THE Stormers side was named on Wednesday afternoon, with Corne Krige continuing as vice-captain. Stormers: Percy Montgomery, Breyton Paulse, Robbie Fleck, Andy Marinos, Pieter Rossouw, Braam van Straaten, Dan van Zyl, Bobby Skinstad (captain), Robbie Brink, Corne Krige, Johnny Trytsman, Selborne Boome, Cobus Visagie, Charl Marais, Robbie Kempson. Reserves: Manie du Toit, Louis Koen, Joggie […]
THE Castle Premier League fixtures for the week were announced in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The fixtures are: Friday: 8pm, Supersport United v Seven Stars (Caledonian Stadium). Sunday: 3pm, Qwa Qwa Stars v Bush Bucks (Charles Mopeli Stadium); 2.30pm, Moroka Swallows v Dynamos (George Goch Stadium); 3pm, AmaZulu v Vaal Professionals (Kings Park). Wednesday (April 14): […]
SOME 80% of staff at the Agricultural and Rural Development Corporation in Northern Province face the axe after the agriculture department severely cut the corporation’s budget this year. ARDC Managing Director Dr Alidzulwi Naledzani said on Wednesday that the corporation’s financial woes began last year when its budget was cut from R74-million to R48-million. This […]
THE South African Rugby Football Union on Wednesday said they will investigate allegations that members of the under-19 squad returning from the FIRA Junior World Championship in Wales misbehaved on the flight. “We view these allegations in a very serious light,” Sarfu CEO, Rian Oberholzer said in a statement. “We cannot allow any behaviour that […]
THE voting rights of South African citizens abroad during elections, and of prisoners, will be considered by Cabinet in its Thursday afternoon meeting, according to Ronnie Mamoepa, spokesman for Deputy President Thabo Mbeki. Opposition parties have united to demand that citizens abroad be allowed to vote, following a Constitutional Court decision last week that prisoners […]
THE Cats on Tuesday named 29 players for their Super 12 tour in Australia and New Zealand. Several top players will miss the Antipodean tour due to injury, including Springbok hooker James Dalton and former Bok lock Johan Ackermann. If Chester Williams passes a fitness test on Friday, one of the other 28 players will […]
NIGERIA has agreed to co-host the 2000 African Cup of Nations with Ghana. Chief of General Staff Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe said before the start of a World Youth Championship match in Ibadan late on Sunday that Nigeria is looking forward to hosting the competition with Ghana in January and February next year. The Confederation […]
TAPPE HENNING, referee for Saturday’s Super 12 match between the Stormers and the Sharks at Newlands, will attend the after-match press conference with his two touch judges, the Western Province Rugby Football Union said on Wednesday. With more and more referees joining the professional code, players, administrators and the media have asked for referees to […]
POLICE said on Wednesday that Western Cape United Democratic Movement provincial secretary Malizdo Diko survived an attack on his life on Monday night when several shots were fired at him near his Nyanga home. Police spokesman Captain Neville Malila on Wednesday said detectives are investigating a possible link between the attack on Diko and attacks […]
THE former commander of the South African Defence Force’s Special Forces Unit, Charl Naude, told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Wednesday that he takes ”full responsibility” for the 1986 murders of Dr fabian Ribeiro and his wife Florence. Naude said he does not know who ordered the couple’s execution, but said he takes full […]