MARTIN van Jaarsveld hit the highest score ever by a Northern Transvaal player as the Notherns Titans set themselves up for almost certain victory against Griqualand West in their Supersport Series match in Kimberley on Friday. At close of play, Griquas had staggered to 175 for eight, still 387 runs behind the Titans mammoth first […]

THREE Americans jailed in Zimbabwe for one year for illegal possession of arms of war will be released on Saturday, the weekly Financial Gazette reported. Their freedom effectively renders Attorney General Patrick Chinamasa’s appeal to the Surpreme Court against their “lenient” sentences an academic exercise. The paper quotes unnamed sources saying that the cabinet discussed […]

FRENCH captain Raphael Ibanez believes his team’s unpredictability can help conjure up a victory over favourites Australia in Saturday’s World Cup final at the Millennium Stadium. “I think we are just challengers, not favourites for this final,” hooker Ibanez said. “Australia are much better than us, but we are unpredictable – and I think that […]

GAUTENG provincial commissioner Thami Nxumalo has been appointed acting national commissioner of correctional services, the department said in Pretoria on Friday. Nxumalo will remain in office until a new commissioner is appointed. Former commissioner Khulekani Sitole quit his post on Wednesday after a Parliamentary committee accused him of abusing state money and mismanaging his department. […]

HEALTH ministers from across Southern Africa are discussing the cost of accessing anti-AIDS drugs at a special two-day meeting in Johannesburg. South African health department spokesperson, Lulu Sebake, said on Thursday that ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are meeting at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. They are also discussing the latest development […]

PORT Elizabeth experienced the worst gale in its history on Thursday night. The SA Weather Bureau reported south-westerly wind speeds in Algoa Bay of 144km/h, roofs were torn off homes, trees uprooted and cars were lifted into the air and blown several metres. Bank and shop windows were punched out onto city centre pavements in […]

POLICE said on Thursday that they believe that Kjetil Moe, a Norwegian industrialist who went missing in Johannesburg in September, has been killed. Moe, 65, disappeared from a hotel near Johannesburg International Airport on September 27 and police suspect he was involved in multi-million dollar scams run by a West African syndicate. “Investigations … indicate […]

FRANCE have named an unchanged team to play Australia in the rugby World Cup final at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Forwards Christophe Juillet and Marc Lievremont have both been passed fit after undergoing scans on leg injuries while full-back Xavier Garbajosa has shaken off an ankle strain. Their recovery means France will field the […]

IT’S a classic David and Goliath scenario but minnows North West did their best to upset Free State on the first day of their Supersport Series match in Potchefstroom on Thursday. After a dismally slow first session, where North West could only manage 36 runs in 32 overs, the hosts pulled the rabbit out of […]

AFTER an eight wicket hammering at the hands of Border last weekend, Griquas captain Pat Symcox will be a worried man on Thursday night. After the first day of their Supersport Series match against the Northerns Titans at the De Beers Oval, the Titans had amassed an ominous 376 for three thanks to a third […]