SPRINGBOK scrumhalf Dave Von Hoesslin is happy to play in cold and wet conditions in Dunedin, should those arise. Weather conditions are widely touted as favouring the All Blacks, but Von Hoesslin, and any other Springbok who plays in Cape Town, will be used to soggy, windy, cold weather. The New Zealand side may have […]
DEON POTGIETER, Johannesburg | Thursday 1.00pm. SOUTH Africa’s former International Boxing Federation Heavyweight world champion, Francois Botha, will be facing one of the highest rated heavyweights in the world, Shannon Briggs, on August 7 in Las Vegas. The White Buffalo, as Botha is known, almost caused a major upset six months ago when he was […]
FRIDAY, 4.00PM: RECENTLY liquidated Afrikaans talk radio Punt Geselsradio has been reduced at a 40% staff complement after resignations or retrenchments following its liquidation. The radio was provisionally liquidated earlier in the week at the request of its major shareholder Boland Financial Services after discovering the radio station has debts of over R26-million. Staff spokeswoman […]
FRIDAY, 11.00AM: PORTNET, the ports and harbours subsidiary of transport parastatal Transnet, announced on Thursday that it is planning to invest R7-billion over the next five years on constructing, maintaining and upgrading its harbours nationwide. Transnet’s executive director in charge of Portnet, Rob Childs, said R1,5-billion will be invested this financial year, with the balance […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Lusaka | Saturday 5.30pm. A ROW over who leads a key rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday delayed the start of the ratification in Kinshasa of a ceasefire deal to end the war in the former Zaire. The signing ceremony had been due to open at 10:00 am […]
SPRINGBOK South African flanker Corne Krige may be out for the remainder of 1999 after suffering a knee injury early in the first half of Saturday’s test defeat by the All Blacks in Dunedin. The Springboks were beaten 28-0. Krige, 24, had to come off after just 10 minutes. Team officials said it looked as […]
SOUTH African Greg Emslie defeated Californian Tim Curran in the opening heat of the day at the G-SHOCK ASP Billabong MSF World Championship tour surfing event. Emslie ranked 33rd outsmarted Japan Pro winner Curran ranked eight, using a combination of superior wave choice and radical manoeuvres to gain victory. Emslie will now face Australian Brendan […]
FRIDAY, 1.30PM: THE Blue Bulls Under-19 Craven Week side showed again that they are peerless in this year’s competition, soundly trouncing the much-vaunted Northern Free State side by 44-0. SA Schools flyhalf Tiaan Snyman was excellent, contributing 19 points with the boot. The Bulls scored five tries. South-Western Districts beat Mpumalanga 13-5. The half time […]
KAIZER Chiefs coach Paul Dolezar’s future with the organisation looks uncertain after team director Kaizer Motaung met with top coaches from Germany and Belgium last week. Motaung is expected to make a decision about who will coach the Premier Soccer League’s darling club after consultations this week. Speculation that Chief’s loss to Eseprance of Tunisia […]
SCHUTTE BEKKER may be able to play first-class rugby after his mild heart attack seven weeks ago. Bekker has begun walking on the treadmill, and must still be cautious while building up his strength. He hopes to be back for the Blue Bulls by the end of the season. Bekker has a single Springbok cap […]