OWN CORRESPONDENT, George | Monday 1.30PM. THE trial of former president PW Botha for ignoring a Truth and Reconciliation Commission subpoena was on Monday adjourned for judgment this Friday. Before the adjournment in the George Regional Court, Botha’s counsel Lappe Laubscher presented his closing arguments, in which he maintained that the TRC’s subpoena was not […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 6.30PM. SOUTH Africa’s disabled athletes competing in the World Athletics Championships for the Physically Disabled in Birmingham have won 27 medals, including 14 gold, five silver and eight bronze, and set three world records in their incredibly successful stint in England. Hein Seyerling, brother of national sprint champion Heide, broke […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 7.00PM. LOCAL shares fell by more than 2% across the board on Monday following Russia’s de facto devaluation of the rouble by more than a third. Dealers said sellers overwhelmed buyers on the JSE as investors prepared themselves for renewed volatility on international markets. The All Share index fell by […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 7.45PM. WHEN South Africa face England at Edgbaston on Tuesday in an Emirates triangular series cricket match, they will have to beat the home side by 50 runs or more, or alternatively bowl them out in under 40 overs if they are to progress to the final of the series. […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Maseru | Monday 10.15PM. THE capital of Lesotho, Maseru, was tense on Monday night after two opposition party supporters were shot dead, and 32 people were injured when police opened fire on a group of sleeping protestors outside the royal palace gates at about 4am on Monday. Basotholand Congress Party executive member Khauhelo […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Birmingham | Monday 10.00am. PENTATHLETE Fanie Lombaard on Saturday broke his own world record in class 42 (above knee amputees) at the World Athletic Championships for the Physically Disabled in Birmingham, England. Lombaard, who set the previous record in San Diego in May 1997, increased his benchmark by 231 points to 5181 points, […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 2.15PM. LUANDAN papers on Monday reported that Angola and Namibia have stepped up security at their joint border, with patrols being increased all along the border, but most notably near the town of Kavango, in northeastern Namibia. Both countries closed the border in mid-July in a bid to stop arms […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kinshasa | Monday 11.00PM. REBEL forces fighting to topple Democratic Republic of Congo President Laurent Kabila say they have entered Mbanza-Ngungu, some 130km south of the capital, and are preparing to move on Kinshasa. Rebel commander Jean-Pierre Ondekane said on Monday that the rebels had taken the town of Songololo with a brief […]

SARAH BULLEN in Johannesburg | Friday 6.00pm. THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange rallied on Friday to end a turbulent week in positive territory, taking its cue from Hong Kong’s remarkable rebound to push all indices higher. The day’s spike after the badly battered 33-stock Hang Seng Index regained much of the ground lost this week to […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 12.30PM. DEREK CROOKES and Martin van Jaarsveld were the heroes in South Africa A’s seven wicket win over Sri Lanka A in an unofficial limited-overs match played in Moratuwa on Saturday. The win gives South Africa the series with one more match to play. Crookes scored 60 runs in the […]