ALLAN SECCOMBE, Johannesburg | Friday 3.40pm. WORLD number one gold producer AngloGold said on Friday it will close or sell three ageing gold mines after reporting weaker profits for the March quarter. A weak gold price and production problems in South Africa, Australia and North America overshadowed good performances from mines in South America, Mali […]
FORMER South African cricketer and Bangladesh coach Eddie Barlow remains under close observation after collapsing on Saturday with a brain haemorrhage. “Barlow has been kept under close observation, but he may take two to three months to recover,” doctor Brigadier M.A. Salam of the Combined Military Hospital said on Monday. He added: “The government is […]
DEON POTGIETER, Johannesburg | Monday 4.00pm It’s official. South Africa’s Frans Botha will climb through the ropes to face Lennox Lewis on July 15. Lewis’s promoter, Panos Eliades confirmed that Botha will face Lewis for the undisputed heavyweight world title in London. “He’s alright as a fighter, he should give me an interesting fight,” said […]
THE Department of Civil Aviation is investigating two large metal balls that mysteriously fell out of the sky and onto farmland in the Western Cape in the past few days. The Star reports that astronomers said the balls could be part of a decaying satellite and that Nasa has predicted that parts of a Pegasus […]
CAPE TOWN police arrested a Springbok and Stormers rugby player on Sunday in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Claremont. The rape allegedly happened after the Stormers win over the Otago Highlanders on Saturday. He has been released on R2000 bail and is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court this […]
MARIAM ISA, Johannesburg | Monday 11.00am. MARKETS will look to the turmoil in Zimbabwe this week, as analysts warn that the battered rand could test fresh lows against the dollar. Few held out much hope of a recovery for the currency near-term, which sank to R6,86 to the dollar on Thursday under the weight of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Phokeng | Saturday 6.00pm BAFANA Bafana exceeded expectations with an experimental side to defeat Mauritius 3-0 in a Castle Cup Southern Africa championship first-round match on Saturday. Debutant Patrick Mayo put Bafana Bafana ahead from a 13th-minute penalty kick, Godfrey Sapula struck with a sweet volley midway through the second half and Siyabonga […]
PHILLIP Ndou kept his dream alive of perhaps being matched with Naseem Hamed by stopping Edgar Barcenas on the Lennox Lewis-Michael Grant under-card on Saturday night. Branco Milenkovic, Ndou’s trainer said after the fight at Madison Square Garden that Barecenas proved to be a very difficult opponent. The tough Mexican fighter managed to endure Ndou’s […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Cape Town | Saturday 9.00pm DYNAMIC wing Breyton Paulse scored two tries as the Stormers stole a semi-final march by beating the Highlanders 27-13 at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday. The home side outscored the New Zealanders three tries to one, after leading 13-3 at half time. The four points for […]
SOUTH African photojournalist Obed Zilwa, arrested over the bombing of the Harare offices of the Daily News newspaper, told reporters after his release on Saturday that he had been worried but not badly treated. Zilwa, who was arrested on Wednesday, said he was concerned when he was not charged or released within 48 hours of […]