FRENCH judges who visited South Africa probing a scandal that touches on former foreign minister Roland Dumas and his mistress Christine Deviers-Joncours, left Johannesburg on Sunday, judicial sources said on Monday. Examining Magistrates Eva Joly and Laurence Vichnievsky left for Paris after talking to South African police as part of an investigation into Alfred Sirven, […]

KENYAN cricket authorities have full confidence in the country’s team for the World Cup despite its dismal showing in the tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh, the selection committee chairman Asif Padamshi said on Monday. Kenya suffered a crushing 202-run defeat to Zimbabwe in the tri-nation competition in Dhaka on Saturday. It was Kenya’s eighth consecutive loss […]

ALL Black coach John Hart believes the New Zealand Rugby Union may have to reassess its strict line on not considering players for national sides if they take up overseas contracts. In the wake of New Zealand’s worst Super 12 results ever Hart agreed on Monday with former All Black captain David Kirk in his […]

A WORKER was crushed to death at explosive and chemical firm AECI’s Modderfontein dynamite factory on Tuesday after nine tankers full of hazardous chemicals derailed. Two other work were burned by sulphuric acid. GThe firm was on Tuesday evening taking emergency steps to mop up the chemicals.

MOZAMBIQUE’S gross domestic product has grown by over 10% for the last two years, President Joaquim Chissano said on Monday. Speaking before Parliament, Chissano said agriculture grew by 8,7% in 1997 and 8,2% in 1998. Grain production rose from a million tons in the 1995 harvest to 1,7-million tons in 1998. Chissano also noted the […]

FOREIGN investors collectively own 60% of former steel parastatal Iscor, chairman Hans Smith announced on Monday. Active trading in the firms shares drove the price up from 100c per share to around 150c. Take-over speculation has been rampant but Smith indicated no formal approaches. The change in ownership has been rapid since, at privatisation in […]

DURBANITE Heather Clark finished third in the Woman’s World Qualifying Series Quit Women’s Classic at Margaret River in Western Australia at the weekend, boosting her to number three on the ASP Women’s WQS ratings. In a spectacular opening performance in the R75000 tournament, Clark defeated Australian Neridah Falconer, ranked ninth on the 1998 women’s World […]

IRISH media magnate Tony O’Reilly’s Irish-based Independent Newspapers has made an irrevocable offer to buy out minorities in South Africa’s Independent Group, SABC radio news reports. The Irish company is offering shareholders R26,50 a share and a dividend of 80 cents. Independent Group chief executive Ivan Fallon said the buy-out will enhance Independent Newspapers’ investment […]

AUSTRALIA’S triple world champion women Hockeroos wrapped up the series 3-2 when they shut South Africa out with a more organised game plan to win the fifth international of the series Sunday. SA bet the Hockeroos 2-1 to level the series at 2-2 on Friday. Two goals up in the first 10 minutes, Australia were […]

BEN LIMO led a Kenyan team to victory in the men’s short-course race over 4,2km on Saturday on the first day of the two-day World Championships in Belfast. The Kenyans, as usual, went straight to the front in a well-rehearsed team tactic. The race developed into a duel between Limo and teammate Paul Kosgei, the […]