TUESDAY, 8.30AM The girlfriend of Lawrie Fraser — the biological father of adopted baby Timothy Funnel — appeared in court yesterday, charged with a fumbled attempt to kidnap the child. Fraser came to public prominence when he fought a Constitutional Court battle to allow unmarried fathers a say over their children, after his then-girlfriend, violinist […]
MONDAY, 4.00PM: A SECOND huge, deep-water oil field has been discovered off the coast of Angola, according to the latest issue of international oil and gas weekly Upstream, published in Stavanger, Norway. The Dahlia field, discovered by French oil company Elf Aquitaine and its European and US partners, is located close to last year’s massive […]
MONDAY, 8.30AM: SOUTH AFRICAN soccer officials were delirious this weekend after Bafana Bafana beat Congo 1-0 on Saturday in a scrappy game, taking the country into the world cup finals in Paris. Soccer chief executive Danny Jordaan said: “In my opinion this was the greatest sporting achievement in the history of South African sport. We […]
NEW MALAWI PARTY MALAWI’s newest political party, the United Party, launched on Friday, on Monday named Bingu wa Mutharika as its interim chairman. Mutharika said the party’s mission is to “unite Malawians, provide a sense of direction for our country, rejuvenate growth and develop a new political and economic structure.” Mutharika is the former chief […]
MONDAY, 11.00AM SA Chamber of Business director-general Raymond Parsons has warned that SA’s overburdened taxpayers can expect 16 new levies and taxes in the near future. Describing South Africans as already groaning under the weight of the heaviest tax burden in the world, Parson added: “In this life, we know that only death and taxation […]
MONDAY, 1.30PM: SOUTH AFRICA’S Ernie Els finished on 290, 10-over-par in the final round of the PGA Championships in Mamaroneck on Sunday. He was consoled however, by a six-iron 185-yard hole-in-one that hit the green once and rolled into the cup. “I lost my game on Friday. I kind of lost it on the greens […]
MONDAY, 11.00AM: The audit commission, the parliamentary oversight committee overseeing the work of the auditor-general, has come out in support of auditor-general Henri Kluever in the row between him and Mineral and Energy Affairs Minister Penuell Maduna. The African National Congress-led commission, chaired by ANC MP Barbara Hogan, expressed unqualified support for the integrity and […]
MONDAY, 1.30PM: INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Vuyani “The Beast” Bungu succesfully defended his title for the ninth time against Mexican Enrique Jupiter at Carousel on Saturday night. Bungu won the fight on points. Bungu is now looking at a unification fight against World Boxing Organisation champion Junior Jones. Before that fight — which […]
MONDAY, 1.30PM: WESTERN Province beat Gauteng Lions 53-16 in a Bankfin Currie Cup match at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. Province led by 24-3 at the interval. Province attacked around the scrum and easily found gaps in the Lions’ defence. They scored seven tries and two penalties. The Lions replied with two tries and […]
MONDAY, 1.30PM: SOUTH AFRICAN Cricket Academy are leading New Zealand by 152 runs with eight second-innings wickets standing, after three days’ play in the four-day match at Chatsworth in Durban on Sunday. Tidy bowling by Nicky Boje – 3/62 in 32 overs – and Anthony Botha – 3/22 in nine overs – restricted New Zealand. […]