A farm school teacher in the Mondeor area was shot and killed in a classroom on Thursday. Nandi Mhlongo, 31, was conducting classes at the Oliphantsvlei farm pre-school on the Eikenhof/Lenasia Road at about 9.15am. Two men entered the classroom and demanded the whereabouts of the principal. One of the men fired two shots at […]
THE African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party on Thursday agreed to form a coalition government in KwaZulu-Natal. In a joint statement the parties said that they commit themselves to a need for the formation of a coalition government between the ANC and IFP. They said they hope “to finalise the talks in due […]
THE Lions kicked off their Currie Cup campaign with a 22-16 win over Eastern Province on Sunday, seeing off a spirited fightback. The Vodacom Cup winners scored three tries to two against the Port Elizabeth team.
ZAMBIA’S Opposition United Party for National Development is seeking the arrest and prosecution of President Frederick Chiluba’s sons, Castro and Miko. The UPND wrote to Inspector General of Police Francis Ndhlovu, expressing “utter disappointment and disgust” with his office for failing to prosecute Castro and Miko Chiluba, who allegedly assault and maim innocent citizens with […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Port Elizabeth | Wednesday 8.30pm. THE Springboks are not taking their two-Test series against Italy for granted, despite the visitors’ thrashing this week against a minor provincial side, captain Gary Teichmann said on Wednesday. The Boks captain told reporters in Port Elizabeth — where his team will meet Italy on Saturday for the […]
WEDNESDAY, 12.30PM: THE United States department of agriculture may consent to allow South African pineapples — banned from the US since 1986 — back into the country after deeming that no “pest of concern” lurks in the fruit, and that they pose no competition to US producers. This opens up the market for South Africa […]
THE National Maize Producers’ Organisation has been dissolved to make way for a new national controlling body made up of a coalition of the country’s four main grain producers’ organisations. Nampo’s demise was ratified at a congress on a farm outside Bothaville in the Northern Free State on Wednesday. The new grain body will be […]
TUESDAY, 12.30PM: THE SOUTH AFRICAN under-23 team opened their Four Nation International Youth soccer tournament campaign with a 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The South Africans played amateurish football in the first half, but surprisingly scored in the first 45 minutes. The Zimbabweans, on the other hand, played […]
JOHN MEHAFFEY, Headingly | Wednesday 3.30pm. NEIL Johnson stroked a glorious unbeaten 132 in a losing cause on Wednesday as Zimbabwe succumbed to Australia in the World Cup by 44 runs after a gallant first appearance at Lord’s. The former Natal all-rounder, who returned to his native Zimbabwe last year to boost his and their […]
PALAEONTOLOGISTS on Wednesday unveiled stone tools estimated to be more than 2,3-million years old, discovered on the west bank of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. They are the oldest tools yet found in Kenya. Palaeontologists Helene Roche of France and Mzalendo Kibunjia of Kenya said the site where the tools were discovered is ”like a […]