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/ 9 February 2005
Three wickets apiece for the Conrad XI’s (read Highveld Lions) David Terbrugge and Garnett Kruger did the most to restrict a Cook XI (read Highveld Strikers) to 230 for seven, and eventually help their team to a five-wicket victory — according to the Duckworth-Lewis method — in their 45-over friendly played at the Wanderers on Tuesday.
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/ 9 February 2005
Canadian junior miner Platinum Group Metals, or PTM, is hoping to start mining platinum in South Africa within five years, PTM CEO Michael Jones said this week at the Mining Indaba. PTM’s key asset is its joint venture with world number one platinum-miner Anglo Platinum (AngloPlat).
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/ 9 February 2005
For the moment, world number one diamond-miner De Beers has no plans to move the venue of its main sight from London where its marketing arm, the Diamond Trading Company, has its headquarters, De Beers group MD Gary Ralfe said on Tuesday.
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/ 8 February 2005
A Democratic Alliance fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe will not ”go as far as the airport”, African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Fikile Mbalula told students at the University of the Witwatersrand on Tuesday. For its own part, the ANCYL opposes a change of government in Zimbabwe, as it is not a ”regime”, said Mbalula.
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/ 8 February 2005
The 35-year-old woman who slit the throat of a pensioner at the Cresta shopping centre in Johannesburg has attacked a fellow patient at the Sterkfontein mental hospital. Kanellie Hazikonstandinou was committed to the hospital after a court found that she was not fit to stand trial for the murder of 81-year-old Maureen Naughtin.
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/ 8 February 2005
South African government policies are forcing enterprises to move abroad because they do not want the government to dictate to them whom they should choose as business partners in South Africa, says the Freedom Front Plus. The minister of minerals and energy on Monday called on the marketing arm of De Beers to move to Southern Africa.
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/ 8 February 2005
Western Cape education minister Cameron Dugmore and his officials had acted like schoolyard bullies in the Mikro primary-school affair, the Cape High Court heard on Tuesday. Mikro’s governing body is asking the court to overturn the provincial department of education’s instruction to create an English-medium class at the school.
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/ 8 February 2005
Fraud and corruption accused Schabir Shaik failed to make it back to the Durban High Court after lunch on Tuesday due to chest pains. Shaik’s lawyer, Francois van Zyl, said his client visited a specialist physician during the lunch break and was advised to stay in bed for the rest of Tuesday, as well as Wednesday.
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/ 8 February 2005
A 65-year-old woman who was raped in a ward in the Pretoria Academic hospital has died, police said on Tuesday. The woman was attacked, allegedly by a 30-year-old Mozambican national, as she slept in an otherwise empty ward on the fourth floor at 4am on Monday, police said. Two nurses on duty were doing their rounds at the time.
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/ 8 February 2005
German-based defender Bradley Carnell has withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad to play Australia at Durban’s Absa stadium on Wednesday night. Carnell, who plays in the German second division for Karlsruhe, pulled a leg muscle at the weekend. Last week, Dutch-based goalkeeper Hans Vonk was forced to withdraw from the squad.
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/ 8 February 2005
Bush Bucks chairperson Sturu Pasiya is adamant that the Eastern Cape team will not be relegated at the end of the season despite languishing at the bottom of the log. ”We are definitely going nowhere. Bush Bucks will still be campaigning in the Castle Premiership next season.” said Pasiya from East London on Monday night.
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/ 8 February 2005
Struggling Manning Rangers are without a head coach following the sudden resignation of Ian Palmer on Monday. The former Orlando Pirates striker joined the KwaZulu-Natal outfit towards the end of last year on a two-year contract. He was offered a contract after two consecutive victories.
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/ 7 February 2005
A Pretoria High Court judge has slated legislation that ”discriminates” between male and female child rape victims, with the rapists of boys facing far less severe sentences than those who raped girls. Jordaan described the discrimination as ”ridiculous” and said it cannot be countenanced in a constitutional dispensation such as South Africa’s.
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/ 7 February 2005
A Pretoria woman was arrested at Cape Town International airport after allegedly admitting to having swallowed cocaine ”bullets” worth an estimated R1,9-million. The consignment is one of the largest found on one individual at the airport and is the ninth such arrest at the airport over the past few months.
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/ 7 February 2005
The presiding judge in the sex-crimes trial of Pretoria advocate couple Dirk Prinsloo and Cezanne Visser urged lawyers on Monday to do everything possible to speed up the proceedings. The trial has become ”bogged down” in cross-examination, said Judge Essop Patel.
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/ 7 February 2005
The partnerships between De Beers and the governments of diamond-producing countries will be key in transforming the diamond industry going forward, but as the senior partner, the South African government should use its stick "very infrequently" or the company could "disengage", De Beers chairperson Nicky Oppenheimer has cautioned.
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/ 7 February 2005
A charity golf day held at Centurion raised R280 000 towards relief of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster in December, the Department of Health said on Monday. Sunday’s event was organised by the Association of South-East Asian Nations and heads of the diplomatic missions to South Africa.
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/ 7 February 2005
The likelihood of a 50 basis-point cut in interest rates by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) stands at about 60%, according to Lehman Brothers economist Tolga Ediz. Commenting in a recent research note, the London-based Ediz said that the choice facing the SARB’s monetary policy committee at its February meeting will not be an easy one.
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/ 7 February 2005
The Congress of South African Trade Unions on Sunday responded to claims in a Zimbabwe newspaper that its visits to the country were masterminded and sponsored in Washington. Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance’s plan to send a delegation to Zimbabwe is ”highly provocative”, says the African National Congress.
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/ 7 February 2005
Silver Stars caused an upset at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane where they held defending champions Kaizer Chiefs to a 0-0 draw in a hard-fought Castle Premiership clash played on Sunday. There was little excitement in the opening 45 minutes. Chiefs had two opportunities to score and Stars had one during a dull opening period.
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/ 7 February 2005
Michael Stich was fully extended on Sunday evening by Mats Wilander, who at the of age 40 years was the ”elder statesman” at the Grand Champions 2005 tournament at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Meanwhile, Goran Ivanisevic wrapped up the tournament on Sunday night with a victory over Pat Cash.
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/ 6 February 2005
A polished performance by a determined South African side saw them beat England by 108 runs in the fourth Standard Bank one-day international at Newlands on Sunday, and take a two-one lead in the series. Set a target of 292 runs at nearly six runs a ball, England were always on the back foot.
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/ 6 February 2005
The Democratic Alliance on Sunday refused to participate in any attempt to use Parliament to intimidate or interfere with the Scorpions in their investigation of Travelgate. In a statement, the DA said the African National Congress’s threat to summon the Scorpions is ”a naked abuse of power”.
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/ 6 February 2005
Black Leopards’ losing ways continued after they were beaten 1-0 by Orlando Pirates in a Premier Soccer League match played at Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday. There was no score at half-time. Pirates could have taken the lead in the 26th minute after Tyren Arendse failed to convert a clear-cut chance.
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/ 6 February 2005
Manning Rangers’ woes continued when they were beaten 2-0 by 10-man Ajax Cape Town in a Castle Premiership encounter played at Chatsworth Stadium on Saturday night. The first goal of this dull match was netted by Thembinkosi Fanteni in the 19th minute, thanks to an excellent cross ball from Kanku Mulekelayi.
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/ 6 February 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns beat Bloemfontein Celtic 3-1 in an entertaining Castle Premier League clash played at Loftus on Saturday night. Sundowns created the first clear-cut attack of the game in the opening minutes when Siaka Tiene had his shot parried to safety by suspect Celtic goalkeeper Simon Gopane.
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/ 6 February 2005
German Michael Stich regained his winning touch with a 6-4 7-6 (4) win over Australian Pat Cash in Saturday’s opening singles rubber at the Grand Champions 2005 tournament at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Stich went down to Croatia’s Goran Ivanisevic in his opening gambit on Friday night.
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/ 6 February 2005
A University of Cape Town (UCT) associate professor died on Saturday after he was attacked and severely injured by a student, the university said. Brian Hahn (58) died at Cape Town’s Vincent Pallotti hospital shortly after 1pm, the university’s vice-chancellor, Njabulo Ndebele, said in a statement.
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/ 5 February 2005
Oscar Pistorius, the sensational schoolboy sprinter, broke his world 200m record for double below-the-knee amputees in his first major race against able-bodied athletes at the opening Absa Series meeting in Potchefstroom on Friday night. The matriculant from Pretoria Boys’ High surged to 21,83 seconds in ideal conditions.
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/ 5 February 2005
Bush Bucks woes continued after losing 4-2 to Wits University in a Premier Soccer League match played at the Bidvest Stadium on Friday night. Wits’ Jonathan Solomons intended cross resulted in the home side’s first goal in the 14th minute. Sydney Nkalanga added Wits’ second seven minutes later.
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/ 5 February 2005
Graeme Smith registered his maiden limited-overs international century to lead South Africa to a series-levelling three-wicket win over England in the third Standard Bank one-day cricket match at Sahara Oval St George’s on Friday. It was a terrific effort by the South Africans after some poor results this summer.
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/ 5 February 2005
About 40 families, numbering about 100 people, in Alexandra have been left homeless after a fire, apparently caused by a paraffin stove, razed their shacks on Friday. Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesperson Malcolm Midgley said it appears that a woman had left her paraffin stove on when she went gambling, causing the fire.