A stunning third-round comeback by defending champion Retief Goosen on Saturday left the South African poised to lift his third US Open championship. Goosen shot a one-under 69, one of only two sub-par rounds on the day, to go into Sunday’s final round with a three-shot lead over unknown Jason Gore and US PGA Tour journeyman Olin Browne.
Ghana continued their demolition act on a lacklustre South African team when they destroyed Bafana Bafana 2-0 in a crucial World Cup 2006 qualifier at the FNB stadium on Saturday. It was a disastrous defeat for Bafana Bafana, who are now in a must-win situation in their next match against Burkina Faso
South Africa and France played to a thrilling 30-30 draw in an epic first Test at King’s Park Stadium in Durban on Saturday afternoon that leaves the two-Test series up for grabs. The Boks maintained their unbeaten record against France in Durban, but only just, as the teams drew for the third time in six matches.
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A member of a suspected spy ring arrested in December last year in Zimbabwe on charges of selling information about President Robert Mugabe’s party to South Africa has been released on bail, a daily reported on Saturday.
The judgement in the Schabir Shaik fraud and corruption case should be ”interpreted” and lead to future investigations and prosecutions, says United Democratic Movement leader, Bantu Holomisa. Earlier this month, Shaik was found guilty of fraud and corruption and was also found to have had a generally corrupt relationship with former Deputy President Jacob Zuma.
A Burundian journalist, arrested earlier this week by the secret services over an article deemed insulting to the country’s president, has been placed in detention pending trial, his lawyer said on Friday. The journalist was apparently on trial for ”an attack on the private life and honour and insulting the head of state”.
If medical science is to be believed top Bafana Bafana scorer Shaun Bartlett is fit enough to play in Saturday’s crunch World Cup qualifying game against Ghana at FNB Stadium. A lingering pain resulted in the Bafana striker limping off the training pitch on Thursday — and Bartlett was consequently ”rested” from Friday’s final training session at Johannesburg Stadium.
Jonathan Moyo, President Robert Mugabe’s once-fiercely loyal information minister, is now conveniently speaking out against his former boss. Moyo has slammed the ruling Zanu-PF party for ”engaging in sunset politics” and attacked its policy of razing shanty towns — which has made 250 000 people homeless — as ”barbaric”.
From luxury confectionery and designer clothes to imported beers and expensive cars, Chinese shoppers are buying as they have never bought before. Sales at restaurants and retail outlets are growing even faster than the spectacular 9% annual expansion of the economy.