OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Friday 11.00am. CHENJERAI Hunzvi, the leader of Zimbabwe’s militant liberation war veterans, appeared in court on Friday to argue that he had taken “tremendous steps” to end the violent seizures of white-owned farms by his followers. The Commercial Farmers Union (CFU), which represents most of Zimbabwe’s 4000 white commercial farmers, brought […]

THE Mozambican woman who gave birth in a tree during the February floods left for the United States on Tuesday to raise funds for her baby. Mozambican ambassador to the US, Marcos Namashulua said a fund-raising campaign had been arranged in New York for Sofia Pedro Chijivuri and her baby, Rosita. The event is being […]

UGANDA is working on a programme to re-introduce the rhinoceros, poached to extinction over 10 years ago, Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) officials said on Thursday. UWEC, which deals with the preservation of endangered wildlife species in Uganda, has consequently launched an appeal for up to $100,000 dollars, required for the initial restocking. An official […]

MINERALS and petroleum group Sasol has raised its stake from 34% to 49% in the $780-million gas-to-liquids project with Qatar General Petroleum Corp. Sasol took up the 15% stake surrendered by US oil company Phillips Petroleum, who dropped out of the Middle East’s first GTL project to focus on its other ventures in the Gulf […]

DEON POTGIETER, Johannesburg | Friday 10.00am. CORRIE Sanders steps into the ring on Friday night in Atlantic city in possibly the most important fight of his fistic career to date. He makes the fourth defence of his WBU heavyweight world title against Hassim Rahman, in a bout broadcast live by American television giant HBO. With […]

SONIA DELESALLE, London | Friday 9.00am. SOUTH African and Britain called for a full-scale mobilisation of monitors to ensure troubled Zimbabwe’s crucial upcoming elections are free and fair. But Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe warned that no Britons would be allowed into the country to observe the June 24-25 parliamentary polls. The crisis in the former […]

SOUTH African tennis players are top of the heap in the ATP doubles rankings with four South Africans ranked in the top-five. Ellis Ferreira and his American partner, Rick Leach hold the top-spot, with Davis Cup pair, David Adams and John-Laffnie De Jager ranked at number 4. Wayne Ferreira is in fifth spot with Russian […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Friday 1.50pm. CATS coach Laurie Mains has failed to get the required response from match referee Paddy O’Brien after making claims that the ACT Brumbies are running obstructive plays in attack ahead of Saturday’s Super 12 rugby semi-final in Canberra. The winner will play either dual defending champions Canterbury Crusaders […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, London | Friday 2.00pm. RAIN brought play to an end on the second day of the first of two Tests between England and Zimbabwe at Lord’s on Friday. England were 90 for two off 33 overs in their first innings, replying to Zimbabwe’s 83 all out, with Michael Atherton on 45 not-out and […]