ANGOLA became the first southern African country to win through to the Cosafa Castle Cup semi-finals when the Palanca Negras beat Lesotho 1-0 in their quarterfinal at Setsoto Stadium in Maseru on Sunday. It was a strike by Ferreira Betinho in the 25th minute which eventually made the difference. Lesotho blew a number of scoring […]
UNITED Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected in Dakar on Tuesday night on a three-day visit to Senegal, the first stage of an African tour which will take him to five other countries. Annan, accompanied by his wife, will also visit Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Algeria, which is hosting the annual OAU summit […]
THE South African Rugby Football Union (Sarfu) has set July 11 as the date for Western Province to prove that the Newlands field is in good enough condition to host the Tri-Nations match between the Springboks and Australia on August 14. Sarfu officials said they will make a decision after a WP/Pumas game on July […]
TUESDAY, 6.00PM: SOUTH African business confidence in June fell to its lowest point in six years, largely mirroring the movement of the plunging rand. Releasing the latest Sacob Business Confidence Index, the chamber’s director of economic policy Dr Ben van Rensburg said the June index registered a 5,7-point drop over May to 92,2 — signalling […]
AFTER five rounds of matches in the Currie Cup, the Free State Cheetahs are on top with an unblemished 5-0 record and 23 total points. The Blue Bulls are hot on their heels with four wins and a draw and 19 points overall, while the Natal Sharks are third with 15 points. Rounding out the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Singapore | Wednesday 10.30am. GOLD prices, having slumped to the lowest point in 20 years, may have bottomed out and are unlikely to sink further, a World Gold Council official said on Wednesday. “Prices are already at a 20-year low and given such low prices it is not likely there will be a […]
SPRINGBOK scrumhalf Dave 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 Hoesslin, and any other Springbok who plays in Cape Town, will be used to soggy, windy, cold weather. The New Zealand side may have a collective […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Dunedin | Wednesday 8.30am. SOUTH Africa on Wednesday confirmed a series of changes to the starting line-up to face the New Zealand All Blacks in Saturday’s Tri-Nations’ Test, as the Springboks try to regroup after being defeated two weeks ago by Wales. An emerging inside back combination of scrumhalf David von Hoesslin and […]
AS ”lying premier” Ndaweni Mahlangu continues to hide from the press, another former homeland minister is bringing his ilk into disrepute. Lesiba Christopher Mothiba, who once controlled the purse strings for Lebowa, appeared in court on Tuesday in Mankweng, Northern Province, on charges ranging from attempted murder to malicious damage to property and theft. Nine […]
MONDAY, 12.30PM: THE Isak Steyl stadium in Vanderbijlpark will be playing host to the biggest ever Coca Cola Under-19 Craven Week rugby tournament which kicks off on Monday. A total of 720 players, playing in 36 teams will be in action at the tournament, leaving much to do for the selectors in order to choose […]