AT least 300 Zimbabweans have died in South Africa over the past five months, according to The Herald daily. Most of those who died since the beginning of the year were robbed in Johannesburg’s high-rise Hillbrow suburb, the newspaper reported. Apparently, more than 290 bodies were repatriated from South Africa to Zimbabwe between January and […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK & Reuters, Birmingham | Thursday 7.50pm. NEEDING just one run to advance to the World Cup final, South Africa were knocked out when confusion between the last two batsmen saw Allan Donald being run out. Lance Klusener had knocked up two fours of the first two balls of the final over to level […]
OWN CORESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 7.30pm. REACTION to the Cabinet announced by President Thabo Mbeki on Thursday was mostly positive, although certain appointments drew criticism from opposition parties. The leader of the official opposition in Parliament, Tony Leon, said Mbeki had missed a golden opportunity to make some inspired, imaginative and quality appointments to the […]
FOLLOWING its extremely poor performance in the national elections, the Pan Africanist Congress seems on the brink of losing leaders disenchanted with losing status. Reports in the Sowetan on Wednesday suggest former MP Gora Ibrahim may be about to leave the PAC for the ANC, with a diplomatic service post offered as carrot. The party […]
COMRADES Marathom women’s favourite Ann Trason of America withdrew on Friday from the Pietermaritzburg to Durban run next Wednesday. Trason, the record-holder for the “up” Comrades when she won in 6hrs 12min in 1996, aggravated a hamstring injury during her two weeks of acclimatising to KwaZulu-Natal conditions in Pietermaritzburg recently. The 38-year-old American decided, after […]
HERSCHELLE Gibbs said a spray used to treat a sore finger may have caused him to drop a vital catch off Australian captain Steve Waugh in Sunday’s World Cup Super Six game. Waugh had scored 56 when Gibbs spilled a simple catch, appearing to let the ball slip from his hand as he tried to […]
NOT all deputy ministers were announced on Thursday, but those who are known are: Dirk du Toit (Agriculture), Brigitte Mabandla, (Arts, Science and Culture), Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge (Defence), Smangaliso Mkhatshwa (Education), Joyce Mabudafhasi (Environmental Affairs and Tourism), Sipho Mphahlwa (Finance). Longtime stalwart in Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad hangs onto his post. Other new appointees include Lindiwe […]
FOURTEEN new caps have been included in the South African Under-21 rugby squad for this year’s Sanzar/UAR Tournament in Argentina in July. The 28-man squad, captained by Natal prop John Smit, was finalised at the weekend following the match between an SA Under-21 Invitation XV and the Vodacom Cup All Stars in Port Elizabeth. The […]
THE Mozambican and Chilean governments signed in Maputo on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding aimed at relaunching bilateral cooperation in the area of public works, like building of infrastructures such as roads, bridges, ports and airports. The document was signed by the Mozambican public works and housing minister, Roberto White, and his Chilean counterpart, Jaime […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 5.00pm. THE appointment of two fairly inexperienced people to head the defence Cabinet portfolio was worrying in terms of continuity, Jane’s Defence Weekly Southern Africa correspondent Helmut Heitman said on Thursday. Heitman said the appointment of former National Council of Provinces chairman Patrick Lekota as South Africa’s new Defence Minister, […]