ZOLILLE Mbityi will become the first boxer in the world to have a world title fight shown live exclusively on the internet. Mbityi defend his IBO flyweight world title on April 13 in London and the bout, which is being promoted by Frank Maloney and the fightnight website, could cause a revolution in the broadcast […]
A PROBE by the Department of Correctional Services has found that jailed AWB leader Eugene Terre’blanche received preferential treatment when he was transported from the Potchefstroom prison to an outside hospital. “It appears that proper prison administration and security measures were not properly followed and disciplinary action against personnel is underway,” the department said in […]
ZIMBABWE’S cricket chief says there is no possibility that his country’s players are involved in the bookmaking scandal surrounding South Africa’s sacked captain Hansie Cronje. “There is no possibility of our players having been involved,” Zimbabwe Cricket Union chief executive Dave Ellman-Brown said on Thursday. “We were part of the triangular tournament (with England and […]
A NEW Rwandan president to replace Pasteur Bizimungu will be elected by parliament on April 17, it was announced on Thursday. Bizimungu, who had been in office since 1994, resigned March 23 for “personal reasons.” Vice-president Paul Kagame is currently acting president. He and Charles Murigande, respectively president and secretary-general of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, […]
PHILIP “the time-bomb” Ndou will defend his WBA International title on the Lennox Lewis vs Michael Grant undercard on April 29. An added bonus is that Ndou’s bout, which is being staged at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, will be shown on HBO. To date Ndou, the current number-five WBA contender, has scored […]
NELSON Mandela has met leading political figures from battle-scarred Northern Ireland and spoken of the importance of compromise between enemies. “I was very encouraged to see that they are very committed to peace and that whatever the problems that confront them, they seem to be making a serious effort to address them,” Mandela told journalists. […]
GLOBAL solidarity is crucial if poor countries want to lift themselves out of poverty, President Thabo told delegates at the first presidential gathering of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Cuba. He said developing nations had to ensure that international institutions of governance, such as the United Nations, were democratised. He also called for the […]
AT least 14 people, most of them students, were shot dead by police in violent student demonstrations this week in Gambia, the government said in a new toll issued on Wednesday. A death toll released Tuesday put the number of dead at 12. It said 28 others had been injured in the clashes in and […]
TWO people were killed and 30 others injured on Wednesday when a speeding bus crashed through the barrier of a bridge and plunged on to a lower road in Cairo, police said. The injured, some of whom were in serious condition, were taken to three hospitals in the Egyptian capital. The accident which blocked a […]
SOUTH African coach Trott Moloto has named his squad for the second-leg Olympic Qualifying match against Lesotho on April 22 in Bloemfontein. The squad is the same as the one that beat Lesotho 2-0 in Maseru last weekend in the first leg of the qualifier. Bafana Bafana squad: Goalkeepers: Simon Gopane (Jomo Cosmos), John Tlale […]