THE trial of four men, accused of murder and the theft of arms for an extremist Afrikaner movement, has been postponed until October 9 so that one of the accused can obtain legal representation. The four are accused of stealing arms worth R800000 from the Tempe military base in Bloemfontein in May-June 1998. Three of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Tuesday 6.30pm AUSTRALIAN cricket captain Steve Waugh said on Tuesday that he is “shocked and disappointed” by South African cricket board chief Ali Bacher’s statement that suspended South African skipper Hansie Cronje acknowledged receiving between $10000 and $15000 during a triangular tournament in South Africa earlier this year. Waugh spoke without […]
LIBYA used their home-ground advantage to beat Mali 3-0 in Tripoli. Jihad Montasser, Ahmed al-Masli and Khaled al-Marghani scored a goal apiece, giving the team a solid lead and rousing the 50000-strong partisan crowd to a frenzy.
TECH stocks tumbled at the start of Tuesday’s trading, mirroring the overnight losses on Nasdaq as investors continued to ditch technology stocks in favour of blue chip stocks. The IT index last down 4,2% at 1,008. Didata off 240 cents to R51,60 after dazzling Monday performance. Datatec down 600 cents at R99.
CYCLONE Hudah destroyed half of Madagascar’s vanilla crop when it struck the country’s northeastern region earlier this month. Madagascar, the world’s leading vanilla producer, had expected to harvest some 1200 tons of the bean in the Sava region this year. But only 600 to 700 tons are likely to reach commercial markets in 2000, said […]
JOHANNESBURG authorities are positioning 12 surveillance cameras at crime hotspots around the city centre in an attempt to reduce crime. The R4 million monitoring unit represents a joint venture between Business Against Crime, the Gauteng provincial government, police, Central Johannesburg Partnership and the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council. The cameras will be able to track the […]
HIGHLANDERS flyhalf Tony Brown is unlikely to see action in his team’s Super 12 clash with the Auckland Blues on Friday night after spraining his ankle on Sunday. Highlanders’ coach Peter Sloane said that Brown is doubtful for the match and there are more worries in the backline. Rua Tipoki, who rolled an ankle against […]
THE Central African Republic went down 1-0 to Zimbabwe after Peter Ndouvou scored five minutes into the first-round African qualifier on Sunday. The Central African Republic’s players tried their best, but were outplayed by the Zimbabweans who will be looking to extend their advantage in the second-leg tie.
SACKED South African cricket skipper Hansie Cronje on Tuesday apologised for taking money from a bookmaker but denied he fixed matches in India. There also appears to be some confusion as to whether Cronje in fact received any money, as his statement in Cape Town contradicts one made by UCB chief Ali Bacher in Durban, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 12.30pm THE United Cricket Board of South Africa pulled skipper Hansie Cronje out of a one-day series against Australia on Tuesday after he admitted having been “dishonest” with the board over his activities in India last month, board managing director Ali Bacher said. Bacher said he and board president Percy […]