SOUTH African cricket manager Goolam Rajah was released from a New Zealand hospital on Tuesday having been given a clean bill of health. Rajah was admitted to Hamilton hospital in the early hours of Monday morning after feeling unwell during the night. Rajah said tests had revealed nothing serious. He rejoined the South African team […]

THE Gauteng provincial government is budgeting for a surplus of R187-million, or 1.2%, for the 1999/2000 fiscal year, Finance MEC Jabu Moleketi announced on Tuesday. Moleketi said the provincial government is budgeting for a total expenditure of R15,709-billion. Revenue from all sources was expected to total R15,895-billion. The surplus will go towards redeeming the provincial […]

ERNIE ELS surged up to fourth in the world rankings on Monday after capturing the Nissan Open on the US PGA Tour on Sunday which he won by two strokes. The ‘Big Easy’ regained his position in the top five following a temporary demotion to number seven after last weekend’s Dubai Desert Classic won by […]

THE final of the one-day international triangular series between England, Zimbabwe and hosts South Africa next year has been put back three days to Saturday, February 12, 2000. The dates of three round-robin matches have also been changed, the United Cricket Board of South Africa said on Tuesday in Cape Town. South Africa meet Zimbabwe […]

NELSPRUIT’S council began a R3-million upgrade of rural water treatment plants in surrounding villages on Wednesday after almost two years of complaints about water quality. The cash-strapped council was initially unable to fund the upgrade for rural settlements 40km from the town’s CBD but approved the project earlier this year following a R3-million donation from […]

PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma is to meet his South African counterpart Nelson Mandela in Pretoria on Wednesday. Neither the Namibian State House nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would say what the meeting was about. “We are all in the dark about this day trip,” a foreign affairs official said. However, a well-placed source indicated that […]

DAVID SHAPSHAK, Johannesburg | Wednesday 12.30pm. CATS’ coach Andre Markgraaff named his Super 12 squad of 22 on Tuesday, instead of his starting 15 despite warnings from rugby administrators to name the squad 48 hours before the clash with ACT Brumbies on Friday. Rian Oberholzer, chief executive of the South African Rugby Football Union (Sarfu), […]

EASTERN Cape transport and public works MEC Thobile Mhlahlo was on Tuesday arrested by Umtata High Court Judge Stefaans Visser, for contempt of court. Mhlahlo and his secretary were ordered in November 1998 to explain to the court why 35 former civil servants were not paid voluntary severance packages. Visser said then that the former […]

AFRICAN youth championship results for the first round held in Ghana: Group A matches held in Accra saw hosts Ghana down Mali 1-0, and Cameroon top Angola also 1-0. Cameroon will face Mali in the Second round, while Ghana will square off against Angola on February 24. Group B matches were held in Kumasi. First-round […]