EVANDER HOLYFIELD and Lennox Lewis have agreed on terms for a rematch for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Promoter Don King said on television on Sunday night: “I’ve signed both fighters for the rematch. This is the only curative we have in boxing when you have a dispute: is to have a rematch.” The ruling that […]
POPULAR Zimbabwean wrestler “The Prince of Africa” has died of malaria. International Wrestling Federation chief Flippie Williams said The Prince (36), who was especially popular in rural areas of the sub-continent, returned to South Africa in December after leaving to visit his family in Zimbabwe in October. Williams said on his return, The Prince was […]
MEDICAL authorities say there is no end in sight to the cholera epidemic afflicting Zimbabwe, with 26 more deaths reported in the past week. A spokesperson for the health ministry said over the same period a further 266 cases were reported. The disease has claimed 139 lives since the first case was confirmed six weeks […]
TWO French magistrates probing corruption within the giant Elf-Aquitaine oil group were in South Africa on Tuesday seeking one of the company’s former executives. The daily Le Parisien said Alfred Sirven, for whom there is an Interpol warrant of arrest, is hiding in South Africa and that the two investigating magistrates arrived last weekend. The […]
TOGO’s ruling party has captured all but one parliamentary seat of those so far tabulated, according to official election results released on Tuesday. The main issue in Sunday’s election, boycotted by opposition parties, was voter turn-out and the apparent level of support for President Gnassingbe Eyadema. Eyadema’s Togolese People’s Assembly garnered 58 out of 59 […]
THE appeal against the the Pretoria High Court ruling that President Nelson Mandela acted unconstitutionally in appointing an inquiry into the affairs of the South African Rugby Football Union has been postponed to May. The appeal is before the Constitutional Court. The respondents in the case are Sarfu, the Gauteng Rugby Union, Mpumalanga Rugby Union […]
A NATIONAL toll-free helpline was launched in Cape Town on Tuesday in an effort to curb abuse and neglect of older people. The Halt Elder Abuse Line (Heal) will be accessible nationally and anyone who want to report or discuss any form of abuse of elderly people. Heal was initially launched as a pilot scheme […]
RODGER JARDINE, Director-General of the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology has been appointed CEO of Kagiso Media with effect from June 1, 1999. Jardine quit his post as director-general in November 1998 but later agreed to stay on until the end of May so that a successor could be found. At the time […]
DRAW for second qualifying round of 1999 All-Africa Games: Zone 4: Central African Republic or Gabon v Democratic Republic of Congo; Rwanda v Cameroon. Zone 5: Uganda v Kenya; Eritrea v Egypt. Zone 6: Zimbabwe v Angola; Lesotho v Zambia. First leg: April 2-4, second: April 16-18.
AUCKLAND Blues lock Glenn Taylor and Queensland Reds flanker Mark Murray will sit out the next three weeks of the Super 12 rugby union series after being suspended by the New Zealand Rugby Football Union on Monday. Taylor was suspended for trampling Queensland half-back Sam Cordingley in a ruck when the two teams clashed in […]