FORMER President Nelson Mandela has invited rebel groups fighting Burundi’s civil war to attend talks in South Africa at the end of May. Mandela, a mediator in the conflict since December, is also working to win approval for the Burundi army to attend the talks in South Africa. “Mr Mandela is meeting the rebels here […]

SEVERAL non-governmental organizations started evacuating staff by helicopter on Saturday from Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown to Conakry. Expatriate staff were seen boarding a helicopter belonging to the UN World Food Program (WFP) office. WFP officials at the heliport said it was the second flight so far on Saturday. The WFP representative in Sierra Leone, Patrick […]

A NEW strain of the virus that on Thursday attacked computer systems across the world causing billions of dollars of damage has emerged. “LOVE BUG 2” is again e-mail based, this time in the form of an e-mail with a joke attachment. Experts believe the new variant has been devised by a “copycat” programmer using […]

DAVID SHAPSHAK, Witbank | Saturday 5.15pm. TONY Brown kicked an injury time penalty to secure the Highlanders a 42-40 Super 12 win over the Northern Bulls at the Johan van Riebeck Stadium in Witbank on Saturday. The flyhalf, who contributed 17 points through four conversions and three penalties, consigned the bottom-of-the-table Bulls to their tenth […]

THE attempted rape charges against Stormers and Springbok rugby player Robbie Kempson were dropped on Thursday after Western Cape director of public prosecutions Frank Kahn declined to prosecute. After careful consideration of the evidence, Kahn said there was no reasonable prospect of a successful prosecution. Kempson was arrested by Claremont detectives at his home on […]

A BABY boom has left the Hurricanes depleted ahead of their Super 12 game against the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday. Prop Gordon Slater and winger Tana Umaga are on “baby leave” awaiting the birth of their partners’ children. To make matters worse, winger Jonah Lomu is suspended for two weeks while hooker and […]

THE inquiry into allegations of match-fixing involving sacked Proteas cricket skipper Hansie Cronje will be headed by recently retired Cape judge president Edwin King. King was chosen to head the inquiry which is expected to complete its investigation within a month of its appointment.