THE Free State Cheetahs beat glamour Super 12 outfit the Cats 36-28 in their opening trial match in Bloemfontein on Friday night. The half-time score was 19-14 to Free State. The Cheetahs got home by three goals and three tries to the Cats’ four goals. The Cats lacked any type of defence and the Free […]

HOTEL group Sun International reports a 7% drop in annual revenue to R1,23-billion in 1998. Gaming revenues dropped 11%, offset to an extent by hospitality revenues, which were 5% up on the previous year. Economists said the results indicate the knock Sun International has taken as a result of a number of casino licences being […]

AN injured rugby player is set to make South African legal history by suing his provincial union under the provisions of the Labour Relations Act after his contract was suspended when he disclosed an injury. Centre Kosie van Vuuren’s contract was suspended after he informed the Mpumalanga Rugby Union his shoulder was injured, the Sunday […]

A NEW political alliance seeking to oust President Bakili Muluzi at elections on May 18 was formally launched at a weekend rally, with a pledge to end hunger in Malawi. The alliance is between the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) of the late former dictator Kamuzu Banda and the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), which has strong […]

KING Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain arrived in Cape Town late on Sunday at the start of a four-day official visit to South Africa. The royal couple were met at Cape Town airport by Foreign Minister Alfred Nzo and Western Cape provincial premier Gerald Morkel. They are are accompanied by Spanish Foreign Minister […]

A BUILDER single-handedly fought off three lions this week in the town of Marloth Park, which is in a game reserve near Malelane in Mpumalanga. Speaking from hospital on Saturday, Thomas Hlatswayo (22) said he was cycling along a road at on Wednesday night when he spotted three lions. Hlatswayo was carrying firewood tied in […]

POLLEN Ndlanya’s suspension proved the vital ingredient for Kaizer Chiefs as stand-in striker Thabang Lebese scored the two goals to overcome traditional Foes Orlando Pirates 2-1 on Saturday. The 27-year-old midfielder was retreaded to the front line for the PSL derby, slotted the goals in the 25th and 51st minute with help from stalwart Doctor […]

FOUR people were killed late Sunday and 35 wounded, several of them foreigners, when two bombs exploded in a nightclub and restaurant district of Uganda’s capital Kampala, police said on Monday.A senior security source said the bombs were the work of an urban terrorist wing of the Allied Democratic Forces rebels. The wounded included an […]

ALGERIAN international midfielder Moussa Saib is one of three overseas players UK soccer club Tottenham Hotspur have put on the transfer list in a bid to trim their wage bill after recent buys. Saib, a 2,3-million buy in February last year, has made only five substitute appearances this season. He joins Portugal’s diminutive Jose Dominguez […]

THREE people were killed and one injured when a light aircraft crashed on a farm outside Heilbron in the Free State on Saturday evening. The dead were identified as Gert van der Merwe (48) his wife Katy (59) and their son Corrie (24) who was piloting the aircraft. A friend, Gerhardus Labuschagne (22) sustained a […]