Australia set South Africa the mammoth target of 410 to win the second Castle Lager Test at Kingsmead on Monday. Australia declared their second innings closed on 307-4, after a flurry of runs from Adam Gilchrist ended with his dismissal. Gilchrist made 24 off nine balls — 22 of these runs coming off an Andre Nel over.
Australia seized the initiative after lunch on the third day of the second Castle Lager Test at Kingsmead on Sunday, and South Africa suffered a dramatic collapse, losing six wickets to be all out for 267 — trailing Australia by 102 runs. Jacques Rudolph was first to go when he got a bat or pad to Shane Warne, and was caught at square leg by Michael Hussey.
Australia had the best of the second day of the second Castle Lager Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Saturday although Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers fought back well in the last session of the day with a partnership of 130. At close of play, South Africa had 140 for two — still trailing Australia by 229 runs.
Michael Hussey and tail-ender Stuart Clark frustrated South Africa after lunch on the second day of the second Castle LagerTest at Kingsmead on Saturday, with a last wicket partnership of 42. Shaun Pollock got rid of Shane Warne, who had played a cameo innings, putting on 36 runs off just 31 balls, and sharing a 56-run eighth-wicket partnership with Hussey.
South Africa were in a good position at close of play on the first day of the second Castle Lager Test at Kingsmead on Friday, when they snatched three late wickets to have Australia on 228-5 at stumps. Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat first. South Africa struck an early blow in the second over, when Matthew Hayden was safely caught by AB de Villiers.
The government plans to improve staff and management of tuberculosis (TB) services and to improve access to laboratory services where it is poor. This forms part of the TB crisis plan launched by Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Friday, World Tuberculosis Day, at Durban’s King George V hospital.
South Africa’s leading strike-bowler Shaun Pollock has passed a fitness test and will be in the team for the second Castle Lager Test against Australia, which starts at Kingsmead on Friday. Pollock missed the first Test after spraining a ligament in his sacroiliac joint during the fourth one-day international in Durban two weeks ago.
Nine-man Golden Arrows conceded two goals in referee’s optional time at the end of the match to lose 3-2 to Supersport United in a Premier Soccer League match played at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban on Sunday afternoon. In other matches, Silver Stars beat Black Leopards 2-0 and Bloemfontein Celtic drew 3-3 to Santos.
One of the guns believed to have been used in the murder of three African National Congress members, including a party councillor, is also suspected to have been used in the 1995 Shobashobane massacre, KwaZulu-Natal minister of safety and community liaison Bheki Cele said on Saturday.
Australia levelled the Standard Bank one-day international series against South Africa with a close-fought one-wicket victory at Kingsmead on Friday night, thanks largely to a magnificent knock by all-rounder Andrew Symonds, who made 76 off 71 balls. Chasing a modest target of 247 to win, Australia got off to a flying start.
The head of Southern African Catholics says he and other church leaders have told President Thabo Mbeki to impose sanctions against President Robert Mugabe’s government but the South African leader will not do it because he lacks the political will.
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The rural community of Ndwedwe, north of Durban, has no electricity, running water and tarred roads, says an area headman. The community, which mainly lives in mud rondavels, often enquires about the slow pace of delivery, but they are told there is no money. ”Tell me one reason why I should vote,” says the headman.
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/ 27 February 2006
Hundreds of squatters took to the streets of Durban over poor housing on Monday after the Durban High Court overruled a council decision not to allow the protest. Police stopped the marchers earlier in the day, claiming their action was illegal. However, they were allowed to proceed to the Durban City Hall.
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/ 27 February 2006
Batsman Hashim Amla became the man of the hour on Sunday in piloting the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins to a sensational six-wicket Supersport Series win over the Cape Cobras at Kingsmead on Sunday. The Dolphins scored 214 and 280 for four against the 216 and 276 for nine declared by the Western Province men.
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/ 26 February 2006
In a low-scoring match the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins and the Cape Cobras had their respective campaigns curtailed by 32 overs on the third day of their Supersport Series four-day cricket match at Kingsmead on Saturday. At that stage the Cobras, with three wickets in hand, led the Dolphins by 197 runs.
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/ 26 February 2006
Golden Arrows beat struggling Tembisa Classic 2-1 in a Premier Soccer League match played at Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday night. Arrows’ goals came from Alton Meiring and Papi Zothwane, while Classic had to rely on former Bafana Bafana striker Bradley August.
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/ 21 February 2006
The KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins, who led the Supersport four-day cricket standings after the first round in October, are now eager to resume their chase for some silverware on Thursday at Kingsmead after losing out in the Standard Bank and Pro20 tournaments. They take on the Cape Cobras.
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/ 19 February 2006
The South African women’s hockey team emerged as convincing champions of the inaugural Spar Cup at the Queensmead Astroturf in Durban on Saturday. They defeated Scotland 4-0 in the final to take top honours in the four-nation tournament. The first half saw an expert display from the South African side.
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/ 19 February 2006
Never write off a Cheetah — especially a wounded one. That was the lesson the Sharks learnt at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday when they lost their home Super 14 rugby encounter against the Free Staters by a single point in a 26-27 defeat, in which the Cheetahs also picked up a valuable bonus point.
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/ 17 February 2006
The Inkatha Freedom Party’s Durban district chairperson, James Maphalala, who was also an eThekwini municipal councillor, has died at his home in Lindelani, KwaZulu-Natal, after a long illness, the IFP said on Friday. IFP deputy national chairperson Velaphi Ndlovu expressed condolences to Maphalala’s family.
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/ 16 February 2006
The South African women’s hockey team booked their place in Saturday’s final of the four-nation Spar Cup after beating Scotland 2-1 in Durban on Wednesday night. The home side didn’t have an easy time of it, though, and had to come back from a 1-0 deficit.
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/ 31 January 2006
The KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins are desperate after three successive Standard Bank Pro20 defeats and now need at least two wins out of three in their remaining round-robin fixtures in the competition. Two of the matches are at home this week. On Wednesday night, they line-up against the Warriors in a postponed fixture at Kingsmead.
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/ 24 January 2006
As the final preparations for the first of three A1 grand prix races were under way in South Africa on Tuesday, managers of host city Durban announced they have their sights set on building a reputation as a global motorsport centre. The A1 grand prix, a growing force on the world racing calendar, takes place on Sunday.
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/ 22 January 2006
Hank McGregor and Martin Dreyer won the Hansa Powerade Dusi Canoe Marathon in a titanic struggle with Ant Stott and Wayne Thompson, until the race was decided by an accident in a major rapid on the final leg from Inada Dam to Durban. Bad luck continued to plague the top crew of Shaun Biggs and Loveday Zondi.
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/ 21 January 2006
Springbok lock AJ Venter was at his enthusiastic best in Durban on Friday night when he led a rampaging Sharks side (a Raggies side on the night) to a 14-try romp against the Leopards who were savaged to the extent of 70-5. Furthermore, the Sharks’ second side (the Great Whites) got a five-to-two try account against the Leopards in a 25-10 win.
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/ 20 January 2006
The unexpected exit with a damaged boat of overnight leaders Len Jenkins and Michael Mbanjwa on Friday turned the second day of the Hansa Powerade Dusi Canoe Marathon on its head. Their withdrawal left the door open for defending champions Hank McGregor and Martin Dreyer to consolidate their lead going into the final-day run.
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/ 19 January 2006
Titans fast-bowler Brendon Reddy put the skids on the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins with two wickets in his second over in their Standard Bank Pro20 cricket match at Kingsmead on Wednesday night. Requiring nine runs to the over, the Dolphins, batting second after losing the toss, were always up against it.
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/ 15 January 2006
”The Inkatha Freedom Party is blowing the whistle to stop corruption, the party is prepared to govern and we seek victory in the upcoming local government elections,” IFP president Mangosuthu Buthelezi said in Durban on Sunday. Speaking at the launch of the party’s local government election campaign, Buthelezi said: ”Democracy empowers us with a right to change who governs.”
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/ 11 January 2006
Organisers of the Hansa Powerade Dusi are working long days and nights to ensure that they are ready for the 55th running of the event next week. ”Close on 2 000 paddlers have already entered and we expect more between now and the race,” said Cameron Mackenzie, chairperson of the organisers.
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/ 27 December 2005
A thousand cars an hour were heading inland through the Mooi River toll plaza on the N2 in KwaZulu-Natal by early Monday afternoon, the province’s road-traffic inspectorate said. Spokesperson Rajen Chinaboo said it appeared poor weather had ”dampened some spirits” and at least some holidaymakers were returning home early.
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/ 25 December 2005
From the slums of Durban, a new movement is giving voice to millions of South Africans living in shacks and increasingly feeling forgotten by the post-apartheid government. Abahlali Base Mjondolo, the Zulu name for shack dwellers, is the largest group to emerge from South Africa’s informal settlements that have mushroomed near cities.
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/ 22 December 2005
A series of dropped catches by the home team enabled the Eagles to run out victors by four wickets in their Standard Bank Cup cricket match at Kingsmead on Wednesday night. Chasing 182 runs to win, the Eagles scored the runs with just five balls remaining.