TUESDAY, 6.00PM: A NIGERIAN opposition rally planned for Lagos was crushed by police on Wednesday, while a state-supported rally drew only 50000 people, rather fewer than the anticipated two million. The opposition rally in Lagos, called to protest the candidacy of military ruler General Sani Abacha in presidential elections later this year, was met with […]
TUESDAY 11.15AM SOUTH African opening batsman Adam Bacher and Test batsman Daryll Cullinan have been included in the Gauteng team to face Northerns in the Standard Bank cup final at Centurion Park on Wednesday. The Teams: Gauteng: Ken Rutherford(c), Zander du Bruyn, Dean Laing, Clive Eksteen, Stefan Jacobs, Adam Bacher, Daryll Cullinan, Neil McKenzie, Nic […]
IN BRIEF 150 GUN OWNERS ARRESTED NEARLY 150 owners of licensed firearms were arrested in Gauteng over the weekend for the unlawful use of firearms, according to police. Various offences were noted, including pointing firearms, shooting in the air and, last but not least, armed robbery. Ninety-nine firearms were confiscated. Police say that negligent use […]
TUESDAY, 11.15AM FORMER Burkina Faso national soccer coach Frenchman Philippe Troussier confirmed on Monday that he is to coach Bafana Bafana in the World Cup finals, following calls for caretaker coach Jomo Sono to stay on as the South African soccer coach. “It has been confirmed to me 100% that I will take over as […]
TUESDAY 11.15AM JAMES DALTON will lead the Golden Cats in their crucial Super-12 match against defending champions Auckland Blues at Ellis Park on Saturday. True to his word, Cats’ coach Peet Kleynhans has given Dalton the captaincy and hooking position, after Dalton had to warm the bench on Saturday while fellow Springbok hooker Naka Drotske […]
MONDAY, 1.00PM: THE 35-year-old United States embargo on arms trade with South Africa has been ended by an agreement between South African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki and US Vice-President Al Gore. The embargo opens the door to SA’s purchase of the JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter manufactured by Swedish company Saab and British Aeropace. Any […]
MONDAY 10:15AM OVERWHELMING support from the public and Bafana Bafana team members may force Jomo Sono and the South African Football Association to review their coaching deal. The South Africans, who returned home to a heroes’ welcome at the Johannesburg airport on Sunday, were all in favour of Sono staying on as coach. Bafana Bafana […]
MONDAY, 1.30PM SWAZILAND’S Paul Friedlander beat American Scott Dunlap on the second hole of their sudden-death play-off to win the Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open on Sunday With near-perfect weather conditions for the third and final round of the lightning-shortened tournament, both players parred the 18th at the first hole of the sudden death. Both […]
MONDAY, 6.00PM: GOLD shares dominated the day’s events on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Monday, climbing with unusual energy as the gold price continued to rise towards the $300 an ounce level. Merger speculation helped financials, while industrials followed hopes that the new Reserve Bank repo rate will start at 15%, down from the current […]
MONDAY, 1.30PM THE South African cycling team that will return home from Malaysia on Wednesday can boast that they are one of the most successful combinations ever to compete internationally. Thanks to Andrew McLean, who survived a potentially disastrous mechanical problem on the last stage of the Tour de Lankawi on Sunday, the South Africans […]