ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu will be admitted to hospital in Atlanta on Tuesday for further prostate cancer treatment. Tutu is to undergo cryosurgery, a procedure during which liquid nitrogen is used to freeze the prostate in order to destroy the cancer cells. The treatment will be carried out at the Emory University Hospital. Tutu was was […]

THE United States on Monday rejected a threat by the leader of a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo to no longer abide by a ceasefire. State Department spokesman James Rubin said in a statement that Jean-Pierre Bemba’s declaration on Saturday that a three-month old ceasefire signed in Zambia was “null and void” […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cardiff | Monday 9.45am. AUSTRALIAN centre Tim Horan, named player of the World Cup, may have played his last game of rugby for Australia. The Wallabies were to fly home from Britain later on Monday with the World Cup following Saturday’s no nonsense 35-12 defeat of France. And the 29-year-old Horan’s 80th Test […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 11.45am. THEY left the defending champions and although they returned untriumphant, the Springboks were still treated to a hero’s welcome on Tuesday morning when their plane touched down. A cheering crowd of over a thousand supporters were at Johannesburg International Airport, and broke into applause when the Boks made an […]

GERMAN web television company Metabox AG said at the weekend that it has expanded into its first foreign market by signing a distribution deal for South Africa with Eagle International Ltd. Shares in Metabox, which manufactures set-top boxes that provide internet access on TV sets, surged more than 16% on the news of the company’s […]

ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Pretoria | Monday 11.30am. TRADITIONAL giants Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates scored four goals each as they triumphed with varying degrees of comfort in the Castle Premiership at the weekend. Leaders Sundowns defeated fourth-placed Hellenic 4-2 at Loftus Stadium to go six points clear at the top of the standings in the […]

TUNISIAN club Esperance are in line for a unique hat-trick after qualifying at the weekend for an African Champions League final showdown against Raja Casablanca of Morocco. The Blood and Gold won the 1997 African Football Confederation (CAF) Cup and the 1998 Cup Winners Cup and victory over Raja would complete a clean sweep of […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Monday 6.45pm. ENGLAND happily settled for a draw against a second-string Western Province/Boland XI at Newlands on Monday after being outplayed comprehensively. Set a target of 250 runs off 47 overs, England had amassed a second innings total of 82/2 off 41 overs when play was called off 30 minutes […]

BRITISH Aerospace said on Sunday that South Africa’s Denel Aviation will be the sole supplier of rudders and ailerons for the company’s Avro Regional Jet (RJ) airliner. Denel Aviation, a unit of state arms manufacturer Denel, will initially produce 18 rudder and aileron sets a year, British Aerospace said in a statement. The agreement carries […]

STAKEHOLDERS in the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration on Monday reaffirmed their support for the commission which has been rocked by allegations of racism and financial mismanagement. A joint statement by the Department of Labour, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, Business South Africa and the National Council of Trade Unions said the […]