Results Group 1, at Orlando Stadium South Africa (0) 2 (Steve Lekoelea 68, Siyabonga Nomvete 77) Algeria (0) 0 At Rand Stadium Uganda (0) 2 (Morley Byekwaso 48, Willy Kyambadde 3) Mali (0) 0 Standings (Played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points) South Africa 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Uganda 1 0 […]

A CASE against exiled Albanian King Leka and four bodyguards on charges of keeping an illegal arsenal was postponed until September 28 by a Johannesburg magistrate on Wednesday. Police investigating officer Captain Noel Zeeman told the Randburg Regional Court the director of public prosecutions has yet to make a decision on whether to proceed with […]

SUSAN NJANJI, Lusaka | Sunday 7.00pm. AFRICAN leaders on Sunday said that Aids, which has ravaged populations across the continent, is a disaster requiring an emergency response. Vice presidents, premiers and cabinet ministers attending the 11th conference on AIDS in Africa made a commitment to increase the resources available to curb the disease, which kills […]

EMMANUEL CHISUPA, Johannesburg | Friday 10.00am. Uganda (0) 2 (Morley Byekwaso 48, Willy Kyambadde 53) Mali (0) 0 A CROWD composed almost exclusively of schoolchildren at Rand Stadium saw Uganda spring the first surprise of the All Africa Games football tournament with a comfortable Group 1 victory. Mali, who entered the field as favourites because […]

ANDREW MUCHINERIPI at Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg | Friday 10.00am. South Africa (0) 2 (Steve Lekoelea 68, Siyabonga Nomvete 77) Algeria (0)0 STEVE Lekoelea is rapidly assuming the same role in South African soccer that David Beckham occupies with Manchester United and England. While Beckham is an established master at curling free kicks into the roof […]

Encouragingly, the SABC is helping to train aspirant film-makers, but the resulting 10- minute films are flawed, writes Andrew Worsdale The short film has always been the principal tool as a training, testing and calling card for emerging moviemakers. Nowadays the format is booming with a proliferation of short film festivals around the world. With […]

The seventh All Africa Games have been plagued by problems before they have even started, but they still provide the opportunity to see some great athletes in action, writes Julian Drew Much has been said and written about the “African renaissance”, but no event is more perfectly suited to mobilising South Africans behind this cause […]

MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN Bryan Rostron Can South Africa’s white tribe, the argument grumbles on, fit into the modern map of Africa? Before tempers fray and fights erupt, let’s face it: it’s a headache, this map. For a start, it was drawn by Europeans.This leads to all kinds of problems. Earlier this year, for example, the former […]

Marianne Merten and Mungo Soggot Mystery surrounds the release this week of a document to Pan Africanist Congress MP Patricia de Lille that alleges African National Congress officials took bribes during arms deals. The document, purportedly signed by “concerned ANC MPs”, bears the hallmarks of an attempt to smear individuals within the party. At the […]

Prince Malatji is an acrobat and dancer currently scouting for new talent in South African schools, touring the country with a talent search called Look What the Children Can Do. Through this he hopes to find new talent among teenagers and nurture it further. A hundred of his Doers Dancers will collaborate with Oposito, the […]