OWN CORRESPONDENT, New York | Monday 11.30pm. THE United Nations Security Council held preliminary discussions Monday on an Arab-sponsored draft resolution demanding a UN investigation into the bombing of the El Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Sudan by the United States last month. In particular the resolution demands an investigation into the US claim that the […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Maseru | Monday 10.00pm. SOUTHERN African troops will remain in Lesotho until order is restored in the country, the defence ministers of Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana said in Maseru on Monday. Speaking at the Lesotho government complex, the ministers maintained that the military intervention in Lesotho last week by troops from South […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday 9.45pm. SOUTH Africa’s 1998 Davis Cup record crashed to an embarrassing 10 played and ten lost after they were annihilated 5-0 by the Czech Republic in their World Group promotion/relegation tie on Sunday. The South Africans were already 3-0 down in the best-of-five-sets tie when captain Danie Visser decided to […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Sunday, 9.45pm. WESTERN Province’s hopes of reaching a semi-final berth on the Bankfin Currie Cup rugby table went for a dive on Sunday when they were beaten 24-17 by the Free State Cheetahs at Newlands. The match did not live up to expectations as both teams fell into boring patterns for […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Monday 10.00am. GOLDEN Lions caretaker coach Johan Roux has wielded the axe by making eight changes to the team which last week was beaten 42-35 by Western Province, for Saturday’s Bankfin Currie Cup clash against Border in East London. Roux could not consider James Small, who is suffering from an ankle […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Libreville | Sunday 10.00am. THE Danish Minister for International Development, Paul Nielson, has warned African states with forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo that Copenhagen will cut off aid to them if a regional conflict ensues. “Should the countries involved get into a face-to-face confrontation my country will have no option but […]

President Nelson Mandela returned from his gruelling trip to the United States and Canada on Sunday.

tirades Howard Barrel’s Over a Barrel column (September 18 to 24) was a tirade, without an ounce of sober and investigative journalistic skill. According to Barrell, the workers who embark on strikes are mad and “stupid beyond belief”. According to him, the present international and domestic economic climate should deter those who “willy- nilly” down […]

Angella Johnson VIEW FROM A BROAD There I was, happily driving my white BMW 323i series along a stretch of winding Midrand road on a balmy Tuesday afternoon. The window was down and a cool breeze blew gently on my face as, oblivious to my surroundings, I slowed at a quiet stop street. Suddenly, out […]

Vivek Chaudhary It is perhaps still the most memorable 90 minutes in the history of female athletics. Under a bright Seoul sky, Florence Griffith- Joyner’s dazzling running suit glistened like silver foil in the afternoon sun as her talon-like fingernails, immaculately painted red, white, blue and gold, stretched out in front of her as she […]