SPRINGBOK centre Andre Snyman, who missed the World Cup because of an ankle injury, has joined the Natal Sharks from next year. Snyman, one of the stars of the world champion’s team, will head to Durban when his contract with the Blue Bulls ends on December 31. Snyman’s pace and experience has made him one […]

BUTTERWORTH, the former industrial capital of the Transkei, crippled by service payment protests and a municipal workers strike last year, has run out of water. Businesses, schools, homes and the hospital have been without water for a week, after the town’s three municipal water pumps were reported “broken”. Businesses are ferrying supplies from East London, […]

AUSTRALIA coach Rod Macqueen is not expecting to be hit by an avalanche of drop goals in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa. Springbok flyhalf Jannie De Beer kicked a world record five field goals in the Springboks’ 44-21 quarter-final win over England but Macqueen said he would be surprised if the world champions […]

SARAH BULLEN, Cape Town | Thursday 5.30pm A STRONG day on local markets was boosted in the late afternoon by the announcement of a surprising large trade surplus, combined with positive growth figures from the United States. At close of trade the all share index had gained 0,86% — pushed primarily by a 4,24% climb […]

PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki will visit Zambia at the weekend for his first state visit since taking up the reins of leadership in June, his office said on Monday. Mbeki will leave on Friday from Pretoria for the three-day visit. The trip will be his first state visit since taking over from former president Nelson Mandela, […]

JONAH Lomu’s future remains in doubt at the conclusion of the World Cup tournament. The blockbusting New Zealand wing, who has already scored six tries in four matches in the tournament, is certain to receive a swag of offers to switch codes when his current contract expires. Leading English rugby league club Leeds head Lomu’s […]

COMPANY liquidations rose by almost 8% to 1080 in the third quarter of 1999 compared with the same period a year ago, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday. It said that the rise in the total number of liquidations in the third quarter of this year was largely due to a 72,2% increase to 639 […]

SOME 100 soldiers from Sierra Leone’s ousted junta are believed to have been killed during a week of clashes with their erstwhile rebel allies in northern Make ni, commuters and journalists said on Wednesday.”These once friendly forces have now turned sworn enemies,” said textile businessman Al lieu Sank oh, who has just returned to Freetown […]

AVIS Southern Africa, the Auto rental group, on Thursday reported steady earnings growth in the six months to September and posted a 24% rise in fully diluted earnings per share. Operating income was up 13,3% at R88,2-million on a 9,6% increase in revenue to R348-million. Attributable income rose by 24% to R44,4-million. Fully diluted earnings […]

THE Springboks are peaking at exactly the right time as they bid to retain their World Cup title, coach Nick Mallett said on Thursday. The Springboks, who have never lost a World Cup match, face Australia in the semi-finals at Twickenham on Saturday and Mallett believes the team have so much confidence they can beat […]