TELFORD VICE, Durban | Wednesday 1.30pm SOUTH Africans tried to put the fall from grace of national cricket captain Hansie Cronje behind them on Wednesday as they looked forward to the first match of the one-day series against Australia. “We’ve got a full house and beautiful weather and I think we’re going to have a […]

TWO top SABC executives have opted for demotions rather than being fired. Chief executive of corporate affairs Thaninga Shope and chief executive of television Molefe Mokgatle will be redeployed to market-related portfolios, an SABC spokesman said. The two executives were found guilty by an internal disciplinary hearing for failing to comply with the corporation’s financial […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 7.00pm. SOUTH Africa’s chamber of business (Sacob) on Wednesday cautioned its members against investing in neighbouring Zimbabwe while that country’s political crisis heightens. “South African traders and investors would do well to stay out of Zimbabwe for the time being. Zimbabwe’s political climate makes investing there risky,” Sacob chief executive […]

THE International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the South African cricket board to speed up an inquiry into the betting scandal involving sacked national captain Hansie Cronje. “We have advised them (the South African board) to conduct the inquiry as soon as possible,” said ICC President Jagmohan Dalmiya in Calcutta. “His (Cronje’s) admission and other […]

THE Springboks’ end-of-year-tour will see them clashing with Argentina in Buenos Aires on November 11, before the South Africans make their way to Eire and Britain for one-off matches against Ireland, Wales and England. The Springboks will also play four midweek matches, but these have yet to be finalised. The end-of-year tour adds four tests […]

SOUTH African restaurant chain Spur is ending its multi-million rand advertising contract with disgraced cricket captain Hansie Cronje. Spur executive chairman Allen Ambor said he was saddened by Cronje. “We are going to have to end our relationship and probably end it permanently, and end it with great sadness and in the hope that he […]

THE quarterfinal draw for the Vodacom Cup was announced by Sarfu on Monday following the final group matches over the weekend. Griquas, despite suffering a surprise 17-27 loss to the Leopards in Potchefstroom on Saturday, still hold on to top spot in the North section with an impressive six wins from seven matches. Griquas will […]

UN World Food Programme director Catherine Bertini on Wednesday began an eight-day tour of the Horn of Africa to assess emergency food needs for the drought-stricken region. Bertini, named by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan as a special envoy to the region, is set to arrive on Wednesday in Gode in southeastern Ethiopia, the […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Wednesday 10.00am. MORE political violence on Zimbabwe’s farms and in the cities was reported on Wednesday as the countdown to elections began after parliament was dissolved at midnight. A spokesman for the Commercial Farmers Union said two violent attacks were reported overnight amidst the ongoing occupation of some 1000 white-owned farms […]

NIGERIAN trade unions will oppose the sale of a third Nigerian cement company to Britain’s Blue Circle. The proposed sale of remaining government shares in Benue Cement Company plc will give Blue Circle an effective monopoly of cement production in Nigeria, Adams Oshiomhole, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress said. Blue Circle has in recent […]