THE Law Commission is currently consulting widely on its proposal to lower the age of consent for sex between males from 19 years to 16 years. Justice Minister Penuell Maduna said in a written reply to parliament on Monday that he hopes to introduce the new legislation early next year. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance […]

THE Dukuduku forest station will be opened near St Lucia in northern Kwazulu-Natal on Thursday to facilitate the relocation of forest dwellers settled illegally in the ecologically-sensitive region. In an attempt to preserve the forest, the government bought two farms on which to resettle the forest dwellers. The move met with resistance from a minority […]

NEW Zealand made 11 changes to the team to play Italy from the side that comprehensively beat England 30-16 on Saturday. The four players to retain their places are Jonah Lomu, captain Taine Randell, fullback Jeff Wilson and tighthead Craig Dowd. Scrumhalf Byron Kelleher, hooker Mark Hammett and centre Pita Alatini all make their first […]

AUSTRALIA said on Wednesday it will not proceed with an appeal against a two-match suspension handed out to their number eight Toutai Kefu. Kefu, one of Australia’s star players at the World Cup, was given a 14-day ban by the disciplinary committee on Tuesday for his part in a punch-up with Irish flanker Trevor Brennan […]

BAFANA Bafana are rated 29th on the latest FIFA world ranking released on Wednesday. Morocco is rated 28th while Zambia is rated 34th. The top three soccer teams in the world are Brazil, the Czech Republic and France.

PATRICK VIGNAL, Glasgow | Thursday 11.00am. SPRINGBOK coach Nick Mallett, his mind already drifting to a possible World Cup quarter-final against England, promised his team would not take Uruguay lightly in their final group A match on Friday. “We are approaching this game in the same way as we would for a match against New […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Glasgow | Thursday 4.30pm. IT is not often that Uruguay have been likened to the mighty All Blacks – but that is exactly how world champions South Africa will see the South American part-timers when the two teams run out here at Hampden Park on Friday. Springbok coach Nick Mallett said his team […]

ORLANDO Pirates snatched a 2-1 win against Wanderers in a hard-fought Castle Premiership fixture at FNB stadium last night. Buccaneer strikers Sibusiso Zuma and Phumlani Mkhize did the damage against their former club. But the three point win could be costly. Central defender Papi Khomane, who left the pitch in the second half, appears to […]

GOVERNMENT ground to a halt — literally — on Thursday when five cabinet ministers were trapped in a parliamentary lift for almost half-an-hour. One, Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi, recently suffered a similar ordeal and was jokingly blamed for the latest mishap by his colleagues. Buthelezi, who around a month ago was trapped with some […]

RUGBY World Cup authorities have taken a no-nonsense approach on foul play with Welshman Colin Charvis on Monday losing his appeal against a two-week suspension for punching Argentina’s Roberto Grau during the opening match of the tournament. At first, the 26-year-old accepted the ban but then decided to appeal in the hope of making himself […]