EMMA THOMASSON, Johannesburg | Friday 9.35am THE government ruled out race quotas for national sports teams on Thursday despite the paucity of blacks representing South Africa five years after the end of apartheid. New Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour said he will not bring legislation to force national sports federations to adopt quotas but added he […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Friday 7.15pm. KWAZULU-NATAL police and the deputy director of public prosecutions, Chris MacAdam, have denied claims that police dragged their feet in investigating Sifiso Nkabinde’s assassination. This joint statement follows a Mail and Guardian article which claimed Richmond police may have ”sat on the docket” for four months, thereby delaying the […]
A RWANDAN court has sentenced two men to death for their part in genocide against Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 1994, Radio Rwanda announced on Thursday. It said a special court in Ruhengeri had Wednesday sentenced Gaspard Ndinkabandi and Boniface Ruhamyankaka to death for genocide and other crimes against humanity.” The court was told that […]
THE Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Thursday granted amnesty to four African National Congress members for killing Grahamstown lawyer Alistair Weakley and his brother, Glen, in the Transkei area in 1993. The TRC’s amnesty committee granted amnesty to Pumelele Hermanus, Mlulami Maxhayi, Lungile Mazwi and Fundisile Guleni for the murder of the brothers on the […]
Kingston Nyamapfene comments on initiatives to develop research at historically black universities.
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SOUTH African ministers and MPs must accept a slim 4% pay rise as an “example” to 1,1-million public service workers threatening to strike for a 7,3% wage hike. Cabinet decided government “should lead by example” in accepting the 4% pay increase, which is one percent below Tuesday’s 4,9% inflation figure, government spokesman Joel Netshitenze said. […]
TELFORD VICE, Durban | Thursday 11.50am THE Natal Rugby Union (NRU) is happy to release its Springboks from playing in the Currie Cup play-offs – but will expect “suitable compensation” from the SA Rugby Football Union (Sarfu) for doing so. Natal had been under the impression that after the Tri-Nations tournament the Springbok players would […]
MICHAEL METELITS, Johannesburg | Wednesday 5.00pm. SOUTH African share markets recovered from a bout of selling on Wednesday, as most share indices started strong and held onto their gains through the day. Bonds and the rand held relatively steady. Domestic factors featured heavily in the rebound, as dealers said the markets had oversold when taking […]
SOUTH Africa, seeded 14th, caused an upset when they beat seventh-seeded Pakistan 2-1 at the Sportion World Cup squash tournament in Hertogenbosch, Holland on Friday. Angie Clifton-Parks opened South Africa’s count when she outplayed Bushra Haider, but Zarak Jahan Khan levelled matters accounting for Adrian Hansen. Glenn Whittaker then turned in a dazzling display to […]