HICHAM Zerouali scored in the 60th minute to give Morocco a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Sunday, earning his side a place in the final of the Hassan II tournament. In front of 70000 fans in Casablanca, Zerouali made the most of a fine cross by Salaheddine Bassir to rocket in a 15-metre strike and […]
ZOLANI Petelo, looking more muscular than usual, scored an impressive powerhouse victory over a very game Mickey Cantwell in Kent on Friday night. He thereby retained his IBF straw-weight world title for the fifth time. Cantwell made it clear from the opening bell that he had come to fight, unlike his compatriot Peter Culshaw who […]
Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said South Africa might buy weapons from the People’s Republic of China. Speaking during his visit to China, Lekota said South Africa wanted to strengthen military ties with China. Lekota also said South Africa would sell weapons to China after the country had shown an interest in South African manufactured arms. […]
SOUTH Africa’s foreign affairs department is to undergo a major shake-up because most senior positions are occupied by white males, the director general of the department, Sipho Pityana, said on Monday. “This is crunch time,” Pityana told journalists during a briefing on the activities of his department. He said he would not shy away from […]
BANKING group Stanbic is to sell its entire holding of 26658-million shares in Liberty International to The British Land Company. The sale, at 550p per share, is worth around R1,5-billion and comprises about 8,5% of Liberty International’s issued share capital. Stanbic said it does not consider the shares a core asset and the sale will […]
STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Monday 3.15pm. FORMER Proteas coach Bob Woolmer says he believes fired national cricket captain Hansie Cronje has never been involved in match fixing, and that if this proved to be the case he should become eligible to play for his country again. Woolmer, who now coaches the English county side […]
ZAMBIAN President Frederick Chiluba flew to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday for talks with President Laurent Kabila focusing on the deployment of UN peacekeepers there. Government sources said the talks in Lubumbashi, would review a fragile ceasefire that officials say has largely held since April, when countries sucked into the war agreed a […]
IMPERIAL group’s aviation wing Safair has acquired and leased back South African Airways’ entire fleet of 13 Boeing 737-200-Advanced aircraft. The deal is worth more than R500-million. It also makes Safair, with more than 40 aeroplanes under its wing, the largest aircraft leasing and charter company in Africa.
JIM SLATER, Washington | Monday 12.00pm. SHAUN Bartlett believes that Bafana Bafana can improve to the same extent as the United States if they are granted the rights to host the 2006 World Cup. Bafana Bafana lost 4-0 to the US in their Nike Cup opener on Saturday evening, after scoring their first European win […]
WILLIAM Gare, South Africa’s current national junior middleweight champion, lost his WBC International title on Saturday night in Italy while challenging for the WBU middleweight world title. Although he dropped Antonio Perugino in the second round, he was unable to capitalise on the kncockdown and lost on points. “Perugino is a very good boxer,” said […]