OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 6.00pm. SOUTH Africa is set to join the international community in a drive to combat drug trafficking when it on Monday signs a United Nations convention specifically formulated to deal with the growing problem of international drug trafficking. South Africa will become the 149th country to join the 1988 United […]

Chris Gordon and Howard Barrell Jonas Savimbi’s stronghold has fallen, according to reports coming out of Angola. Government troops are thought to have entered Unita’s Bailundo headquarters on Wednesday and Unita are said to be retreating eastwards to their bases in the Cazomba region, Moxico province, next to the Zambian border, leaving the town relatively […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 11.00am. THE Internationals lead the United States by seven matches to three after the first day of the Presidents Cup golf team event at Royal Melbourne on Friday. The Internationals won the morning foursomes 3-1/2 matches to 1-1/2 and then claimed the afternoon four-ball matches by 3-1/2 to 1-1/2. It […]

Food: Monica Hilton-Barber If you’ve decided to let Richard Branson do the jetsetting and simply put your feet up and chill out this summer, then check out the hot spots in the Mpumalanga Lowveld. The coolest place to be this season is the Artist’s Caf in Hendriksdal, on the N37 from Nelspruit to Lydenberg. Nestled […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 3.30pm. Friday 3.45 South Africa have gone to tea on 11/2. Friday 3.35 Gary Kirsten has been dismissed for two, caught behind by Ridley Jacobs off the bowling of Courtney Walsh. Friday 3.20 South Africa lost their first wicket with their score on five when opener Herschelle Gibbs was caught […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 10.00pm. KENYA take a one-goal lead to Tanzania this weekend for an intriguing East African derby in the preliminary round of the 2000 Olympic Games qualifiers. The first match in Nakuru was settled by an early goal from Simon Mulama. The winners face Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea or South Africa in […]

ROB DAVIES, Johannesburg | Thursday 4.00pm. SOUTH Africa are looking down the barrel of a gun at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth as the West Indies bowling attack fired on all cylinders to leave the South Africans reeling at 182/8 just at tea on the opening day. The South Africans will be looking to […]

MICHAEL METELITS, Johannesburg | Thursday 5.00pm. THE rand continued stronger on Thursday, bringing bonds and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange along with it although gains were muted all around. Trading was spare before the holidays and dealers repeatedly suggested the markets were “looking for direction”, indicating potentially volatile swings. The rand closed at R5,95 to the […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Thursday 11.30am. TWO Zimbabwe banks may be heading for failure after the collapse of the country’s United Merchant Bank (UMB), say local analysts. The turmoil in Zimbabwe’s banking circles follows the Zimbabwe Reserve Bank’s provision of Z$400-million to prop up the Zimbabwe Building Society. The building society is believed to have […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 8.30pm. JOE NDHLELA, former Transnet executive director, was on Tuesday appointed the new chief executive officer of the Premier Soccer League. The announcement was made by National Soccer League chairman Leepile Taunyane at the PSL’s offices in Johannesburg. Forty-three year old Ndhlela will take over from current CEO Trevor Phillips […]