WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: SOUTH AFRICA’S Wayne Ferreira advanced to the second round of the $2,3-million Canadian Open after beating Daniel Vacek 7-6 (7/5) 6-1 on Wednesday. Ferreira failed to convert three set points when he led 5-4 40-love in the opening set. He took a tiebreaker and after that he outclassed Vacek. The match was delayed […]
TUESDAY, 6.00PM THE European Union on Tuesday announced it is to fund a Southern African initiative to eliminate deadly landmines from the region, and especially in Mozambique and Angola. The EU contribution of 2,07-million European Currency Units (about $2,35-million) will cover the use of satellite and other technology to locate and count the estimated 20-million […]
WEDNESDAY, 11.00AM The initial share in SA Airways to be sold to an equity partner is likely to be 49%, Transport Minister Mac Maharaj said yesterday, up from the 25% first proposed. Maharaj also added that full privatisation is on the cards at a later stage. Maharaj said government is about to present its vision […]
WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: SANZAR has agreed to consider two more teams in rugby’s Super 12 competition in 2000, but agreed that the format should stay the same. A feasibility study, which will be conducted for 2000 and beyond, was announced on Wednesday. South Africa suggested inclusion of an extra team for the 1998 competition, and Australia […]
WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: ITALIAN boxing trainer Roberto Agostini has tipped South Africa’s Peter Malinga to win his title fight against the WBU welterweight champion Alessandro Duran in Sicily on Wednesday night. Malinga has been working out at Agostini’s gymnasium during the week. “This Malinga is good, very good,” said Agostini. “He throws good short punches and […]
WEDNESDAY, 11.00AM AS the gold quarterly reporting season continues, both Avgold and Johannesburg Consolidated Investments on Tuesday reported poor results for the June quarter, as mines struggle with the falling bullion price, poor margins and labour troubles. Avgold group’s gold mines reported a R1,1-milion taxed loss, from a R1-million profit in the March quarter, while […]
WEDNESDAY, 3.30PM TWO Afrikaans television viewers in Pretoria are refusing to pay their licence fees on the grounds that the SABC is failing in its constitutional duty to protect and promote indigenous languages. SABC lawyers spent five hours in negotiations on Tuesday at Pretoria’s magistrates court with Theresa Benade and JC van der Merwe, who […]
WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Wednesday released its congested fixture list for the 1997/98 season and apparently left no space for the annual Four Nations Cup tournament. PSL’s representative Andrew Dipela said the league will not change the fixture list to accommodate the Four Nations Cup. Meanwhile, South African Football Association general […]
PORTUGUESE president Jorge Sampaio met Nelson Mandela in South Africa on Wednesday, and thanked him for his role as mediator in the East Timor controversy.
WEDNESDAY, 1.30PM: SOUTH AFRICA’S US Open champion Ernie Els advanced to the final of the Andersen Consulting World Championships of golf after beating Zimbabwean Nick Price 3 and 2 in Kohler on Wednseday. Els will play against Steve Elkington, who beat defending champion Greg Norman 2 and 1 on Wednesday. The winner will pocket $200 […]