BOXING Legend Roberto Duran’s daughter has signed on with Golden Gloves and will be making her professional boxing debut in South Africa in March. She is the third daughter of a legend to turn pro, and follows in the footsteps of Mohammad Ali and George Frazier’s girls. Duran will be entering the ring as a […]

NIGERIA have dropped their leading scorer in the African Nations Cup, Victor Ikpeba, for their decisive Group D match against Morocco on Thursday. Ikpeba, who plays for Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund scored twice against Tunisia in Nigeria’s opening game. But Dutch coach Jo Bonfrere pulled out the striker during the match against Congo which ended […]

FOUR bills aimed at legally burying South Africa’s apartheid history and cementing its young democracy have been signed into law by President Thabo Mbeki. The Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Bill, the Promotion of Access to Information Bill, the Promotion of Administrative Justice Bill and the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Bill completed […]

SARAH BULLEN, Cape Town | Friday 5.00pm VOLATILE local markets took a knock on Friday despite welcoming a strong opening of Parliament speech by President Thabo Mbeki. Just an hour before market closed, however, the bullion price unexpectedly surged to $295 catching dealers off guard. The JSE was just in time to catch the run […]

FORMER Chadian president Hissene Habre was charged on Thursday in Dakar with “complicity in acts of torture” following complaints filed against him last week by several human rights organisations, Habre’s lawyer said. This is the first time an African country has pursued a former head of state from another country on the continent. Habre, who […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Saturday 4.00pm. AFRICAN Football Confederation president Issa Hayatou warned on Saturday that Africa’s chance of hosting the 2006 World Cup may be ruined if South Africa and Morocco persist in putting up rival bids. In an interview in the Dubai daily Emirati al-Ittihad, Hayatou said: “If the two countries don’t […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kumasi | Sunday 11.00pm. BAFANA Bafana held on with 10 men for most of the second half to defeat co-hosts Ghana 1-0 in a tense African Nations Cup quarter-final in Kumasi on Sunday. Siyabonga Nomvete scored the only goal after 42 minutes and Bafana Bafana had Eric Tinkler sent off just 120 seconds […]

THE South African Rugby Football Unions’ Management Committee has reaffirmed that AJ Venter is not allowed to take part in any rugby until his contractual wrangle is resolved. Sarfu responded to Venter’s inclusion in the Sharks Rugby Super 12 team to play Border in a warm-up game in East London on Saturday. The contractual dispute […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Saturday 4.00pm. THE American Davis Cup team face a critical match against Zimbabwe on Saturday, after the teams tied one-all on the opening day of the tie in Harare. Andre Agassi thrashed Wayne Black, but debutante Chris Woodruff was beaten by Black’s brother, Byron. “Tomorrow is a very key match,” said […]