JEAN-CLAUDE Ganga, one of six International Olympic Committee members expelled from the organisation in March for taking bribes, is to resign as president of the African Olympic body, a South African Olympic official said on Monday. Ganga is expected to leave the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (Anoca) at an extraordinary meeting in […]
TROUBLED black empowerment group New Africa Investments Ltd (Nail) said on Thursday it has appointed Warburg Dillon Read to act as independent financial adviser on its restructuring. Nail said in a statement that Warburg will “provide advice to the board of Nail regarding its restructuring plans, with specific regard to reviewing its shareholder structure and […]
PALAEONTOLOGISTS on Wednesday unveiled stone tools estimated to be more than 2,3-million years old, discovered on the west bank of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. They are the oldest tools yet found in Kenya. Palaeontologists Helene Roche of France and Mzalendo Kibunjia of Kenya said the site where the tools were discovered is ”like a […]
JOHN MEHAFFEY, Headingly | Wednesday 3.30pm. NEIL Johnson stroked a glorious unbeaten 132 in a losing cause on Wednesday as Zimbabwe succumbed to Australia in the World Cup by 44 runs after a gallant first appearance at Lord’s. The former Natal all-rounder, who returned to his native Zimbabwe last year to boost his and their […]
POLICE are awaiting the results of forensic tests on a wrecked government Mercedes Benz before deciding whether to charge Mpumalanga’s transport MEC Jackson Mthembu with reckless driving or not. It is still unclear whether Mthembu was physically driving the vehicle or was merely a passenger, during a predawn accident in Witbank three weeks ago. Mthembu […]
JAMES BRYANT, Edgbaston | Tuesday 12.25pm WORLD Cup favourites South Africa will receive a simple message from Hansie Cronje before their second-round clash with New Zealand here on Thursday — let’s try and win without Lance Klusener’s help for a change. The South Africans, fresh from beating main tournament rivals Pakistan, can make sure of […]
AT least 18 suspected robbers have been killed by irate Lagos residents in the last week, press reports said on Wednesday. The victims were roasted alive by the residents, who organised themselves into a vigilante group in the Ebute-Metta area of the city, the independent newspaper The Punch said. Amid escalating crime in Lagos, residents […]
TUESDAY, 12.30PM: SOUTH AFRICAN cricket captain Hansie Cronje has acknowledged the fact that his two main strike bowlers Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock were a tad out of sorts during the first Test at Headingley against Englandwhich was called a draw on Monday due to intermittent rain. Cronje said that the South Africans are confident […]
BREEDERS in Benin called on Tuesday for a import ban on European poultry products, in the wake of fears that Belgian chicken might be tainted with dioxin. In a statement sent to food importers, the national breeders’ association demanded that all imported food bear certificates identifying the country of origin. Since last Friday, shipments of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cairo | Tuesday 5.00pm. FIFA President Joseph Blatter urged Africa to pull behind one of its two national candidates to give the continent a good shot at hosting the World Cup in 2006. “To have a real chance… Africa should make sure that there will be only one candidate from Africa,” Blatter said […]