ENGLAND have turned into one of the toughest teams in world cricket under their captain Alec Stewart, according to South African fast bowler Allan Donald. ”Alec Stewart has turned England into one of the most aggressive teams I have played against, far more so than they were under (former captain) Mike Atherton,” Donald wrote in […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Pretoria | Wednesday 11.00am. NORTHERN Bulls skipper Schutte Bekker has been ruled out of rugby for at least six weeks after collapsing during a training session on Tuesday. The 27-year-old loose-forward was diagnosed as having a heart condition brought on while training under the after-affects of a bout of influenza. He was detained […]
AUSTRALIA continued its domination of a four-nation women’s field hockey series Saturday by beating 1996 Olympic silver medal winners South Korea 8-0. In the other match Saturday, South Africa beat India 3-1. Australian striker Alyson Annan continued her return to form from a seven-month injury layoff, scoring two second-half goals in one minute. Australia, which […]
POLICE on the weekend reopened investigations into the disappearance of five young girls in the late 1980s thought to be linked to paedophile Gert van Rooyen. Four child protection unit detectives arrived in Stanger on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast from Pretoria on Sunday to investigate claims by a clairvoyant that Van Rooyen may have buried […]
MILLY Wasserzug won the national singles bowls title in Port Elizabeth last week, but on Saturday she lost in the first round of the Spar women’s tournament in Florida. Wasserzug — who added the national singles title to the runners-up prize to the Masters she won earlier this year and was recently named as South […]
MONDAY, 12.00NOON: THE Golden Cats lost their eighth successive match in the Super-12 tournament against a fired-up Queensland Reds at Ellis Park on Sunday afternoon. The Cats relinquished a 16-5 half-time lead to lose 20-16, after going off the boil in the second half. The Cats played well in the first half, however, but mistakes […]
THE Constitutional Court on Tuesday adjourned without making a decision on the application by Federal Alliance leader Louis Luyt requesting that five judges recuse themselves from a case involving himself and President Nelson Mandela. Luyt alleges the five judges — Arthur Chaskalson, Johann Kriegler, Pius Langa, Albie Sachs and Zac Yacoob — should not hear […]
ENGINEERING and building contracting group, Murray and Roberts, announced in Johannesburg on Monday it has won a $70-million contract to build a marina mall in the oil-rich Gulf state of Abu Dhabi. M&R said it has received a letter of intent to proceed with the project — a joint venture with its Middle East partner […]
FOREIGN Minister Alfred Nzo has asked to have his name removed from the African National Congress’ election list, a spokesman said this week, an indication he will step down from his post after elections on June 2. Transport Minister Mac Maharaj, Education Minister Sibusiso Bengu and Defence Minister Joe Modise have previously said they will […]
JOHNNIES Industrial Corporation (Johnnic) said Monday it has disposed of its 8,1% stake in Adcock Ingram valued at R340-million as part of its debt retirement programme begun in January this year. The sale, which brings the company’s debt under R1-billion, is part of a process of disposing of non-core assets to refocus the company into […]