GAFFIE du Toit, last year’s sensation who debuted as a Springbok before playing in the Currie Cup, makes his return from injury for Griqualand West in Saturday’s Vodacom Cup match against the Namibia Kudus. Du Toit, who Bok coach Nick Mallett wanted to play at fullback for the national side, has been injured for most […]
THE springboks need to beef up their scrummaging weaknesses, which were exposed during last year’s Grand Slam tour, it was announced on Friday. Coach Nick Mallett, who headed strategic planning meeting this week, is considering bringing in a specialist forwards coach to do this. He is also organising a team management reshuffle aimed at retaining […]
ONE man died and another is in a coma after a Cape Town mob hanged and beat them for allegedly stealing a television set, South African police said on Friday. Fifteen men allegedly hanged Luvuyo Gaga (20) and Zamikhaya Tshona (21) from the roof of a shack in Cape Town’s Black City settlement, police spokesman […]
INSPIRATIONAL Andre Joubert returns for the Sharks vital Super 12 clash against the Auckland Blues on Saturday, while Warren Brosnihan comes in at number eight for injured Gary Teichmann. Justin Swart gives way at fullback, moving to the left wing in place of Stephen Brink. Charl van Rensburg returns to the side of the scrum […]
INJURY doubts hang over key Cats players Chester Williams and Willie Meyer ahead of their Super 12 clash against the Chiefs on Saturday. Should the Williams be fit, he’ll come in on the left wing for Thinus Delport while Meyer, who is suffering from bad flu, is likely to be replaced by the able Dougie […]
GHANA’S under-20 soccer team, the Black Satellites, returned home on Tuesday from Nigeria after being eliminated by Spain last Sunday in the ongoing World under-20 soccer championship in Nigeria. Thousands of enthusiastic Ghanaians thronged the Kotoka International Airport in Accra to welcome them. In his welcome address, Minister of Youth and Sports, E.T. Mensah said […]
TWO women were killed and 800 informal dwellings were destroyed after a violent storm struck Soshanguve, north of Pretoria on Thursday night, northern Pretoria metropolitan sub-structure spokesman Gerhard van Eeden said on Friday. Van Eeden said the roofs of 300 formal homes were extensively damaged and about 28000 houses were left without electricity on Friday. […]
SPAIN defeated Mali 3-1 in a World Youth Championships semi-final in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Wednesday to expel the last african team from the tournament. Spain’s Varela scored in the second and 26th minute, and Xavi netted again dead on full-time. Mali’s goal came in the 52nd minute through Dissa.
WEST African defence ministers agreed to form a new peacekeeping force after a meeting of signatories of a non-aggression and defence accord (Anad), a statement said on Friday.The final communique after a two-day meeting here noted that a protocol on establishing the force would be submitted to the heads of state of Anad members Benin, […]
A NATIONAL strike by bus operators looks set to move into its eighth day on Friday as talks between union members and the South African Bus Employer’s Association remain deadlocked. The three participating unions — the Members Transport and General Workers’ Union, the Transport and Allied Workers’ Union, the Western Cape Omnibus Staff Union and […]