EX-South African captain Kepler Wessels has called for an independent inquiry after match fixing charges were brought by Indian police against his successor Hansie Cronje and team mates Nicky Boje, Herschelle Gibbs and Pieter Strydom. The charges relate to the recent one-day series won 3-2 by India. “These are serious allegations and if there is […]
SILAS Nkanunu, president of the South African Rugby Football Union has reacted to reports that Louis Luyt is preparing an attempted comeback and that moves are afoot to replace the game’s current executive. “It’s unfortunate but the fact can’t be ignored that it is the traditional, white-led unions that are involved,” Nkanunu, who succeeded Luyt […]
PRATAP CHAKRAVARTY, New Delhi | Monday 1.18pm INDIAN police on Monday said they have gathered fresh evidence to shore up their case against South African cricket skipper Hansie Cronje on match-fixing charges. “We believe we now have sufficient evidence in this case but it is for the courts to decide,” New Delhi Crime Branch chief […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki and a group of ministers are flying to the G77 group’s South Summit in Havana, Cuba, on Monday night. Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin, and Minister in the President’s Office Essop Pahad will also be attending the summit. Foreign affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa said the South […]
THE Wellington Hurricanes scored their first win over the Canterbury Crusaders in the Super 12 when they triumphed 28-22 in a pulsating encounter in Wellington on Friday night. The Crusaders, bidding for a third Super 12 title in a row, outmuscled their opponents in the scrum but could do little to resist the power and […]
LEHLO Ledwaba once again proved himself a cut above the average boxer on Friday night, when he dismantled and convincingly defeated Ernesto Grey in nine rounds. The victory means that Ledwaba has successfully defended his IBF junior featherweight world title for the second time. Both fighters started the bout tentatively, carefully feeling each other out. […]
SOME 30000 tons of food aid from the European Union has arrived in Djibouti on its way to drought-stricken Ethiopia, the European Commission said on Monday. The EU grain shipment arrived on Sunday, and will be followed later in the week by an additional 17000 tons. During the Africa-EU summit in Cairo last week, the […]
HUMAN heart transplant pioneer Professor Chris Barnard is to resettle in the Austrian capital Vienna. Barnard, 77, told journalists he had “suffered a lot of pain” as a result of divorce proceedings from his third wife, Karin Barnard. In particular, he said, an article in a women’s magazine which referred to his “waning libido” had […]
THE ACT Brumbies moved to the top of the Super 12 standings on Friday with an impressive 34-15 win over the Otago Highlanders. The Brumbies ran in four tries to none to secure a bonus point and leapfrog Otago and Canterbury at the head of the table. ACT scored two tries in the first 20 […]
ABN-Amro said on Friday that it has downgraded mining groups Rio Tinto and Billiton to “hold” from “buy” and cut Anglo American to “hold” from “undervalued. In a research note, analyst David Bird at the investment bank said the move reflects limited prospects for sustained further upside in the shares on a 12-month view. “This […]