ARNOLD Mentz, the Commissioner of the Southern African Tour, announced he is to leave his current position and move into a facilitation role in the structuring of a new golf development body, which will focus on the previously disadvantaged. Mentz joined as Commissioner of the SA Tour in November 1996 at the request of Johann […]

SOUTH African businesses have been hit on Friday morning with new virus called the “ExploreZip Worm” –causing a number of businesses to shut down their e-mail servers to contain it. The new infection can erase files from users’ computers, making it much more dangerous than the Melissa virus, which gained notoriety for its ability to […]

South African National Defence Force commander, General Siphiwe Nyanda, on Monday said he believed his late brother was sold out by a fellow MK cadre known as “Fear”, who allegedly committed suicide while being interrogated by ANC members in Lusaka. Nyanda told reporters during a break in Truth and Reconciliation Commission proceedings that there had […]

AUSTRALIAN star leg spinner Shane Warne could be driven from the game by unrelenting media attacks, according to cricket World Cup skipper Steve Waugh. Waugh, speaking before Sunday’s clash with South Africa, said: “Shane’s under a lot of pressure and is copping a lot of stick from back home in the press. “I’m really not […]

DENMARK, long one of Zimbabwe’s closest allies, has suspended more than $26-million worth of aid — until Zimbabwe pulls out of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Denmark had pledged the aid to upgrade Zimbabwe’s eight airports.The Danish Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Erik Fiil, said on Thursday that the move is a protest against Zimbabwe’s continued military […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Monday 4.20pm THE African National Congress in the Western Cape plans to announce at a press conference on Monday afternoon that it is declining the offer, made by the New National Party and Democratic Party, of three seats in the provincial cabinet, sources said. The ANC is therefore opting for […]

ITALY have called up uncapped scrumhalf Filippo Frati to replace the injured Matteo Mazzantini on their four-match tour of South Africa. Mazzantini was taken off with a knee injury in his side’s 47-10 defeat by South Western Districts in the opening match on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Frati, of Parma, is the second scrumhalf to be […]

WATER supplies were restored on Tuesday to most parts of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, where hospitals, hotels, schools and factories have had to close during a three-day operation to replace the pumping system. The installation of the new pumping equipment was to have been completed in a day on Saturday, but continued through Monday. The […]

Mondeor residents have arrested three suspects in connection with last Thursday’s killing of a school teacher, police said on Monday. Two men and a woman were apprehended by members of the public over the weekend and taken to the Mondeor police station for questioning, according to police spokesperson Inspector Mary Martins-Engelbrecht. Nandi Mhlongo, (31), was […]

SENIOR Western Cape intelligence officer Senior Superintendent Jeremy Veary has started grievance procedures against National Police Commissioner George Fivaz in the battle for the job of provincial intelligence boss. The position went to Senior Superintendent Attie Trollip, who from May 1 was promoted to director in line with the appointment, despite Veary being named as […]