TUESDAY, 10.00AM: GAUTENG Safety and Security MEC Jessie Duarte has been fired. The African National Congress provincial executive committee met on Monday night and decided the embattled MEC should resign on April 1. Speaking after the executive committee meeting, Gauteng Premier Mathole Motshekga said that after careful consideration, and in consultation with Duarte, the provincial […]
MONDAY, 11.30AM: PAKISTAN took three blows in the final half hour when they lost three quick sticks for 18 runs on the second day of the second and final cricket Test against Zimbabwe on Sunday. Seamer Mpumelelo Mbangwa took two wickets in as many deliveries, sending back Azhar Mahmood for 20 and breaking a stubborn […]
MONDAY, 2.00PM: THE organisers of the glamorous MTN Classic women’s tennis tournament are in hot water after accusations from the South African Tennis Association that the tournament could place the game it is trying to boost in serious jeopardy. Sata chairman Gordon Forbes criticised the event for causing the withdrawal of SA top seed and […]
MONDAY, 12.15PM: ITALIAN bidder Aeroporti Di Roma became the unexpected strategic equity partner of the Airports Company of South Africa when it paid R819-million for a 20% stake in the local airport management on Friday. Commentators believe ADR paid 40% more than rival bidders Britain’s Airports Authority (BAA), Amsterdam Airport Schipol, and a joint bid […]
MONDAY, 11.30AM: RESULTS and points table for the Super 12 rugby competition after the fourth round of matches this weekend: Friday: At Dunedin: Otago Highlanders 41 (Isitolo Maka 2, Tony Brown, John Leslie, Pailate Fili tries; Brown 5 con, 2 pen) Coastal Sharks 35 (Gary Teichmann 2, Andre Joubert 2, Walter Minnaar tries; Joubert 2 […]
MONDAY, 2.00PM: SOUTH African US Open champion Ernie Els outplayed Tiger Woods to open up a six-stroke lead after the third round of the $2-million Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando, Florida on Sunday. Els started the round two strokes behind Americans Davis Love III and Woods, but stormed to the top with a seven-under-par 65. […]
MONDAY, 12.30PM: THE Atomic Energy Corporation is considering splitting into two divisions, one of which — the commercial division — will be hived off and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange within the next three years. Certain functions, such as nuclear waste disposal, will remain under the control of the state. The AEC is hoping […]
MONDAY, 11.30AM: THE Northern Bulls, after a pedestrian start to this year’s Super-12 competition, belied their bottom-of-the-table status to humble New South Wales 34-19 at the Jan van Riebeeck Stadium in Witbank on Saturday. The Bulls outplayed the Waratahs in the tight, driving strongly and supporting closely at the breakdown. By no means a pretty […]
FRIDAY, 3.00PM: AN unbeaten 81 by Shaun Pollock, and poor slip catching by Roshan Mahanama, paved the way for South Africa to post a good first-innings total of 418 on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Newlands on Friday. Dropped by Mahanama when he had 25, Shaun Pollock lived on […]
Alet van Rensburg The new civilian caretakers of Vlakplaas – former base of the notorious police C-10 hit squad – are interested in buying the farm from the government and turning it into a rehabilitation centre for “lost souls”. The old farmhouse on Vlakplaas is now filled with Louis and Lucia Smit’s furniture. They’ve turned […]