GOVERNMENT allied forces in Sierra Leone handed over a group of around 100 former child soldiers and war-affected children to aid workers at a camp in Masiaka. The batch of around 100 former child combattants were handed over by the Civil Defence Force, allied to the Sierra Leonean Army (SLA), to representatives of the UN […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 1.15pm. SHARES in life assurance company Fedsure spiked higher on Monday morning, largely on the back of speculation of a possible merger with Liberty Group. By mid-morning the counter was up 4,38% at R33,40, with 91391 shares changing hands. The share price has risen by about 26% in the last […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 11.15am. THE rand weakened in trade on Monday on worries about the United Nations’s withdrawal from the Zimbabwean election process at the weekend, while markets ended sharply up off the back of this week’s futures close out. By 5pm the currency was trading at R7,03 to the dollar. The all-share […]
MURRAY Goodwin hit his second century against the West Indies in as many matches as Zimbabwe declared on 275 for eight at stumps on the second day of the three-day fixture at Arundel Sunday. Goodwin’s 126 also followed his unbeaten 148 in the drawn second test against England at Trent Bridge. Goodwin hit 113 in […]
THE fate of South Africans Carel and Monique Strydom who are being held hostage in the Philippines is on hold after the Philippine government said it needs a cooling off period before resuming stalled talks with Muslim rebels holding 21 mostly foreign hostages on the island of Jolo. “We have decided that we are going […]
OWN CORRESPONDET, East Rutherford | Monday 10.45am. NIALL Quinn’s record-equalling goal lifted Ireland to a 2-1 victory over Bafana Bafana in the finale of the U.S. Cup 2000 soccer tournament on Sunday night. The victory in the first meeting between the two nations gave Ireland second place in the four-nation tournament that concluded with a […]
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ZIMBABWE will use traditional wooden ballot boxes in parliamentary elections on June 24-25 because they are still credible and readily available, Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede said on Saturday. He said the use of transparent ballot boxes used in other countries to guard against fraud would be a burden to taxpayers. “Our wooden ballot box is […]
ZAMBIA have called up Bayern Munich midfielder Andrew Sinkala for their Castle Cup Southern Africa championship quarter-final against Lesotho on Sunday. The Germany-based star is one of three players from outside the country included in a 22-man squad. Defender Hilary Makasa and striker Dennis Lota line up with South African clubs. Sinkala returns to the […]
FORMER West Indies captain Brian Lara returned to form in spectacular fashion on Saturday when he scored 176 runs in a three-day match against Zimbabwe at Arundel on Saturday. The West Indies reached 364 for six by the close as Zimbabwe struggled to cope with the left-hander’s impressive batting. Lara reached his century off 93 […]