UGANDAN authorities unearthed a mass grave containing dozens of corpses, including those of small children, at a third doomsday cult site in the southwest of Uganda on Monday. A journalist reported seeing tangled bodies deep in the grave after prisoners drafted in to dig unearthed 22 bodies on the property of a leader of the […]
THE Hurricanes may be without two key players for their Super 12 match against the Blues as Christian Cullen looks uncertain and prop Kevin Yates has been suspended for two matches. Cullen has Achilles tendon trouble and will be kept under wraps in the run-up to the Blues clash, while Yates received a two-week suspension […]
BOBSAVE Superbowl results, fixtures and draw. Second round At Caledonian Stadium SuperSport United 1 (David Notoane 33) City Sharks 0 At Chatsworth Stadium Manning Rangers 3 (Fees Moloi 40, 65, Helder ‘Mane Mane’ Muianga 24) Mabopane Young Masters 1 (Percy Malesta 43) At Greenpoint Stadium Mother City 0 AmaZulu 1 (Alban Newman 54) At Rand […]
TALKS to thrash out a negotiated settlement of Burundi’s devastating civil war resumed in Tanzania on Monday, attended by six heads of state and under the stewardship of former South African president Nelson Mandela. The highlight of the morning’s proceedings was an address by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, invited by Mandela to offer the experiences […]
GAUTENG’S season ended not with a bang, but a whimper as they crashed out of the Standard Bank Cup in the final leg of the semi-final against Eastern Province. EP’s 62 run victory means that they will play Boland in Paarl in the final on Wednesday. Gauteng, the Supersport Series champions, looked set for a […]
ZIMBABWE’S Murray Goodwin was taken to hospital for an X-ray after he was hit on the head by the ball during the second test against West Indies on Sunday. The first innings century-maker was fielding at short leg when he was felled after a massive pulled shot by Ridley Jacobs from a long hop by […]
ENGINEERING company Siemens is part of a consortuim that has lodged a proposal with the National Electricity Regulator to build South Africa’s first independent power producer. Siemens’ partner in the R1,2-billion bid is Rainbow Technologies, an electrical engineering company. Together they form the Rainbow Millenuim Power Company. It is estimated that the proposed coal-fired power […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Sharjah | Monday 4.35pm. SOUTH Africa have dismissed India for 164 with some fine fielding and bowling in the fifth Sharjah Cup one-dayer on Monday. South African skipper Hansie Cronje was asked to field after Saurav Ganguly won the toss, and his bowlers immediately knuckled down and dismissed Ganguly cheaply. The Indian skipper […]
TWO South African journalists and a Kenyan reporter have been named joint overall winners of the CNN African Journalist of the Year Award. SABC producer/cameraman team Jacques Pauw and Adil Bradlow and Kenyan Wanja Njunguna-Githinji were awarded first prize in the television category. They beat more than 1000 other African entrants. As part of their […]
THE Zambian kwacha held steady against the dollar in subdued trade on Monday, dealers said. They said the market is looking forward to Friday’s scheduled final privatisation of copper giant Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines. Dealers said they see signs that ZCCM will come into the market this week to sell off dollars to meet local […]