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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.
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/ 16 November 2005
Lamontville Golden Arrows collected maximum points when they beat Ajax Cape Town 2-0 in a Castle Premiership encounter played at King Zwelithini Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Also, Moroka Swallows beat Jomo Cosmos 2-0 in a fast and entertaining Premier Soccer League game played at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto.
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/ 14 November 2005
Police used rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of disgruntled Sydenham residents, and arrested 45 of them for marching illegally on Monday, Durban police said. Angry residents marched on the mayor’s office to hand over a memorandum that cited dissatisfaction over housing and the alleged removal of basic services from shack dwellers.
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/ 14 November 2005
South Africa’s Ryk Neethling emerged as the star of the first leg of the Fina World Cup series in Durban on Sunday. Neethling claimed two more golds to take his total for the last three days to six golds out of six races contested. On Saturday he added the 50m butterfly (23,33) and the 200m freestyle (1:44,47) titles to his haul.
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/ 12 November 2005
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Axed deputy president Jacob Zuma sang and danced with his supporters in Durban on Saturday morning shortly after hearing that his corruption trial would start in the high court on July 31 next year. Speaking in Zulu, Zuma explained the judicial process to the crowd.
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/ 12 November 2005
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Axed deputy president Jacob Zuma appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. He was formally served with an indictment. Earlier on Saturday, hundreds of people danced and sang to the sounds of trumpets and drums outside the court as they prepared for Zuma’s arrival.
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/ 12 November 2005
Ryk Neethling was once again a regular visitor to the podium on the first day of the Fina Swimming World Cup in Durban on Friday. Last year saw the Olympic gold medallist picking up a total of 21 World Cup medals in the eight-leg series and taking the overall title. This year, it seems, will be no different.
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/ 12 November 2005
Left-arm spinner Paul Harris wreaked havoc with the Dolphins’ batsmen after lunch on the second day of the four-day Supersport Series cricket match at Kingsmead on Friday and earned the Titans an unexpected lead of 48 runs before bad light again caused an early stoppage.
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/ 12 November 2005
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A date for the corruption trial of dismissed deputy president Jacob Zuma will formally be set at his appearance in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. Police frisked supporters as they streamed to the court on Friday evening, and put the crowd inside their barriers at more than 2Â 000 by 11pm. More were gathered outside.
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/ 4 November 2005
Abaqulusi municipality in Vryheid was dissolved on Thursday and its 15 Inkatha Freedom Party councillors fired — a move the IFP said it will fight in court. The party condemns the dissolution by KwaZulu-Natal local government minister Mike Mabuyakhulu and the axing of its councillors, IFP spokesperson Musa Zondi said.
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/ 2 November 2005
South Africa dropped Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje on Tuesday from their final two one-day internationals against New Zealand. Team management wants to play their replacements for this month’s tour of India. Gibbs and Boje withdrew from the tour on Monday because they may be arrested in India on match-fixing charges.
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/ 29 October 2005
Peering through a microscope, a Durban plastic surgeon worked for seven-and-a-half hours to reattach a severed hand at the city’s St Augustine’s hospital on Friday morning. A 25-year-old employee of a paper company had his left hand severed across the palm by a paper-cutting guillotine on Thursday evening.
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/ 19 October 2005
The Hansa Powerade Dusi organising committee on Wednesday announced a massive increase in prize money for the 2006 event, which takes place from January 19 to 21. ”We really wanted to make this the richest prize in canoeing in the world,” said Cameron Mackenzie, chairperson of the organisers.
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/ 15 October 2005
The Zululand Rhino Reserve could develop into the KwaZulu-Natal equivalent of Mala-Mala and Timbavati, provincial arts, culture and tourism minister Narend Singh said on Friday. He was speaking at the official launch of the 24 000ha privately owned reserve in the Msunduzi River valley, near Mkuze.
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/ 12 October 2005
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Former deputy president Jacob Zuma’s trial date has been set for July 31 next year, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Wednesday. ”We are very pleased with this as it offers us what we wanted all the time — which is enough time to prepare for this case,” NPA spokesperson Makhosini Nkosi said.
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/ 11 October 2005
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Former deputy president Jacob Zuma will reveal the reasons for his implication in corruption after his court battle, he promised more than 1Â 000 supporters outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Thanking them for their support, Zuma said he was humbled by their presence at his second appearance on two charges of corruption.
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/ 11 October 2005
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Jacob Zuma’s lawyer advocate Kessie Naidu told the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday that his client’s case could not be transferred to the High Court without an indictment. ”There are no charges pending in the High Court,” said Naidu.
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/ 11 October 2005
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Former deputy president Jacob Zuma will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning on two corruption charges. Security was stepped up on Monday evening when a large crowd of Zuma’s supporters held an all-night vigil in front of the court building. Police have warned that only those with accreditation will be able to enter the court for the proceedings.
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/ 10 October 2005
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A major security operation comes into effect at the Durban Magistrate’s Court at 4pm on Monday ahead of the appearance of former deputy president Jacob Zuma. Zuma will appear in court on Tuesday on two charges of corruption following the conviction and sentencing of his former financial adviser, Schabir Shaik.
The Durban Magistrate’s Court will be closed between 9am and 11am on Tuesday next week until the corruption case against former deputy president Jacob Zuma is completed. Court manager Cyril Mncwabe insisted that Zuma is not getting ”preferential treatment” and that the magistrates have agreed to make up for the lost time.
With nothing but pride at stake for his team in the Currie Cup, Sharks coach Dick Muir has left out his Springbok pair of John Smit and Percy Montgomery for the return clash against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday. In the first round, it was the Cheetahs who halted the Sharks’ progress with a 29-18 victory in Durban.
Former deputy president Jacob Zuma’s attorney Mike Hulley will not lodge an application in the Durban High Court on Wednesday for the return of documents seized during recent raids by the Scorpions, according to his secretary. On Monday, Hulley said the application would probably be lodged on Wednesday.
A new war of words erupted between the African National Congress and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) on Tuesday sparked by the recent establishment of the National Democratic Convention (Nadeco). The ANC rejected as ”preposterous” an assertion by IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi that the ruling party was behind the birth of the new party.