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/ 16 January 2005
England came out all guns blazing after lunch on the fourth day of the fourth Castle Lager/MTN Test against South Africa at the Wanderers on Sunday. At tea, England had 131 for two, giving them an overall lead of 123. Resuming after lunch on seven for one, Marcus Trescothick and Robert Key raced to 50 at just about a run a ball.
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/ 16 January 2005
Kaizer Chiefs whipped Bloemfontein Celtic 4-1 in their entertaining Premier Soccer League match at FNB Stadium on Saturday night. It was Celtic’s inaugural match under their new sponsors, Vodacom, who have just signed an R8-million, three-year deal with the Free State-based side. AmaKhosi led 3-0 at half-time
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/ 16 January 2005
See Dick and Jane. See Dick and Jane get a lawyer. Pearson Education, the publishing company that owns the copyright to the single-named stars of countless United States reading primers, is suing a division of Time Warner for co-opting the characters in a book called Yiddish with Dick and Jane.
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/ 16 January 2005
South African cricket captain Graeme Smith was taken to hospital for X-rays after being hit on the head during fielding practice before the start of play on the fourth day of the fourth Castle Lager/MTN Test against England on Sunday. On Saturday, a sparkling century by Herschelle Gibbs led South Africa’s fight back on the third day of the Test.
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/ 16 January 2005
Exiled Côte d’Ivoire opposition leader Alassane Ouattara will have another shot at the presidency in the 2005 elections, after being barred from standing five years ago, supporters said on Saturday. Ouattara currently lives in exile in France but said this week he will run for office in 2005 if his party wishes him to.
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/ 16 January 2005
Black Leopards drew 2-2 against Moroka Swallows in a Castle Premiership match marred by controversy at Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday. Leopards led 2-0 at half-time. The match had to be stopped for 10 minutes in the second half when Leopards supporters started throwing missiles on to the pitch.
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/ 16 January 2005
Dynamos collected full points away from home thanks to the only goal of the match by Ntokozo ”Koloba” S’khakhane, beating Lamontville Golden Arrows in a dull Castle Premiership match played at King Zwelithini Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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/ 16 January 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns gave Ajax Cape Town a hiding to remember when they beat them 4-0 at the Odi Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday night. The home team controlled the game from the start and failed to capitalise on many of their goal-scoring opportunities. They took the lead in the 37th minute.
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/ 16 January 2005
Mahmoud Abbas’s first hours in office were marked by a series of crises — from the resignation of 46 election officials who accused the ruling Fatah party of pressure to renewed violence that could threaten his leadership. Abbas was sworn in on Saturday as the new Palestinian leader while violence raged in the Gaza Strip.
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/ 16 January 2005
Temporary shelter and relieve was being arranged on Saturday night for about 8 000 people left homeless after a fire razed about 1 500 shelters in the Joe Slovo informal settlement and parts of Langa. An unnamed infant perished in Saturday’s fire and several people were injured in the conflagration.