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/ 7 February 2005
An ancient fortress, a burial box and a piece of cloth — historical remains related to the Bible never cease to provoke heated debate, whether the discoveries are thought to be tantalising clues, cynical hoaxes or just archaeological mistakes. Right now, for instance, three highly technical disputes have erupted over materials linked to scripture, and recent finds could undercut sceptics of biblical history.
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/ 6 February 2005
A polished performance by a determined South African side saw them beat England by 108 runs in the fourth Standard Bank one-day international at Newlands on Sunday, and take a two-one lead in the series. Set a target of 292 runs at nearly six runs a ball, England were always on the back foot.
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/ 6 February 2005
Mildred the Maid gives me two-and-a-half days off each week. That’s not including weekends, when I’m expected to do my own thing with my own family, while she does the same with hers (and spends the first hour of her first working day back at the ranch the following week giving me every blow-by-blow detail of that most stressful of periods — "Life At Home").
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/ 6 February 2005
The Democratic Alliance on Sunday refused to participate in any attempt to use Parliament to intimidate or interfere with the Scorpions in their investigation of Travelgate. In a statement, the DA said the African National Congress’s threat to summon the Scorpions is ”a naked abuse of power”.
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/ 6 February 2005
Residents of Zimbabwe’s best-known township harbour no illusions about next month’s elections, with many too busy struggling to survive to ponder what’s at stake. The mood in Chitungwiza, a sprawling and dingy township that is home to nearly two million people, is a mixture of apathy, disgust and hopelessness ahead of the parliamentary polls.
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/ 6 February 2005
Black Leopards’ losing ways continued after they were beaten 1-0 by Orlando Pirates in a Premier Soccer League match played at Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday. There was no score at half-time. Pirates could have taken the lead in the 26th minute after Tyren Arendse failed to convert a clear-cut chance.
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/ 6 February 2005
Manning Rangers’ woes continued when they were beaten 2-0 by 10-man Ajax Cape Town in a Castle Premiership encounter played at Chatsworth Stadium on Saturday night. The first goal of this dull match was netted by Thembinkosi Fanteni in the 19th minute, thanks to an excellent cross ball from Kanku Mulekelayi.
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/ 6 February 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns beat Bloemfontein Celtic 3-1 in an entertaining Castle Premier League clash played at Loftus on Saturday night. Sundowns created the first clear-cut attack of the game in the opening minutes when Siaka Tiene had his shot parried to safety by suspect Celtic goalkeeper Simon Gopane.
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/ 6 February 2005
German Michael Stich regained his winning touch with a 6-4 7-6 (4) win over Australian Pat Cash in Saturday’s opening singles rubber at the Grand Champions 2005 tournament at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Stich went down to Croatia’s Goran Ivanisevic in his opening gambit on Friday night.