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/ 6 February 2005
The Democratic Alliance on Sunday refused to participate in any attempt to use Parliament to intimidate or interfere with the Scorpions in their investigation of Travelgate. In a statement, the DA said the African National Congress’s threat to summon the Scorpions is ”a naked abuse of power”.
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/ 6 February 2005
Residents of Zimbabwe’s best-known township harbour no illusions about next month’s elections, with many too busy struggling to survive to ponder what’s at stake. The mood in Chitungwiza, a sprawling and dingy township that is home to nearly two million people, is a mixture of apathy, disgust and hopelessness ahead of the parliamentary polls.
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/ 6 February 2005
Black Leopards’ losing ways continued after they were beaten 1-0 by Orlando Pirates in a Premier Soccer League match played at Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday. There was no score at half-time. Pirates could have taken the lead in the 26th minute after Tyren Arendse failed to convert a clear-cut chance.
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/ 6 February 2005
Manning Rangers’ woes continued when they were beaten 2-0 by 10-man Ajax Cape Town in a Castle Premiership encounter played at Chatsworth Stadium on Saturday night. The first goal of this dull match was netted by Thembinkosi Fanteni in the 19th minute, thanks to an excellent cross ball from Kanku Mulekelayi.
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/ 6 February 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns beat Bloemfontein Celtic 3-1 in an entertaining Castle Premier League clash played at Loftus on Saturday night. Sundowns created the first clear-cut attack of the game in the opening minutes when Siaka Tiene had his shot parried to safety by suspect Celtic goalkeeper Simon Gopane.
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/ 6 February 2005
German Michael Stich regained his winning touch with a 6-4 7-6 (4) win over Australian Pat Cash in Saturday’s opening singles rubber at the Grand Champions 2005 tournament at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Stich went down to Croatia’s Goran Ivanisevic in his opening gambit on Friday night.
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/ 6 February 2005
Defending Six Nations champion France needed a late try to beat underdog Scotland 16-9, while a long-range penalty three minutes from the end gave Wales an 11-9 victory over England on Saturday. Winger Shane Williams scored the only try as Wales, which had not beaten England in Cardiff for 12 years, took control.
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/ 6 February 2005
Masters champion Phil Mickelson made the most of young rival Kevin Na’s lapses on Saturday, capping his third round with two birdies to take a four-shot lead in the Phoenix Open. Na posted back-to-back bogeys late in the round to leave the door open for Mickelson, who followed up a sparkling second-round 60 with a 66.
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/ 6 February 2005
A University of Cape Town (UCT) associate professor died on Saturday after he was attacked and severely injured by a student, the university said. Brian Hahn (58) died at Cape Town’s Vincent Pallotti hospital shortly after 1pm, the university’s vice-chancellor, Njabulo Ndebele, said in a statement.
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/ 6 February 2005
Tourists and citizens on the Cook Islands in the South Pacific headed for emergency centres and high ground on Sunday as Cyclone Meena bore down on them packing winds gusting to 255kph, officials said. An alert from the Fiji weather centre warned of waves up to 11m high striking areas round the main islands.