South Africa was 55 for two in their second innings, a lead of 241, at lunch on the fifth and final day of the first Test against England at Edgbaston here on Monday.
England earlier strengthened their chances of holding on for a draw by avoiding the follow-on.
South African captain Graeme Smith smashed 85 runs off 70 balls on Monday to set England a challenging 321 runs in 65 overs to win the first cricket test at Edgbaston.
One of the six travel agencies under investigation for defrauding Parliament through its travel-voucher system is suing the National Legislature for outstanding reimbursements.
It may be little consolation to the victims of the online identity thefts whose Absa accounts were defrauded but they are in illustrious company — among the likes of Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey whose ‘identities’ were stolen.
David Kelly spoke openly to fellow members of a religious sect about his concerns over the ‘interpretation’ of intelligence material in the Government’s September dossier on whether Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.
Zimbabwe’s main alliance of civic organisations expressed cautious optimism after a meeting between President Robert Mugabe and leaders of the country’s major churches.
The 2004 elections would mean make or break for the United Democratic Movement (UDM), said party leader Bantu Holomisa when he opened an election strategy workshop in Pretoria on Saturday.
Police on Saturday afternoon confirmed they had charged a man for the ABSA Bank computer e-mail breach with 10 counts of fraud and theft.
Queues of angry people continued to crowd the pavements around Harare’s banks for a fourth day on Saturday as the troubled country’s latest shortage — banknotes — pushed Zimbabweans’ frustrations to new levels.
A church packed with civilians turned into a slaughterhouse yesterday when fresh fighting between Liberian rebels and government forces rained shells on the capital Monrovia.
US sends troops to Liberia