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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 6.00pm. ALL-ROUNDER Alan Dawson will replace black fast bowler Makhaya Ntini in South Africa’s World Cup squad, it was announced on Friday. Dawson was called up for the tournament starting in England on May 14 following Ntini’s conviction for rape in East London and subsequent withdrawal from the squad by […]
FINANCE minister Trevor Manuel arrived in Mozambique on Thursday for a two-day working visit at the invitation of his counterpart Tomas Salomao. A spokesman for the Mozambican planning and finance ministry said Manuel and Salomao are expected to analyse bilateral cooperation. The pair will also assess investment possibilities, including a huge aluminium smelter and the […]