SAEED Anwar and Wajahatullah Wasti set a World Cup record opening stand as Pakistan coasted into the final with a nine-wicket win over New Zealand at Old Trafford on Wednesday. They put on 194 to beat the previous best of 186 South Africans Gary Kirsten and Andrew Hudson made against the Netherlands in Rawalpindi in […]
ANDRE Joubert will remain with the Natal Sharks for, at least, the remainder of the current Currie Cup season, the Natal Rugby Union announced in a statement on Tuesday. “Joubert’s experience is seen as a tremendous asset and a possibility of being called up by Nick Mallett for the Tri-Nations and the World Cup is […]
FOLLOWING its extremely poor performance in the national elections, the Pan Africanist Congress seems on the brink of losing leaders disenchanted with losing status. Reports in the Sowetan on Wednesday suggest former MP Gora Ibrahim may be about to leave the PAC for the ANC, with a diplomatic service post offered as carrot. The party […]
FOURTEEN new caps have been included in the South African Under-21 rugby squad for this year’s Sanzar/UAR Tournament in Argentina in July. The 28-man squad, captained by Natal prop John Smit, was finalised at the weekend following the match between an SA Under-21 Invitation XV and the Vodacom Cup All Stars in Port Elizabeth. The […]
THE Mozambican and Chilean governments signed in Maputo on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding aimed at relaunching bilateral cooperation in the area of public works, like building of infrastructures such as roads, bridges, ports and airports. The document was signed by the Mozambican public works and housing minister, Roberto White, and his Chilean counterpart, Jaime […]
THE respected politcal staff of the Mail & Guardian have written profiles of the new Cabinet, named by President Thabo Mbeki on Thursday. Click on the links below for each ministers history. Jacob Zuma, deputy president Essop Pahad, Minister in office of the President Nkosazana Zuma, Foreign Affairs Patrick Lekota, Defence Steve Tshwete, Safety and […]
AT least 300 Zimbabweans have died in South Africa over the past five months, according to The Herald daily. Most of those who died since the beginning of the year were robbed in Johannesburg’s high-rise Hillbrow suburb, the newspaper reported. Apparently, more than 290 bodies were repatriated from South Africa to Zimbabwe between January and […]
NOT all deputy ministers were announced on Thursday, but those who are known are: Dirk du Toit (Agriculture), Brigitte Mabandla, (Arts, Science and Culture), Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge (Defence), Smangaliso Mkhatshwa (Education), Joyce Mabudafhasi (Environmental Affairs and Tourism), Sipho Mphahlwa (Finance). Longtime stalwart in Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad hangs onto his post. Other new appointees include Lindiwe […]
SOUTH Africa have been reinstated as favourites to win the World Cup despite their defeat by Australia on Sunday and the fact they have to face them again in the semifinals. Bookmakers William Hill said they had cut South Africa’s odds to 7-4 from 11-5 after receiving several substantial bets. “We took a string of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 5.00pm. THE appointment of two fairly inexperienced people to head the defence Cabinet portfolio was worrying in terms of continuity, Jane’s Defence Weekly Southern Africa correspondent Helmut Heitman said on Thursday. Heitman said the appointment of former National Council of Provinces chairman Patrick Lekota as South Africa’s new Defence Minister, […]