Kaizer Chiefs went through to the final of the Vodacom Challenge Cup when they beat TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo 9-8 on penalties at Mmabatho Stadium on Sunday. The two teams, who met in last year’s final, which Chiefs won 3-2 on penalties again, were level at 0-0 after regulation time.
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The government has confirmed it has declared a dispute after ”very little progress” with the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council after two months of wage negotiations. The Public Servants Association said the government’s action comes as a surprise, because normally the unions are the first to declare a dispute.
Swazi police assaulted five opposition supporters on Saturday and prevented an outlawed political party from holding a rally to celebrate the 21st anniversary of its creation. The party’s secretary said from his hospital bed that he and other supporters were beaten with batons after refusing a police order to disperse.
The trial of 70 suspected mercenaries detained in Zimbabwe for allegedly plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, has been postponed to allow for a South African court to hear an appeal for their expatriation to Pretoria. The men face possible extradition to Equatorial Guinea, where they could face the death sentence.
Johannesburg police were on Sunday continuing their investigation into the dramatic kidnapping of 21-year-old Leigh Matthews from Bond University in Sandton. Superintendent Chris Wilken said a task team had been appointed to investigate the kidnapping and they would work around the clock.
Republican strategists expect George Bush to be trailing in the polls by at least 15 per cent by next month following the announcement of John Edwards as running mate of Democrat challenger John Kerry. The Democrats are also expected to win a large polls ‘bounce’ from their Boston convention at the end of July.
The people who care for Sujit Kumar call him a boy, even though he is 32. The Fijian has never learned to speak and is only just learning to behave like a human. The reason, they claim, is that he spent his childhood locked in a chicken coop and tied to a bed. It appears to be one of the most tragic cases of child abuse in Fiji.
A conflict the world hoped was over blazed up again last month when a colonel in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army, Jules Mutebutsi, led his rebels against the government and turned the city of Bukavu into a battleground. Now, in retreat in Rwanda, he is considering his next move.
Once again the Sharks have left Atlantic Park in Witbank red-faced after the Pumas beat the visitors 30-13 on Saturday. It was obvious that the Pumas, superbly led by flyhalf Marius Goosen, won because they did the basics better and used their try-scoring opportunities. No frills, no fuss.