UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday he is “very disappointed” by the failure of western nations to set up a rapid reaction force to intervene in the civil war in Sierra Leone. “I am disappointed, I would even say I am very disappointed, and I am not the only one,” Kofi said in an […]
THE New South Wales Waratahs kept the Otago Highlanders on tenterhooks for a Super 12 rugby semi-final place with a gritty 22-15 victory at the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday night. The Waratahs scored two tries in the last five minutes to sink Otago’s hopes of winning points to clinch their place in next week’s […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, FREETOWN | Saturday 2.30pm. PRO-GOVERNMENT forces in Sierra Leone repelled two rebel attacks on Port Loko, 40km northeast of Freetown, late on Friday and are advancing east. “Armed rebels attacked Port Loko twice last night at 5 pm and at 10 pm, the attacks were repelled by loyal governement troops,” according to the […]
NAMIBIA have announced their squad for the Castle Cup Southern Africa quarter-final against Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday. Namibian team: Goalkeepers: Danzyl Bruwer (Civics), Tiro Thlabanello (Black Africa) Defenders: Rodney Doeseb (Chief Santos), Steven Mbaisa (African Stars), Sylvanus Njambari (Black Africa), Mohammed Ouseb (Kaizer Chiefs/Rsa), Oscar Tjikurunda (Life Fighters), Theodor Tom (Blue Waters) Midfielders: Johannes […]
STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Friday 4.00pm. MORE than 2000 angry Kayelitsha residents marched on Parliament on Friday, demanding an end to months of taxi violence which has claimed at least two lives. A dispute between taxi drivers and the Golden Arrow bus company over who controls routes from Kayelitsha and other suburbs has grown […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Saturday 5.30pm HELLENIC clinched a place in the BP Top 8 and Free State Stars moved within one point of safety after a 1-1 Castle Premiership draw at an unseasonally hot Greenpoint Stadium. The goals arrived within 60 seconds at the end of the first half with former Stars player […]
THE commander of pro-government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo has denounced constant attacks by rebel groups in the north and east of the country. “There have been several skirmishes in which rebels supported by Rwanda and Uganda have been incessantly attacking positions held by allied forces,” said General Amoth Chingombe, commander of the […]
THE resumption of hostilities on Friday in the border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea involved the biggest battle fought for a year, a senior Eritrean official said. This latest outbreak in fighting, the first serious battle since last June, followed the failure of a UN Security Council delegation to convince the warring sides to resume […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Durban | Saturday 5.00pm. THE Stormers dramatically came from behind to put themselves into contention for the Super 12 semi-finals by beating the Sharks 32-28 in a thrilling match characterised by ill-discipline at Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday. The win and bonus point gave the Stormers 31 points and a brief stay […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Saturday 2.00pm ZIMBABWE’s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change went into emergency talks on Saturday to consider calling a general strike in the face of escalating political violence against government opponents. Even as the meeting was being held, a well-billed anti-government rally was being disrupted by a group of war veterans, […]