Soccer officials were left dumbfounded when informed on Saturday night about the untimely death of the Orlando Pirates prolific striker Lesley ”Slow Poison” Manyathela.
Nine man Jomo Cosmos marched to the semi-final of the SAA Supa 8 Cup when they beat Orlando Pirates 2-1 at the Rand Stadium on Saturday.
South Africans spent more than R3,7-billion on lottery tickets in the 2002/2003 financial year, says Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma said the world could take steps to end conflict by harmonising global responses, strengthening multilateralism and ensuring that national interests do not surpass the collective interest.
The unexpected but breakthrough announcement that a national anti-retroviral programme must be developed by the end of September was met with relief and optimism by Aids activists, doctors and healthcare workers.
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Cuban exiles in Miami yesterday condemned a dissident politician for his surprise decision to move to Havana and attempt to lead peaceful opposition to Fidel Castro’s regime.
The Cape High Court on Friday ordered the immediate release from prison, on parole, of convicted tax evader Colin Stanfield, who has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and has only six to 12 months to live.
After the attacks of September 11, the story of United Airlines Flight 93 became the emblem of resistance in the land of the free. Already aware, thanks to mobile phone calls with relatives, that two planes had hit the World Trade Centre, a group of passengers resolved to go down fighting rather than let the terrorists have their way.
The government has reversed its long-standing Aids policy, with Cabinet instructing the health department to urgently develop a detailed operational plan for a national anti-retroviral treatment programme. Earlier, the health minister had announced her support for the use of anti-retroviral drugs in public hospitals.
The pall of politics
An obstacle course for women
New Zealand defeated a vastly-improved South Africa 19-11 to retain their Tri-Nations crown on Saturday. The All Blacks, who had humiliated South Africa 52-16 in Pretoria last month, were made to work far harder in a bruising encounter between the two fiercest rivals in international rugby.