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 […]
ANDREW MELDRUM, Harare | Monday 11.35am. THE British Foreign Office has drawn up contingency plans to evacuate an estimated 20000 British passport holders from Zimbabwe following President Robert Mugabe’s refusal to take action against thousands of black squatters who are occupying around 750 white-owned farms. In an interview with CNN this weekend President Mugabe said […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
AT least six people were killed and seven were still missing on Sunday following a flash flood which turned a whitewater rafting adventure in the Eastern Cape into a disaster. The tragedy occurred when a party of 24 thrillseekers in tractor tyre inner tubes were struck by a surge of water while they were negotiating […]
ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Pretoria | Saturday 6.30pm. SuperSport United 1 City Sharks 0 THE magic wand waved by Bruce Grobbelaar continues to bring forth success for SuperSport United as they reached the Bob Save Super Bowl quarter-finals at Caledonian Stadium on Friday night. Success was achieved through a 33rd-minute goal from David Notoane, his second vital […]
ZAMBIAN squad for Cosafa Cup first-round match against Botswana. Zambia Goalkeepers: George Kolala (Zamsure), Collins Mbulo (Green Buffaloes) Defenders: Laughter Chilembi, Elijah Tana (Nchanga Rangers), Justin Kunda (Mufulira Wanderers), Kingsley Musabula (Zanaco), Jones Mwewa (Power Dynamos) Midfielders: Gift Kampamba, Mark Sinyangwe (Nkana), Charles Lota, Richard Chewe (Kabwe Warriors), Francis Kasonde (Konkola Blades), Numba Mumamba (Zanaco) […]
MICHAEL VLISMAS, Pretoria | Saturday 7.00pm. THE ACT Brumbies recovered from a lacklustre first half to beat the Northern Bulls 28-19 in a Saturday’s Super 12 match at Loftus. The Bulls, still searching for their first victory in the competition, were the surprise 16-10 leaders at half-time after their best start this year. The controversy […]