SIX youths were remanded in custody after a brief court appearance in the Johannesburg Regional Court on Friday in connection with the gang rape of a Brazilian journalist at Bruma Lake. The youths were described by the court as “destitute children” who lived in a derelict flat in downtown Johannesburg. The accused — aged mostly […]
THE All Blacks and Springboks may square off twice in Dunedin this weekend — at rugby on Saturday, and on the golf course on Sunday. All Black coach John Hart said tonight he was keen to continue the relationship built in Durban last year, when the teams played golf the day after the Springboks 24-23 […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Sunday 7.30pm ZIMBABWE plans to compensate victims of atrocities committed by its troops who crushed a rebellion in western Matabeleland province in the 1980s, a cabinet minister has said. Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa told the state-owned Sunday Mail that the government has made an undertaking to compensate the victims in […]
A MAN who allegedly drove the getaway car used after the murder of the ex-wife of a former Mpumalanga MEC was arrested on Friday. Police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Phuti Setati said the 28-year-old man was arrested during the early hours of Friday morning in connection with the murder of Aletta Rose Mnisi, former wife of […]
THE World Cup-bound United States rugby team has canceled one of three matches on its upcoming tour of Australia. The Eagles were supposed to open the tour against the ACT President’s XV, featuring former Wallaby hero David Campese, on July 18. ACT rugby union general manager Mark Sinderberry said the Americans pulled out because of […]
THE Grahamstown fire department is fighting a fire that started on Saturday night when a fireworks display at the set alight the hill below the 1820 Settler monument. The fireworks had been planned as one of the highlights of the final weekend of the festival — which ends on Sunday.A spokesman for the local fire […]
FRIDAY, 11.00AM: PORTNET, the ports and harbours subsidiary of transport parastatal Transnet, announced on Thursday that it is planning to invest R7-billion over the next five years on constructing, maintaining and upgrading its harbours nationwide. Transnet’s executive director in charge of Portnet, Rob Childs, said R1,5-billion will be invested this financial year, with the balance […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Lusaka | Saturday 5.30pm. A ROW over who leads a key rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday delayed the start of the ratification in Kinshasa of a ceasefire deal to end the war in the former Zaire. The signing ceremony had been due to open at 10:00 am […]
SPRINGBOK South African flanker Corne Krige may be out for the remainder of 1999 after suffering a knee injury early in the first half of Saturday’s test defeat by the All Blacks in Dunedin. The Springboks were beaten 28-0. Krige, 24, had to come off after just 10 minutes. Team officials said it looked as […]
SOUTH African Greg Emslie defeated Californian Tim Curran in the opening heat of the day at the G-SHOCK ASP Billabong MSF World Championship tour surfing event. Emslie ranked 33rd outsmarted Japan Pro winner Curran ranked eight, using a combination of superior wave choice and radical manoeuvres to gain victory. Emslie will now face Australian Brendan […]