ZAMBIA have axed national soccer coach Ben Bamfuchile as the traditional post-African Nations Cup hiring and firing gets into full swing. Bamfuchile pays the penalty for the Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets) failing to win a match or get beyond the first round at the biennial continental showpiece in Ghana and Nigeria this month. A 2-0 loss […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Abuja | Wednesday 3.30pm. NIGERIAN parliamentarians on Wednesday urged President Olusegun Obasanjo to end the religious riots over the strict Islamic Sharia code in the northern city of Kaduna, which have left at least 100 dead this week. “The (federal) government should step in as a matter of urgency to assist the Kaduna […]

NEW York palladium prices streaked to a fresh high over $800 an ounce in a record one-day gain on Tuesday, the rally snowballing as speculators increasingly displace stockpiled automakers as the main source of demand, analysts said. Panic over shortages has arisen because top-producer, Russia, has not shipped enough metal to supply to the West’s […]

FORMER German national soccer coach Berti Vogts will not replace Bafana coach Trott Moloto, Safa said on Tuesday. Safa denied German reports saying that it is close to concluding a deal with Vogts to replace Moloto, who is not expected to stay on as Bafana coach when his contract expires in March.

THE truckers strike by the Transport and General Workers’ Union came to an end on Tuesday afternoon when union representives signed an agreement with officials of the Road Freight Employers’ Association. Management and the unions agreed on a 7,1% raise on the average, and one-and-a-half times normal pay for overtime — in line with the […]

SARAH BULLEN, Cape Town | Wednesday 9.00am POPULAR Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is sitting on a tight ship. His ministry has reached its stated objectives in building economic policy credibility, it has enforced strict fiscal discipline, reigned in government spending to under 27% of GDP from nearly 29%, brought the Budget deficit to 2,6% of […]

BRITISH aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday that state arms manufacturer Denel is to become the sole supplier of the Rolls-Royce Tay engine gearbox. The agreement is aimed at strengthening SA’s manufacturing industry under the R21,3-billion defence package approved the government last year. Under the agreement, Denel Aviation, a division of Denel, becomes the sole […]

AT least 20 people have died in clashes between Christians and Muslims that continued overnight in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna. The unrest began early on Monday during a protest by tens of thousands of Christians against demands for the imposition of Islamic Sharia law in the city. Nigeria’s northern Niger State on Monday […]

THE fourth one-day international between Zimbabwe and England was called off on Wednesday because of heavy rain. After a brief inspection, the umpires abandoned the game without a ball being bowled. England won the limited overs series 3-0.

A GREAT White shark tore a chunk of flesh and bone from the foot of a man in shallow water at Struisbaai, about 150km southeast of Cape Town,Die Burger newspaper reported on Tuesday. The 2,5m shark attacked 29-year-old Hellmuth Weich in water scarcely a meter deep. Shark attacks on humans in South African waters have […]