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/ 4 November 2004
Supersport United played to a 2-2 draw against Moroka Swallows in a thrilling Castle Premiership match played on Wednesday night at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria.
Supersport United had a golden opportunity to break the Swallows’ jinx, as they were playing against 10 men after Bheki Ndlovhu was red-carded.
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/ 4 November 2004
Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is expected to be given a drug ban of several months when he appears before a Football Association hearing on Thursday.
The 25-year-old Romanian tested positive at Chelsea’s training ground in September. He admitted taking a recreational drug on October 18.
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/ 4 November 2004
South African vice-captain Nicky Boje has withdrawn from the national cricket squad’s tour to India next week after failing to get assurance by Delhi police that he would not be arrested for allegations of match-fixing. He will be replaced by Highveld Lions fast-bowler Charl Langeveldt. Boeta Dippenaar takes over the vice-captaincy.
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/ 4 November 2004
An Australian animal rights activist who dressed himself as a sheep held a rare protest in Singapore on Thursday to denounce allegedly cruel practices in Australia’s wool industry. Noah Mark (28) had sent media organisations a press release saying he expected to be arrested and deported by authorities in Singapore, which usually cracks down hard on any form of public protest.
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/ 3 November 2004
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South African President Thabo Mbeki and the African National Congress on Wednesday congratulated United States President George Bush on his election for a second term. British Prime Minister Tony Blair was also due to bestow warm congratulations on Bush, his closest ally in the Iraq war.
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/ 3 November 2004
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Defeated Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday said the United States must heal dangerous divisions cleaving society, after admitting defeat in the US election to President George Bush. Kerry said he and Bush had spoken about the need to unite the country when he called to congratulate the president on winning a second term in office.
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/ 3 November 2004
A militant group calling itself the ”Brigades of Iraq’s Honourable People” on Wednesday provided a video that shows the beheading of three members of the Iraqi national guard accused of spying for United States forces, Al-Jazeera television said. Al-Jazeera will refrain from airing the footage ”out of respect for viewers’ feelings”.
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/ 3 November 2004
The judge in the Boeremag treason trial made assurances on Wednesday that he has not yet decided on the guilt of anyone after being accused of ”helping” a state witness. Alleged Boeremag leader Tom Vorster had complained that the judge was ”helping” state witness Deon Crous during cross-examination.