THE disciplinary hearing of Stormers player representatives Andy Marinos and Corne Krige has been postponed to July 21. The hearing was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, but was postponed at the request of the two players’ legal representatives, who informed Sarfu that they were not able to represent their clients on that day. July […]

THE NATAL Sharks overcame a nine-year drought to beat the Blue Bulls in a thrilling finish at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday. The Natal side triumphed 27-16. The last time the Sharks won in Pretoria was in 1990, but by outscoring their opponents five tries to one, the visitors overcame the hoodoo and now move into […]

DAVID SHAPSHAK, Johannesburg | Tuesday 12.15pm. THE South African Rugby Football Union top brass will meet on Friday to discuss rugby and the sports body’s transformation and policies for Springbok and provincial selection after last week’s race selection row. Sarfu CEO Rian Oberholzer on Tuesday called the meeting with his management committee after the union’s […]

LOCAL elections in Malawi, originally slated for September, will be held next year after voting districts are mapped out in the central African country, electoral authorities said on Wednesday. Supreme Court Judge James Kalaile, head of the electoral commission, said the country would be divided into 900 wards for the country’s first-ever democratic local elections. […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 7.00pm. DEMOCRATIC Party leader Tony Leon on Wednesday said he will ask Public Protector Selby Baqwa to widen his investigation into Mpumalanga Premier Ndaweni Mahlangu to include two controversial MECs. Leon also called on President Thabo Mbeki to shore up corruption regulations and clearly define “abuse of public office” […]

THE Amnesty Committee of the Truth Commission on Tuesday granted amnesty to a former member of the African National Congress convicted of killing 21 people and attempting to murder another 16. Michael Phama has been serving a sentence of a total 195 years in prison for his crimes. The amnesty committee said it believes Phama […]

TRADE and investment between Mpumalanga and Britain will be boosted with the opening of a major British exhibition in Nelspruit next month. The exhibition will be opened by Nick Mclnnes, British consul-general, on July 6 at the Nelspruit civic centre. The exhibition is part of a three-year “partners in opportunity” campaign in South Africa, and […]

AFTER another storming performance for the Natal Sharks, this time at flyhalf, Andre Joubert’s class and experience could be the decisive element a stagnant Springbok backline needs. With incumbent Percy Montgomery playing well below his potential, , the “Rolls Royce of fullbacks” is fit and raring to go, and producing outstanding rugby.

SIX people died when a helicopter crashed a week ago in Angola including the Deputy Interior Minister Jeronimo Marcolino Ngongo and the deputy chief of police intelligence Baltazar Gourgel Ndombolo, the interior ministry said Wednesday. Their bodies, found on Monday in southwestern coastal province of Namibe, have been sent to Luanda. An unsuccessful search was […]

MICHAEL METELITS, Johannesburg | Wednesday 7.00pm. PRODUCER prices jumped sharply in May, rising by 6,0% on an annual basis in figures released by Statistics South Africa on Wednesday. The increase represented an increase of 1,1% over April’s figures. The figures showed imported crude oil as a major factor in driving producer prices upwards. Average prices […]