the small kingdom of roughly one million people will be closed. Finance minister John Carmichael said on Wednesday people […]

ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Johannesburg | Thursday 8.00am. KAIZER Chiefs and Orlando Pirates triumphed again in the Castle Premiership on Wednesday to keep the pressure on pacesetters Sundowns at the top of the standings. The Amakhosi squeezed past stubborn Wits University 1-0 at Johannesburg Stadium and the Buccaneers defeated Jomo Cosmos 3-1 at Vosloorus Stadium as the […]