ORLANDO Pirates and Hellenic shared the spoils after their 1-1 draw in a Castle Premier League match at the FNB Stadium on Wednesday night. Sibusiso Zuma put Pirates ahead in the 16th minute when he headed home a Thabo Mngomeni cross to beat keeper Marumo Dithebe. But Pirates’ joy was short lived when in the […]
THE South African National Defence Force has delivered 1,7 tons of food aid to flood-hit areas of Mozambique since it began an aid drop on Wednesday. According to a SANDF press release, aerial reconnaissance showed many roads and bridges washed away and homes under water. However, the statement added: “No life-threatening situations were observed and […]
RISING black rugby star from Boland John Daniels makes his Super 12 debut on Friday for the Stormers clash against the Otago Highlanders in New Zealand. Pacey wing Daniels is regarded as one of the most nimble runners in South African rugby and gave Springbok star Pieter Rossouw the slip a number of times in […]
MALAWI’s electoral commission, plagued by poor planning and poor funding from government and donors, has postponed the country’s second multi-party general elections from May 18 to May 25, an official said on Wednesday. Zeria Banda, the commission’s publicist, said the change was made to allow proper planning of the polls because most of the logistics […]
A TEAM from the University of the Witwatersrand announced on Wednesday it has discovered a 260-million-year-old fossil animal species in the Northern Cape. The fossil is the skull of a sheep-sized animal that is the most primitive member yet found of a group of plant-eaters on the evolutionary line to mammals. The group is called […]
THE Banking Council and the trade and industry department have agreed to make changes to the Companies Amendment Bill that will make the new legislation less stringent. The bill is set to force disclose on nominee shareholding accounts. The original bill required nominee shareholders to compare the number of shares which they hold on behalf […]
CAPE Town firefighters were stretched to the limit on Thursday after a fire broke out on Devil’s Peak on Wednesday, threatening houses in Cape Town’s city bowl. The air force has said it will send a helicopter to help fight the fire if necessary. The blaze is the third veld fire to hit the southern […]
AFTER their heavy 39-10 defeat at the hands of the New South Wales Waratahs last week, the Cats will go into Saturday’s Super 12 match against the Sharks in Johannesburg as underdogs. The importance of the match for both sides is paramount. The Cats can ill afford another defeat so early in their campaign. The […]
THE Swazi government confirmed on Wednesday that it has allocated R70-million for the construction of a huge dam in the north-west of the country. Work on the dam, which will form part of the Komati River basin water scheme, is due to start this month. The dam will be operational within a year. In the […]
THE first step in South Africa’s preparations for the 1999 Sanzar/UAR Under-21 Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend with trials featuring sides selected from the four Super 12 regions. Sarfu spokesperson Anthony Mackaiser says the trial matches will be played at the Tech Gardens club on Sunday and Monday, and a core group of about […]