A CHILD and four adults died in a fire Tuesday in an East Rand furniture factory and another man committed suicide when he heard about the incident, police said. Police spokesman Captain Andy Pieke said two men and two women died of smoke inhalation when they were trapped inside the burning factory in Springs. An […]

MPUMALANGA’S outspoken former transport MEC, Jackson Mthembu, has finally been charged for driving without a license after wrecking a luxury government vehicle five months ago. He allegedly smashed the government-issue Mercedes-Benz into a tree at high speed while on African National Congress business in Witbank just before the June elections. Mthembu, who now chairs the […]

FRENCH fly-half Christophe Lamaison lost count of how many points he scored in his side’s momentus 43-31 World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand at Twickenham on Sunday. “How many points did I score? I don’t know,” Lamaison said after a perfect goal-kicking performance had yielded him 28 points. The French, in dire straits for […]

HUMAN error and inefficient printing systems are to blame for the leak of a mathematics exam question paper in Mpumalanga two weeks ago, an Examination Board investigation concluded on Wednesday. The province’s new education head, Duncan Hindle, stressed the report had also proved that the integrity of the 1999 matric examinations was intact and that […]

SARAH BULLEN, Cape Town | Wednesday 3.00pm THE Cape High Court on Wednesday postponed an urgent application for the liquidation of Midi TV, majority holding company of fledgling e.tv. The application was brought by television production company Sprockets, listed as Channel 69, which produces five hours of Deadtime programme material for e.tv a day. The […]

ADAM ENTOUS, Washington | Wednesday 4.30pm IN a trade policy victory for President Bill Clinton, the United States Senate on Tuesday revived a White House-backed proposal to extend new trade privileges to Africa and the Caribbean, paving the way for expected passage of the legislation later this week. Clinton called Tuesday’s vote an ”important milestone” […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cardiff | Tuesday 10.30am. BREYTON Paulse is one of the smallest wings in international rugby. Jonah Lomu is undoubtedly the biggest. Paulse, however, says he has no fears about facing the New Zealand superstar if he is named in the South African side to play the All Blacks in the third-place playoff at […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cardiff | Tuesday 10.30am. BREYTON Paulse is one of the smallest wings in international rugby. Jonah Lomu is undoubtedly the biggest. Paulse, however, says he has no fears about facing the New Zealand superstar if he is named in the South African side to play the All Blacks in the third-place playoff at […]

SOUTH African Andre Watson will referee Saturday’s World Cup final between Australia and France at the Millennium Stadium, tournament officials announced Monday. Watson’s touch judges will be Ed Morrison, of England, who refereed the 1995 final between South Africa and New Zealand in Johannesburg, and Paddy OBrien of New Zealand. Watson, a professional referee with […]