AIR Malawi is in financial trouble and some of its assets might be sold off. Air Malawi public relations officer Vera Ng’oma confirmed the financial problems but refused to confirm or deny a possible sale of assets and would not speculate on possible job losses. Dye Mawindo, executive director of the Privatisation Commission, said some […]
CADDIES often bare the brunt of golfing tempers, mostly when the errant shot has nothing to do with them. Sometimes, however, they really do mess up. Just ask Warren Abery. The Selbourne Country Club pro was mounting a brilliant comeback during the final round of the FNB Botswana Open, picking up six shots in the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kingston | Monday 11.30am. WAVELL Hinds hit a maiden one-day international century at Sabina Park on Sunday as the West Indies beat Zimbabwe for the second time in two days in a triangular tournament. Hinds set up the 41-run win by hitting 116 not out and putting on an unbroken partnership of 125 […]
ALLEGED heist kingpin Collin Chauke and three co-accused have pleaded not guilty in the Pretoria regional court to two charges of armed robbery with aggravating circumstances and 6 charges of kidnapping. Chauke, Eli Luka Yende, Patrick Schlongwane and Mafika Mahlangu are standing trial in connection with the 1997 R12,6 million SBV Arcadia heist in Pretoria. […]
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EIGHT African leaders and the heir to the Moroccan throne joined 60000 people at the Saturday swearing-in of Senegal’s new president Abdoulaye Wade, ending 40 years of one-party government. Among those scheduled to hear him were the Presidents of Gabon, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Mauritania, the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, […]
AT least 10 people died and 50 were injured when a long-distance bus swerved to avoid a pothole and plunged into a river in western Kenya on Saturday. Police said seven people were killed at the scene while three, including the driver, died on arrival at Kisii hospital. Forty-four victims remain in critical condition in […]
THE Bulls held the Sharks to a 14-14 draw, after leading 14-7 at half-time, in their Vodacom Super 12 match at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday, effectively relegating the Sharks to the also-rans of the tournament. Springbok hooker and Bulls captain, Naka Drotske, said on Saturday that a lack of confidence was at the core […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, PUKEKOHE | Sunday 2.00pm. SOUTH Africa’s Stormers pipped New Zealand’s Chiefs 28-25 in a Super 12 match in Pukekohe on Sunday. The Stormers’ win, after the teams had been locked 18-18 at halftime, is only the second away victory by a South African side in this season’s competition and consigned the Chiefs to […]
SEVERAL thousand Muslims marched in Cape Town on Saturday to protest against the Indian government’s actions in Kashmir. The convenor of the Islamic Unity Convention, Abe Parker, who organised the demonstration, said about 4000 people participated in the march to the offices of the Indian high commissioner. He said a memorandum calling for the immediate […]