EGYPT’S 71-year-old president, Hosni Mubarak, is flying to Paris on Monday for medical tests in the Val de Grace military hospital, Information Minister Safwat al-Sherif announced. “Mr. Mubarak will make a private visit of a few days for medical tests … following an ear infection he picked up last week,” the minister said. “During his […]

NEW Zealand coach John Hart on Tuesday made four changes for his team’s World Cup third-place playoff match against South Africa at the Millennium Stadium on Thursday evening. Byron Kelleher, who failed to shine against the French, has a calf injury and has lost his spot at scrum-half for a match that will be a […]

THE Eastern Cape coastal town of Hamburg has been without water for the last 40 days, despite water being pumped daily at 2,3 litres per second into its two brand new bulk supply reservoirs. The reservoirs hold 545 kilolitres of water and a third, scheduled for completion by Christmas, part of a R1,6 million upgrade […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cardiff | Tuesday 10.30am. BREYTON Paulse is one of the smallest wings in international rugby. Jonah Lomu is undoubtedly the biggest. Paulse, however, says he has no fears about facing the New Zealand superstar if he is named in the South African side to play the All Blacks in the third-place playoff at […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cardiff | Tuesday 7.30am. SPRINGBOK coach Nick Mallett has made four changes to his side for the World Cup third-place playoff match against New Zealand on Thursday night. Back-rower Bobby Skinstad and wings Deon Kayser and Pieter Rossouw are all be ruled out with injuries suffered in the South Africans’ semi-final loss to […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cardiff | Tuesday 10.30am. BREYTON Paulse is one of the smallest wings in international rugby. Jonah Lomu is undoubtedly the biggest. Paulse, however, says he has no fears about facing the New Zealand superstar if he is named in the South African side to play the All Blacks in the third-place playoff at […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 12.15pm. DUTCH soccer giants Ajax Amsterdam have bought local under-17 national captain Zitha “Ninja” Mofokeng. The acquisition follows an agreement between the South African Football Association-Transnet soccer academy and Ajax director of youth development Hans Westerhoff. Mofokeng leaves for Holland in January because he is busy writing his Grade 11 […]

SOUTH African Andre Watson will referee Saturday’s World Cup final between Australia and France at the Millennium Stadium, tournament officials announced Monday. Watson’s touch judges will be Ed Morrison, of England, who refereed the 1995 final between South Africa and New Zealand in Johannesburg, and Paddy OBrien of New Zealand. Watson, a professional referee with […]

AUTHORITIES have revealed that 33 senior Egyptian military officials were aboard the doomed EgyptAir flight 900 which went down shortly after take off from New York on Sunday. The Boeing 767 crashed into the Atlantic off Nantucket Island. All 214 people on board were killed. Water depth is reportedly slowing down searchers’ efforts to recover […]

NATIONAL police commissioner designate Jackie Selebi started his new job as special adviser to outgoing commissioner George Fivaz on Monday. Selebi was named last month to take over South Africa’s top police job when Fivaz retires on January 1 next year. He will spend the next two months working closely with Fivaz to gain experience. […]