OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 12.15PM. THH embattled Democratic Republic of Congo leader, Laurent Kabila, has claimed that Ugandan troops and tanks have invaded the east of his country. Kabila has repeated his threats against Rwanda, saying Rwandan Tutsis, backed by Congolese Tutsis and now Ugandans, are seeking to carve a “Tutsi empire” from eastern […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT Johannesburg | Sunday 5.00PM. THE Natal Sharks squandered a huge possessional advantage in their Currie Cup match against the Golden Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday, playing out to a 11-10 loss. The Sharks had the advantage in all aspects of the game, but lost the ball on numerous occasions through handling errors […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 9.30PM. CHEMICAL Workers’ Industrial Union leaders and employers in the petroleum industry will meet on Friday in an attempt to end the nationwide strike by 47000 CWIU members. The CWIU said on Thursday it has communicated its readiness to meet employers for negotiations with the employers’ national co-ordinator, Fanie Ernst. […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 6.00PM. LOCAL industrial and all-share market movers were at the forefront of the overall market’s fall today on the back of futures-related and foreign selling. The all share index fell 58,6 points to end trade on 6721,8, while the industrial index dropped 66,0 points to close on 7816,9. The financial […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 3.00PM. South Africa were in a spot of bother on the third day of the series deciding fifth Test against England at Headingley on Saturday, as the English bats tightened their grip on the match. Allan Donald started the day well, dismissing Mike Atherton for a single run, but the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 9.00PM. DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo President Laurent Kabila has vowed to push the conflict in his country into Rwanda. In what amounts to a declaration of war, Kabila said on Thursday: “The war will be taken to where it came from [Rwanda]. We will defend ourselves. The Rwandans will not […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Saturday 9.00PM. ONE hundred and eight people are now confirmed dead and some 4000 estimated injured in the bomb blast which devastated the United States Embassy and flattened a neighbouring building in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday morning. Rescue workers say that 154 people have been reported missing, and expect the death […]
Anton Marshall On stage in Cape Town It’s a long drive out to the Old Barn. Nice angle for a story, I think, to talk about the proverbial long road for theatre in South Africa. Particularly for this group called the Barnstormers. I’ve never seen that name at any of the major theatre venues before, […]
Andy Capostagno Rugby August 1 1998 was a big day for South African rugby, but will it be bigger or more important than August 7? On August 1 the contractual agreement between the South African Rugby Football Union (Sarfu) and the squad which won the World Cup in 1995 came to an end. On Friday, […]
Andrew Muchineripi Soccer Test cricket umpire Mervyn Kitchen is not the only official removing dollops of egg from his face. Premier Soccer League referee Achmat Salie cautioned Orlando Pirates midfielder Naughty Mokoena twice on Sunday without sending him off. Mokoena received a yellow card soon after half-time at Vaal Professionals in the opening round of […]