Staff Reporter
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/ 10 November 1998

Windies arrive in SA

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 12.00noon. THE West Indies cricket team arrived at Johannesburg International Airport on Tuesday morning. The players will start their tour against the Gauteng XI in Soweto, Johannesburg, on Wednesday. The planned opening match Tuesday against the Nicky Oppenheimer XI at Randjesfontein outside Johannesburg has been cancelled. TUESDAY, 9.00AM: WEST Indian […]

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/ 10 November 1998

Nam’s DRC budget is ‘investment in democracy’

TABBY MOYO, Windhoek | Tuesday 12.15pm. NAMIBIAN Minister Nangolo Mbumba on Monday defended his government’s budgeted N$30-million to support Namibia’s military intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo conflict as an “investment in democracy”. Responding to concerns raised by members of the National Assembly on the 1998-99 additional budget, Mbumba acknowledged that the military intervention […]

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/ 8 November 1998

Chiefs whip AmaZulu 3-1

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 1.30pm. KAIZER Chiefs shot into second position on the Castle Premier League log when they beat ten-man AmaZulu 3-1 at King’s Park Rugby Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Chiefs took the lead in the 17th minute when Zimbabwean international Robson Muchichwa scored from the penalty spot after Thabang Lebese was […]

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/ 8 November 1998

Dynamos through to finals

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 1.30pm. DYNAMOS of Zimbabwe scraped into the African Champions League final despite losing 1-0 at home to Hearts of Oak of Ghana in their final mini-league match Saturday. The clubs finished with 10 points each in Group A after the six-round competition and the Harare club qualified because they had […]

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/ 6 November 1998

Challenge of the north

Andy Capostagno Rugby Even Nick Mallett has admitted it. “We cannot claim to be the underdogs on this tour”, he said on Tuesday night, and the Springbok coach is absolutely right. Mallett has built a rod for his own back in this season of unprecedented success for the national side, and a Grand Slam of […]

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/ 6 November 1998

Township tragedy

Kwaito superstar Oupa Makhendlas Mafokate died in a confusing drama of gunshots. Zwelithini ka Mvelase looks at Makhendlas as a township thesis of his generation – the wasted, young, black and talented A Nile of tears threatens to storm out of my tear sacks – eyes weighed down by grief and too red to hold […]

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/ 6 November 1998

Look east or south

Janyne Simon-Meyer The rand may be down and interest rates up, but South Africans are not sitting at home these holidays. The mainstream traveller is seeking out good value destinations – like Asia – and sensible savings like all-inclusive or cut-rate package deals. Internationally, Thailand and Malaysia are the hottest best-value holiday spots. The shopping […]

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/ 6 November 1998

A story with a tune

Peter Makurube It has taken a long time but at last the real heroes of South African jazz are being honoured. The Untold Story, a show held in memory of jazz greats of an era gone by, is part of the ongoing African Renaissance series. Soloists will interpret the works of icons like Dudu Pukwana, […]

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/ 6 November 1998

It may be cheap, but it ain’t real

Rehana Rossouw With most of South Africa’s tourist economy still geared to travel in the developed world, travelling to a destination where the rand is stronger than the local currency is an exciting prospect. So although I am the world’s worst shopper – either an impulsive buyer who ends up with goods that gather mildew […]

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/ 6 November 1998

4×4 road rage

Mike Cadman The long, hot and sandy track that runs from Maun to Kasane across some of Botswana’s best wildlife country is rapidly becoming one of Africa’s most popular overland trips. Youngsters from New Jersey, retired couples from Bavaria, backpackers from Holland and a seemingly endless flow of other tourists lured by the twin attractions […]