THURSDAY, 6:30PM: THE Free State branch of the Pan Africanist Congress caused a rumpus today with the blithe admission that renegade members of the party, mainly former guerrillas, have been responsible for the string of murderous attacks on farmers, because they have no jobs or food. Agricultural union officials demanded to know why the PAC […]

THURSDAY, 9.05AM: SPRINGBOK coach Nick Mallett has trimmed his squad to 26 and sent eight members of the squad home. “A lot of the midweek guys must go home disappointed with their efforts,” said Mallet. Justin Swart or Thinus Delport, Joe Gillingham, Breyton Paulse, Boeta Wessels. Ollie le Roux, Wium Basson, Dale Santon and Warren […]

TUESDAY, 9.15AM: TELKOM’S feud with the SA Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Satra) continues, with the parastatal’s latest submission for proposed price hikes in January returned with suggestions for modification. Telkom was on Monday informed that Satra will not approve the increases until Telkom changes the terms and conditions to protect customers. A Satra representative said some […]

THURSDAY, 8.40AM: BORDER’S Makhaya Ntini became the first black cricket player to graduate from the United Cricket Board of South Africa development programme to the South African national team. He was on Wednesday named in the squad to tour Australia. “It’s a dream come true. It’s unbelievable,” said a suprised Ntini. He replaces Boland’s Roger […]

WEDNESDAY, 5:00PM: THE Goldstone Commision into the mysterious ‘framing’ of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s chief investigator began on Wednesday with the man who started the controversy, Gugulethu gardener Bennett Sibaya. Given a group of 24 pictures, Sibiya picked out two policemen he said had ‘tortured’ him and told him to give evidence linking Truth […]

WEDNESDAY, 11:00AM: WHITE farmers gathered at local meetings yesterday to learn from the farming union which farms will be redistributed to black farmers. The farmers say that the list goes further than derelict land or farmers who own more than one property, and includes some of the finest land in the country. The country’s land […]

WEDNESDAY, 8.35AM: A FUMBLING Springbok midweek squad sufered their second defeat at the hands of France A at the Stadel Mayol on Tuesday night. France A who led 13-7 at half time, won the game 21-7. The game, reminicent of last week’s, was marked by too many mistakes. Within the first 10 minutes South Africa […]

TUESDAY, 5:30PM: THE Truth and Reconcilliation Commission continued to hear submissions and apologies from religious leaders on Wednesday, when some of the country’s most conservative churches admitted to their failure to act during the apartheid era. Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa president Dr Izak Burger said the church was split into four racially divided […]

WEDNESDAY, 8.55AM: PERCY Montgomery will again play at fullback for the Springboks in the second test against France this week. First choice, No 15 Justin Swart, who injured himself at training prior to the first test against France, has fully recovered but is not well enough to play in Saturday’s game. Coach Nick Mallett said: […]

TUESDAY, 5:30PM: INDONESIA’S President Suharto arrives in South Africa on Thursday for a three day visit — but a demonstration by senior Cosatu officials outside the Indonesian embassy made it clear that not everyone will make him welcome. Cosatu has departed from the cautious stance of its alliance partner, the ANC, by making a blunt […]