SPRINGBOK centre Christian Stewart, who also played in the last two Rugby World Cups for Canada, has been forced to retire because of a neck injury. He played 14 times for Canada and three for South Africa. The 32-year-old Western Province player has been out of action since the Springboks’ test against England at Twickenham […]
FREEDOM Front leader Constand Viljoen on Friday said he will “go farming” if the Afrikaner people could find no role for him to play following his party’s disappointing showing in Wednesday’s national and provincial elections. He told the media at the election results centre in Pretoria he will consult fellow-Afrikaners on his future, and make […]
ENGLAND’S early exit from the cricket World Cup was due as much to India’s fans as to their own blunders, South African pace bowler Allan Donald said on Wednesday. “It was like Calcutta out there and England couldn’t handle the pressure,” Donald said. England lost to Mohammad Azharuddin’s side by 63 runs after a batting […]
THE British government has reportedly deported the Zimbabwean Bazaya family, whose mother worked at the Zimbabwe High Commission, after their son allegedly attacked a next-door neighbour and then escaped prosecution on the grounds of immunity, it was confirmed yesterday. Tyrone Bazaya, in his mid-20s, was accused of repeatedly punching John Murray, an assistant at the […]
SHARES in Reunert Ltd lost ground on Monday after it said it had sought court help in its ongoing wrangle with a consortium bidding to buy the aerospace and weapons company. By 11.00am Reunert stock was off 15 cents or 1,62%. Reunert said in a statement on Monday that it has asked the high court […]
SUSAN NJANJI, Harare | Monday 7.00pm The presidents of Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola, which all give military backing to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) regime, on Monday rejected a unilateral ceasefire declaration by Rwanda. President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, speaking after a mini-summit here among the three, said they considered that Rwanda’s unilateral cessation […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 10.50am. THE list of qualifiers for the 2000 African Nations Cup rose to eight on Sunday when Burkina Faso, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo clinched places. Tunisia sealed an invitation to the biennial showpiece during April and they were joined by Gabon, Morocco, South Africa and Zambia on […]
SOUTH Africa’s Greg Emslie, 22, defeated Australian Luke Hitchings in classic one to two metre perfection in round two of the R750000) Quiksilver Pro at Cloudbreak, Tavarua Island, Fiji earlier today, breaking a spell of three 33rd place finishes in a row. The Quiksilver Pro, event six on the G-SHOCK Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Saturday 5.30pm. SOUTH Africa became the second country to qualify for the 2000 African Nations Cup when they defeated Mauritius 2-0 at Kings Park here on Saturday. Dreadlocked midfielder Thabo Mngomeni broke the deadlock in a tense Group 4 qualifying tie after 57 minutes with a close-range shot and substitute Benni […]
MPUMALANGA’S chief traffic inspector is back at work after being convicted of drunken driving and escaping from custody last month. Alpheus Mavela Ngwenya was fined only R2000, and KaBokweni Magistrate Ereskia le Grange said the sentence was lenient because he was going to lose his job. Former provincial traffic director Henry Brazier, who received a […]