PROFESSIONAL golfer Wimpie Botha was killed in a car accident after the third round of the Vodacom Tour’s Lombard Tyres Classic at the Krugersdorp Golf Club on Friday. The accident occurred only a few kilometres from the club after Botha, 28, had left the pro-am prizegiving on Friday night. Botha, in his sixth year as […]
NORTHERN Province Premier Ngoako Ramatlhodi’s office is being probed for allegedly abusing government officials and equipment for party political purposes. Provincial director general Bennedicta Manching Monama confirmed on Friday that she is probing the irregular use of government staff, facsimile machines and computers in Ramatlhodi’s office to distribute African National Congress speeches to the media. […]
A WOMAN was shot and wounded in Durban on Friday, apparently by a reveller on his way to witness President Nelson Mandela receive the freedom of the city. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman Director Bala Naidoo said the shot accidentally discharged when a man put a firearm into his pocket. The bullet ricocheted and caused the injury. […]
South Africa have drawn Ukraine, Denmark and Latvia in their Europe/Africa Fed Cup Group I qualifying tournament. The first seeded South Africans will play Denmark on Monday.
THE public feud between Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and ex-husband President Nelson Mandela took another turn on Friday when she accused her ex-husband of using apartheid-era laws to try seize the home they shared in the 1960s. Madikizela-Mandela has launched a court challenge to the president’s claim to ownership over the tiny house in Soweto. Mandela bought […]
BOTSWANA on Saturday followed the example of neighbours Namibia and Zimbabwe by holding an auction of ivory for Japanese buyers who paid thousands of dollars per kilo for the protected material, organisers said.The government is expected to reveal on Monday the proceeds of the auction, which was held under an agreement to permit restricted ivory […]
SOUTH African number seven seed Wayne Ferreira beat Dennis van Scheppingen 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 in the second-round of the Japan Open on Wednesday. Number one seed Richard Krajicek, of the Netherlands, was gifted win when his injured opponent, compatriot John van Lottum, retired retired after four games due to neck and shoulder strain. Andre Agassi, […]
THE Botswana Football Association is courting premier league coach Jefff Butler to lead the national team. Butler, who has coached PSL sides such as Kaizer Chiefs, Sundowns and Seven Stars, as well as several other African sides, has confirmed that he is considering taking the position of national coach, but that nothing has yet been […]
MANNING Rangers have said coach Gordon Igesund will not be for sale to any club for less than R1-million, underscoring the value they place on his guidance this season. Two clubs have expressed interest in Igesund, whose reputation has soared in the wake of Rangers’ remarkable season. Rangers’ boss KC Reddy says he is negotiating […]
LOCAL Super 12 favourites, the Fedsure Stormers, thrilled a capacity crowd as they powered to a 28-19 win over the Canterbury Crusaders at Newlands. They scored three tries and came so close to another two, but will be happy for the crucial victory. Full match report to follow.