You’ve probably seen the footage on television. An anguished Tommy Malone stumbling and falling just metres from the line, while Manie Kuhn puts in a desperate sprint to catch him. Malone drags himself to his feet, only to collapse again with cramp, as Kuhn lunges past to claim the prize that has eluded him twice before. The 1967 Comrades Marathon provided the closest finish in the history of the race, with just 30cm separating the first two runners
After all the slanging that has gone backwards and forwards between the top professional teams, the organisers, promoters and the athletes, Monday’s Comrades Marathon marks a new dispensation in the history of the run.
Angola’s ruling MPLA has started preparations for a landmark congress in December that will see the most comprehensive cleaning out of a revolutionary movement in Africa.
Marguerite Garden did not expect the call from the consul general. ”I am pleased to inform you that you have been awarded the Legion d’Honneur,” he said.
On Sunday, a day before South Africa’s biggest road race, the Comrades Marathon, Graeme Smith’s South African team will have set off on their own marathon – a quick dash through a triangular one-day series, followed by the long haul of a five-Test series against England.
Taiwanese investment in South Africa was increasing for the first time since South Africa broke diplomatic ties with the East Asian state in January 1998, a seminar on Taiwanese investment in southern Africa heard on Thursday.
South Africa was awarded a R19-million grant from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition which would be used in support of the country’s food fortification programme, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
A growing number of South Africans are giving up their citizenship to adopt those of other countries.
Under the auspices of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad), an E-schools Initiative has been launched at the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Africa Economic Summit with the aim of bridging the digital divide between Africa and the developed world by bringing computer literacy into African schools, giving the continent’s children the skills they need to thrive in the 21st century.
The Democratic Alliance and New National Party on Thursday called on President Thabo Mbeki to act against Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe for oppressive tactics against his people.