ACTIVITIES at the Lagos docks were at a standstill on Thursday, the third day running, due to a strike by licensed customs agents protesting against the continued presence of unauthorised security agencies at the waterfront. The customs agents said they will continue with the strike until the banned agencies leave the ports, as directed by […]

THE South African Under-23 soccer squad play their Egyptian counterparts in a two-match friendly encounter next week in further preparation for qualification for the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000. The sides meet next Thursday at Dobsonville Stadium, followed by a clash at Vosloorus Stadium on Saturday. “This will also be preparation for the All-Africa […]

TEST cricketer Makhaya Ntini will remain eligible for selection for the national team, the United Cricket Board of South Africa announced on Sunday. In a brief statement, the board said Ntini (21) remains eligible for consideration. Ntini was released on R5000bail on Friday after appearing in court in East London on a charge of raping […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 7.30pm. Ernie Els shot a four-under-par final round of 68 on Sunday to win the Alfred Dunhill PGA Championship in Johannesburg, the opening event of the European Tour, by four strokes. Els finished at 273, 15-under-par, for his third PGA title. Fellow South African Richard Kaplan was second on 277 […]

QUESTIONS over the bowling action of Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan have resurfaced after a leading South African umpire joined in the chorus of doubters. South African official Peter van der Merwe, now in Australia working as a match referee for the tri-series, limited-overs tournament between Australia, England and Sri Lanka, said he will be […]

Edward Helmore Dreams of riches from entertainment bonds, to be secured against future royalty earnings, seem to be turning to dust. Japanese investment house Nomura Securities has closed the entertainment securities division in which it put so much hope. Its flamboyant head, Ethan Penner, has been fired. His partner in the scheme, former Eagles manager […]

SOUTH Africa and Ghana recorded double victories as the two countries dominated the boys and girls singles events at the just ended International Tennis Federation junior circuit in Lagos. South Africa’s 18th-seeded junior Klassen Raven defeated compatriot Maleka Kabela 6-1, 6-2 to take the boys singles trophy. Raven later paired with Kaleba to defeat the […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Friday 9.45pm. SEVERAL hundred supporters of the radical Moslem organisation Qibla on Friday brought the centre of Cape Town to a standstill with an anti-Zionist march, but avoided a feared clash with police. The march, which police had vowed to stop, went ahead after Qibla won an urgent High Court […]

RUN, BROTHER, RUN by Nola Turkington and Gillian Mathew (Human & Rousseau) Two young township boys, Sizwe and Thando, are inspired by the Comrades’ Marathon, and decide to organise their own fun run, with the unexpected help of their local ultra-marathon hero, Vuyo. This is the simple, lighthearted story of their efforts. Gillian Mathew has […]

allegations Thokozani Mtshali A doctor in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, has filed a charge with the police against faceless culprits who are spreading allegations that he injected patients with HIV-infected blood. The police believe the rumours were started by people who are jealous of Dr Phillip Pretorious’s thriving private practice. Pretorious (50) has laid a charge […]