THREE-time champion Brazil routed Zambia 5-1 on Sunday to ease into the second round of the World Under-20 Youth Soccer Championship. Brazil, which finished Group F with seven points, ovecame an early 1-0 deficit on goals by Ronaldo, Fabio Aurelio, Fernando Baiano, Mancini and Rodrigo Gral. Zambia, making its first appearance in the tournament, opened […]
GUINNESS South Africa on Thursday announced Namibian Breweries will distribute and sell its Guinness and Kilkenny beer and draught in South Africa. The agreement, effective from May 1, when the current distribution deal with South African Breweries expires, is widely seen as an attempt by the Irish brewery to compete for the African beer market […]
PRO-GOVERNMENT forces have captured Bunumbu, a major town in eastern Sierra Leone, from rebels fighting the Freetown government, reports said on Sunday. Journalists in the region said a three-day battle for Bunumbu ended Friday when Civil Defence Forces drove rebels of the Revolutionary United Front from the town. Bunumbu, which has a key educational Teacher’s […]
DISGRACED political analyst Eugene Nyati may face additional fraud charges on top of those of attempted murder and contempt of court when he returns from the Far East later this month. He apparently attempted to mislead court officials into thinking that he applied to be excused from court last week. Nyati was supposed to appear […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Johannesburg | Friday 6.00pm. WAYWARD Springbok hooker James Dalton, whose absence from practise this week and failure to contact his province could reportedly cost him his lucrative contract with the Golden Lions, was spotted drinking this week at a bar outside Johannesburg. He spent two hours at Squires, next to the Hartbeesport Dam, […]
ANY delay in the upcoming elections could have a negative impact on investor confidence in South Africa, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel warned on Monday. International investors had already discounted the fact that the election would take place and that irrational statements will be made, he said. However the series of court actions aimed at extending […]
THE Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council said on Thursday it is to continue with its implementation of the Igoli 2002 restructuring programme — despite demands by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union for an immediate halt to the plan. Samwu said the plan has been hatched without any consultation with the city’s poor, and violates a […]
A BRILLIANT try in injury time by British Lions centre Scott Gibbs set up Wales for a dramatic 32-31 victory over England on Sunday, handing Scotland the Five Nations championship for the first time since 1990. Welsh flyhalf Neil Jenkins, who had a superb day with the boot for a total of 22 points, kicked […]
SIX members of Telkom’s treasury department were told to clear their desks on Monday fter they tried to set themselves up as a private tresury dealing company, with Telkom as a client. The sudden resignation of the six — including treasury head Willie Landman, two senior corporate officials and three senior dealers — has rocked […]
THE two Libyan suspects of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing are satisfied with the conditions of their detention in the Netherlands where they are awaiting trial, Libyan state television reported on Saturday. Al-Amine Khalifa Fhimah (43) and Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi (47) “called their parents by phone to assure them that all humanitarian requirements were […]