SACHIN Tendulkar has flown back to India from the cricket World Cup following the death of his father but team officials said on Wednesday they were confident he will rejoin the team. Brijesh Patel from the Indian squad said: “He was in a state of shock. Our thoughts are with him and his family.” He […]

THE Blue Bulls Rugby Union will look for a new chief executive following their disappointing display in this year’s Super 12 competition. The Bulls’ management is undertaking “a process of strategic planning”, including shifts at the CEO level. An agreement with Dr John Williams to retain the post until July 31 1999 is due to […]

POLICE on Tuesday warned people against scams in which fraudsters exploit Y2K fears to transfer bank account holders’ money into their own accounts. Police spokesman Faizel Abdul-Kader said the scam operators pose as bank workers and persuade people to transfer their money into these accounts in order to protect it while the banks secure their […]

AN increase in motor vehicle theft last year left many motor insurers making significant underwriting losses last year, the South African Insurance Association said on Monday. SAIA chief executive Barry Scott said in a 1988/99 annual report that the relentless increase in crime in the mid-1990s apparently tapered off in 1996 and 1997. “However, during […]

THREE South Africans are on PricewaterhouseCoopers International Test Player of the Year for cricket. Allan Donald tops bowlers, along with Shaun Pollock, and Jacques Kallis has made it in as a batsman and bowler. Other high-profile players on the list include struggling WEst Indian captain Brian Lara, Australian Steve Waugh, and India’s Sachin Tendulkar. Lara […]

PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela has invited Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to visit South Africa in November, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The visit is set to start on November 9 and precede the Commonwealth heads of government meeting due to take place in Durban from November 12 to 15, the ministry said. The queen, who […]

THE referees for both semifinals of the Winfield Super 12 and Vodacom Cup this weekend have been announced. In the Super 12 on Saturday night in Cape Town the second place Stormers play third place Otago Highlanders. The officials for this match will be Peter Marshall (Aus), referee, and Andrew Cole (Aus) and Wayne Erickson […]

NIGERIA’S outgoing military ruler General Abdulsalami Abubakar said on Monday his country and Cameroon have agreed to resolve their long-running dispute over the Bakassi peninsula “in brotherly fashion.” Speaking after talks with Cameroon’s President Paul Biya Monday, Abubakar said his one-day visit had been a great success, while Biya called it “very useful.” The Cameroon […]

RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin formally authorised the resumption of diplomatic and economic ties between Russia and Libya on Monday. The Russian decision follows the United Nations Security Council vote to lift international sanctions imposed on Libya. The end of UN sanctions came into effect when Libya handed over two suspects to the UN on April […]

THE Namibian health ministry has refused to participate in a $100-million Aids prevention programme funded by a multinational pharmaceutical company, according to news reports. The programme, “Secure The Future: Care and Support for Women and Children With Aids”, aims to expand medical research focusing on women and children and to improve community outreach over the […]