KHEIREDDINE Ameyar, director of one of the most influential French-language Algerian dailies, La Tribune, committed suicide this week, the paper announced on Saturday. The sudden death of Ameyar, 54, who killed himself early on Friday, left the Algerian press in shock, with papers unanimously paying tribute on Saturday. Ameyar worked for the government newspaper El […]
RUDOLF Straeuli, a member of South Africa’s 1995 World Cup winning squad, was named on Wednesday as the new coach of the Natal Sharks. Straeuli replaces Hugh Reece-Edwards who was sacked after the Sharks finished bottom of the Super 12 standings this year. The Sharks reached the semifinals of the competition in three of its […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Friday 1.40pm. THE Transport and General Workers’ Union has called an urgent meeting to decide if it is safe for the Golden Arrow bus company to operate in Cape Town’s townships. Bus services to Khayelitsha have been suspended after a Golden Arrow bus driver was shot at and wounded, and […]
PROTEAS seamer Henry Williams will face a United Cricket Board disciplinary hearing following his admission that he accepted an offer of $15000 from former skipper Hansie Cronje to bowl badly during a one-day international match against India at Nagpur. United Cricket Board chief Dr Ali Bacher said that the inquiry would be set up as […]
ZAMBIAN squad for a Castle Cup Southern Africa championship quarter-final against Lesotho in Maseru on Sunday: Squad: Goalkeepers: Kennedy Kalale (Nkana), Collins Mbulo (Green Buffaloes), Fred Mwale (Roan Utd) Defenders: Mannase Mwanza, Jones Mwewa (Power Dynamos), Laughter Chilembi, Elijah Tana (Nchanga Rangers), Hilary Makasa (Ajax Cape Town/Rsa), Ennex Masiya (Kabwe Warriors), Kingsley Musabula (Zanaco) Midfielders: […]
ZIMBABWE recovered from a disastrous start to cruise home by five wickets against Ireland on Thursday. It was their second limited overs win in two days against an Irish team bolstered by guest plauer Mark Waugh. Seamer Paul Mooney ripped out Trevor Gripper, Andy and Grant Flower and Paul Strang to leave Zimbabwe reeling at […]
RWANDAN and Ugandan troops resumed fighting for the fifth consecutive day on Friday in Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite orders from both sides for troops to cease hostilities. The sides have been exchanging artillery fire steadily from 8am. There were heavy gun battles late on Thursday several hours after a ceasefire […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Lagos | Friday 3.45pm. AT least six people have been killed and 16 arrested as a strike over the fuel price in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos entered its second day, paralysing businesses and international air traffic. Business was brought to a standstill on Friday in Lagos, Abuja and other major cities, as shops […]
NORTHERN PROVINCE Premier Ngoako Ramatlhodi’s office was still without telephones on Friday, a week after they were cut because various departments owe Telkom a total of R39-million for outstanding bills. Officials have been forced to use their cell phones, or run to other departments whose lines are working to fax and email. Government spokesman Jack […]
MORE than 45000 Burundians have left five regroupment camps in Kanyosha, on the outskirts of Bujumbura. It comes a day after Nelson Mandela, chief mediator in Burundi’s peace process, announced that he has made a deal with Burundian President Pierre Buyoya for all internees to be freed from Burundi’s regroupment camps by July 31. About […]