ZIM President Robert Mugabe celebrates a subdued birthday on Monday, still stung by last week’s defeat in a national referendum on a draft new constitution his government sponsored. The veteran leader turns 76, and is still keeping the southern African nation of 12-million people guessing about his political intentions even after suffering his first electoral […]

PAPER and pulp group Sappi said on Friday it has received an offer from Italy’s Favini Group to acquire its Astralux brand of cast coated papers. Sappi said in a statement that acceptance of the offer would result in the production of cast coated papers at its Blackburn mill in Britain ceasing on May 14, […]

SOUTH African fast-bowler Allan Donald said on Thursday that his long-time English county Warwickshire’s decision not to release him to play six one-day matches against Australia is a “little harsh.” “If I play the six one-day games then I haven’t got a contract for six months. “But I still would have loved to play,” said […]

FORMER Springbok Tiaan Strauss will clash with his erstwhile South African comrades when he takes his place in the New South Wales Waratahs Super 12 line-up. The Waratahs open their 2000 Super 12 season against the Stormers in Cape Town on February 27, with a second match against the Bulls in Witbank on March 4. […]

DEON POTGIETER, Johannesburg | Saturday 11.00pm. CORRIE Sanders wrapped up the third defence of his World Boxing Union heavyweight world title in 63 seconds on Saturday night at Carnival City. In that time he threw his opponent Al “Ice” Cole to the Canvas on two occasions and then bludgeoned the hapless American mercilessly. The referee […]

NIGERIAN football skipper Sunday Oliseh has been severely criticized by a Tunisian newspaper for comments which the paper believes may hinder Africa’s chances to organize the 2006 World Cup. A storm of protest came from the Nigerian camp when Viktor Ikpeba’s penalty in the shoot-out, which video images showed clearly crossed the line, was not […]

A JUDICIAL inquiry has been launched by Sarfu into the aquisition of loose-forward AJ Venter by the Natal Rugby Union. The Natal Rugby Union will face the inquiry at Loftus Stadium on Saturday 26 February, as Sarfu investigate a claim by the Golden Lions Rugby Union that player transfer regulations were breached when Venter’s services […]

JUDGMENT was reserved on Thursday in the appeal of rastafarian Gareth Anver Prince, who has been refused permission to enter the legal profession due to his use of cannabis. “This is a man who uses the ‘holy weed’ as part and parcel of his religious practices,” Senior counsel Peter Hodes told the Appeal Court in […]

PHILLIP Holiday lost a points decision to Thomas Damgaard for the IBC Welterweight world title in Denmark on Friday. Although the former IBF lightweight world champion lost this one, he gave the Swede the fight of his life, cutting him above both eyes and breaking his right eardrum. Most pundits thought that Holiday would be […]