Pierre Uys for Hendrik Gerber at flank is the only change to the Stormers side for Saturday’s Super 12 showdown with the Hurricanes at Newlands. Gerber was concussed after a collision with teammate Quinton Davids in the first minute of last week’s 46-25 win over the Highlanders.
Ernie Els opened his bid to win a third Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday, warning that it was not merely a showdown between himself and top draw Tiger Woods. ”This is the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament and we are all going to try an play as well as we can,” Els said.
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The South African government has reiterated its concern about events in Haiti and the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The government is seriously concerned at the manner in which Aristide was forced to resign, as it was effectively a coup d’état, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing a constitutional challenge brought by the country’s main independent daily, a fierce critic of President Robert Mugabe, against tough media laws that were used to close down the newspaper last year.
The South African Police Service refuted on Wednesday statements by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime that the country is one of the largest cannabis (dagga) producers in Africa. ”How can this be when Morocco has 133Â 000ha of dagga and we only have 1Â 200ha?” asked a narcotics police officer.
The United States is trying to remove Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe from power with millions of condoms as weapons, state radio in that country said on Wednesday. It said the US is behind the condoms that carry a sticker advertising ”revolutionary condoms” and a message urging Zimbabweans to ”get up, stand up!”.
Three members of the hardline Palestinian movement Hamas were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli helicopter strike on a car near Gaza City. The Israeli military’s Chief of Staff, Moshe Yaalon, announced on Tuesday that the army would intensify its operations against militant groups in the Palestinian territories.
The increase in the number of deaths on the population register is an indictment of government’s handling of the Aids pandemic, the United Democratic Movement and Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday. The number of deaths on the register rose by 68% over the past six years to 457Â 000 in 2003.
The patience of the poor should not be taken for granted, Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel said at a business meeting on Wednesday. Manuel told his audience they are privileged. Part of that privilege is the fact that poor South Africans are patient and have placed their trust in a better future.