REBEL soldiers loyal to General Ansumane Mane on Tuesday retreated north of Guinea-Bissau’s capital as loyalist troops and allies from Senegal and Guinea advanced, informed sources said here.Heavy fighting with artillery and small-arms moved north towards the airport of Bissau, and the sources said shelling no longer threatened the city center.Hospital and other sources earlier […]

FLOODS and rockfalls in South Africa’s Northern Province have killed at least five people following torrential rain, police said on Tuesday.Police divers had recovered five bodies by Tuesday afternoon after mud and water swept through villages situated on the slopes of the Drakensberg mountains.Bodies were swept downriver and five have been recovered so far, said […]

TWO French diplomats were among five people killed in a three-car pile-up on the N4 toll road near Middelburg on Sunday night. Police report that F Millancourt (53) and his unnamed 54-year-old wife were killed after being struck by a car carrying a mother and three daughters. The mother, M Casmod, and her three daughters […]

STEEL prices are expected to remain in a slump until the end of the year — with the depression in the industry set to continue — according to predictions made by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa on Monday. Seifsa said that the local industry is largely hostage to foreign markets and […]

NIGERIA’S military rulers have agreed to a new constitution, the regime’s number two, Vice Admiral Mike Akhigbe, told newspapers on Tuesday. Akhigbe, Chief of General Staff, told reporters in Abuja after a meeting of the country’s top military body, the Provisional Ruling Council, that it has agreed to a constitution similar to that of 1979.The […]

MICHAEL METELITS, Johannesburg | Tuesday 9.30pm. STEVE ELWORTHY made his third catch of a bouncy delivery by Hansie Cronje, sending Keith Semple back to the pavilion, and a simple runout bagged Rawl Lewis. Cronje took his time in touching the ball to the wicket after quick fielding by Nicky Boje and miscommunication between the batsmen […]

FACTORY Ducati and Castrol Honda motorcycle teams slugged it out on day two of the Vodacom World Superbike Championship winter test sessions at Kyalami on Tuesday. Reigning world champion Carl Fogarty came out on top on a Ducati. Fogarty set the fastest time of the day on Monday and was fastest again in Tuesday morning’s […]

MICHAEL METELITS, Johannesburg | Tuesday 5.15pm. THE top of South Africa’s batting order folded dramatically in Tuesday’s One Day International against the West Indies at Newlands in Cape Town, leaving the score at 125/6 after 37 overs. This is the fifth of the seven limited overs games, currently standing at 3-1 to South Africa. If […]

SPRINGBOK and Golden Lions hooker Owen Nkumane has withdrawn from the Cats’ Winfield Super 12 squad after consulting with Cats coach Andre Markgraaff and Lions mentor Laurie Mains. Nkumane has instead elected to play for the Lions in the Vodacom Cup in a bid to improve his fitness and skills which, by his own admission, […]

AN ankle injury has forced seam bowler David Terbrugge to withdraw from the national squad to tour New Zealand later this month, captain Hansie Cronje announced on Monday. Terbrugge (22) will be replaced by veteran all-rounder Steve Elworthy (32). Terbrugge made his debut for South Africa against the West Indies in the recently concluded five-Test […]