WEDNESDAY, 1.00PM: SOUTH African skipper Hansie Cronje believes that Aussie centurion Mark Waugh should have been given out after knocking over his stumps on the final day of the third Test on Tuesday. A bitterly disappointed Cronje said at a press conference on Tuesday evening: “Mate, if somebody gets hit on the head, and he’s […]

WEDNESDAY, 1.00PM: THERE are no real surprises in the four regional sides that will represent South Africa in this year’s Super 12 Rugby series. Helgard Muller, who was not included in the Golden Cats group, has been given the nod ahead of fellow Springbok Christiaan Scholtz. The only other notable absentees are Springboks Joggie Viljoen […]

WEDNESDAY, 1.00PM: THE Pakistani touring side destroyed a hapless Griqualand West by 307 runs on Tuesday. After resuming on 9/3 on the final day of their four-day tour match, Griquas quickly lost another wicket, but then Martyn Gidley and Wendell Bossenger managed to put up some resistance by scoring 32 runs in 48 minutes. Gidley, […]

WEDNESDAY, 5.15PM: A SECOND day of profit taking hit the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Wednesday, pulling all indices down. At the close the all gold index had plunged 31,6 points (3,67%) to 829, the industrial index had dropped 62,9 points to 7 654, and the financial index ended 13 points down at 11 126,1. The […]

WEDNESDAY, 1.00PM: SOUTH African star wicketkeeper Dave Richardson announced his retirement from professional cricket on Tuesday. Richardson, a veteran who played in all but one of South Africa’s 43 Test matches since readmission to world sport, said that he would have liked to see the England tour through, but that a recurring arthritic hip condition […]

TUESDAY, 12.00NOON: SIGNIFICANT changes to the proposed Skills Development Bill have been suggested by government to meet the objections of labour and business. The changes, which have yet to be approved by the National Economic, Development and Labour Council (Nedlac), will give industry education and training boards greater control over training levies. The Bill, published […]

TUESDAY, 1.00PM: IN an index of 27 countries compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, South Africa is the least expensive in which to do business, beating countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Russia and Brazil. High basic wages put Germany at the top of the list. The index was compiled using data covering the costs of […]

TUESDAY, 12.30PM: INDIFFERENT fielding by South Africa, the side regarded as the world’s best fielders, led to Australia being let off the hook in the final Test in Adelaide on Tuesday. The South Africans let the match slip from their grasp due to 10 dropped catches, four of those chances squandered on Aussie batting hero […]

TUESDAY, 11.30AM: THE Pakistani touring cricket side suffered a batting collapse on Monday, but are still in sight of victory going into the fourth day of their match against Griqualand West in Kimberley. The tourists, who took a 200-run lead into the second innings, lost it completely in mid-afternoon, slumping to 152/8. When Griquas came […]

TUESDAY, 5.00PM: THE Kenyan parliament descended into chaos when it convened on Tuesday, with government members shouting down the opposition leader’s move for an adjournment to protest allegations of government involvement in recent tribal attacks in the Rift Valley. Opposition members retaliated shouting, “No more killings”, and waving placards, one reading “Enough is enough”, as […]