Deon Potgieter in Copenhagen Boxing The South African National Boxing Commission has controversially snatched a world title fight away from former World Boxing Union welterweight world champion Gary “The Heat” Murray. The newly formed boxing bodyoriginally tried to hamstring Murray by saying a local fighter should win a national title before being eligible to contest […]
beauties Matthew Krouse It’s like the final chapters of Cinderella, when officials comb the poorest of the land trying to find a girl beautiful enough to pass for a princess. Even in the real life saga – the M-Net Face of Africa – Cinderella amasses an absolute fortune, probably making her an object of contempt […]
Anton Marshall ‘Bruin ous, hey, bruin ous, hey, bruin ous, hey, the real ones …” During the opening slide show and voice-over, a short chorus tackles a central issue of ”colouredness” – well, at least Durban ”colouredness”: What exactly are ”real” coloureds? And when seeking a single coloured identity, is one really doomed to fail […]
Wonder Hlongwa A former policeman turned KwaZulu-Natal farmer was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment this week after he shot, drove over and chopped off the heads of two black farmworkers before burying them. What began as a festive afternoon for Ernest Mkhize and Sipho Mabaso in June 1996, ended in a gruesome death, according to […]
A GROUP of miniority shareholders in Cryopreservation Technologies, the company behind the claimed Aids treatment Virodene, applied to the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday for final liquidation of the company. The applicants, Charles Fourie, Carl Landauer, Gabriel du Preez and Stephanie Martens, maintain the company is commercially insolvent and unable to pay its debts. Majority […]
GRAHAM GRIFFITHS, Birmingham | Friday 11.20am. AUSTRALIA reached the World Cup final in the most dramatic finish in the competition’s 24-year history when they tied their semi-final with South Africa at Edgbaston on Thursday. Both teams were each dismissed for 213 within their 50 overs but Australia went through because they finished above South Africa […]
Aaron Nicodemus When clients at The Ranch eat lunch, they can watch one of two large-screen televisions. On Monday afternoon, one shows close-up shots of women’s genitalia and breasts. The other shows Parliament in action. It’s an odd juxtaposition, one that spawns a litany of ”who’s being screwed” jokes over honey chicken and ice cream. […]
‘bikini ban’ Nicodemus Odhiambo The Tanzanian government recently rescinded a ban it had placed on beauty contests and allowed organisers of this year’s Aspen Miss Tanzania to commence operation. The ban was imposed last December after the director of Kings International Promotions, Rena Callist, flouted rules and allowed the contestants of the Miss East Africa […]
A 66-year-old Japanese businessman visiting South Africa asked his family at home on Friday to send $50,_000 as ransom for his release from captivity under unclear circumstances, police said. The businessman, whose name was withheld, telephoned his 32-year-old eldest son in Tokyo twice to give the bank account and other details for the requested payment. […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 8.00pm. THE qualifying rounds for the 2000 African Nations Cup reach a thrilling finale this weekend with eight teams fighting for four places and four more battling for two play-off positions. Co-hosts Ghana and Nigeria and title holders Egypt gain automatic entry to the biennial showcase of football on the […]