SOUTH AFRICA has embargoed the import of Belgian poultry, pork, beef and dairy products which could be contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical dioxin. The department of agriculture says a “few thousand tons” of Belgian products already imported will not be released. The government will review the embargo after receiving a list from Brussels of contaminated […]

ELEVEN people are feared drowned after an overloaded boat they were sailing in capsized in Lake Victoria early Friday, state-owned Radio Uganda reported on Sunday. The radio said the boat was carrying 16 people and a load of fish heading for Sii landing site in Mukono district, 60km east of the Ugandan capital, but capsized […]

THE British government has reportedly deported the Zimbabwean Bazaya family, whose mother worked at the Zimbabwe High Commission, after their son allegedly attacked a next-door neighbour and then escaped prosecution on the grounds of immunity, it was confirmed yesterday. Tyrone Bazaya, in his mid-20s, was accused of repeatedly punching John Murray, an assistant at the […]

OUTGOING coach David Lloyd urged England here on Tuesday to replace him with an Englishman, suggesting foreign coaches would not have the passion needed for the job. “I was asked about my opinion and in my own mind, I’m absolutely certain it has to be an Englishman,” he said. “I just think that if it […]

SHARES in Reunert Ltd lost ground on Monday after it said it had sought court help in its ongoing wrangle with a consortium bidding to buy the aerospace and weapons company. By 11.00am Reunert stock was off 15 cents or 1,62%. Reunert said in a statement on Monday that it has asked the high court […]

ARMED dissidents ambushed and killed 63 people two days ago near Kinkala, the Pool regional headquarters, 75 km south of Brazzaville in the Congo, it was revealed on Saturday. The Congolese military spokesman, Colonel Jean-Robert Obargui, said three soldiers and children were among those who died in the ambush by the Ninja militiamen of former […]

THE World Food Programme has approved an emergency operation to provide food worth $40,5-million to people in drought-striken regions of Ethiopia. Nearly 1,2 million people in eight Ethiopian regions are estimated to be affected by the drought situation. WFP said in a statement on Friday that an extended dry spell has hindered crop planting, germination […]

FOR the second successive grand slam SA are assured of a player in the finals of the mixed doubles. David Adams and Mariaan de Swardt won the Australian Open mixed doubles title in January and today Grant Stafford and Nannie de Villiers will play Pietie Norval and Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik for a place in the […]

SPRINGBOK centre Christian Stewart, who also played in the last two Rugby World Cups for Canada, has been forced to retire because of a neck injury. He played 14 times for Canada and three for South Africa. The 32-year-old Western Province player has been out of action since the Springboks’ test against England at Twickenham […]

FORMER Bafana Bafana coach Philippe Troussier was on Saturday issued with a verbal warning by the Japan Football Association (JFA) for making critical comments about a tournament sponsor. JFA general secretary Kenji Mori warned the Frenchmen after the coach’s reported remark on the on-going Kirin Cup tournament in Japan. Mori warned Troussier not to make […]