A HITHERTO unknown rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has said it is behind an explosion at Kinshasa airport last week in which over 100 people died. “The attack on Ndjili airport is only the beginning. [DRC President Laurent] Kabila knows now we can get him when and where we decide,” said a […]
SIX charity and benefit matches involving Indian, South African and Sri Lankan players have been called off following the recent match-fixing controversy, after the United Cricket Board of South Africa said it would not send players to the sub-continent. The matches, to be played next month, Ratnakar Shetty, joint secretary of the Bombay Cricket Association, […]
TWO security guards working for a company contracted by oil group Shell to build a road through Nigeria’s troubled Ogoni region have been shot dead. The two were driving through the town of K-Dere on Tuesday when they were attacked. The shooting comes a week after unrest erupted in the town. Police blame the unrest […]
HARMONY Gold, the country’s third biggest gold producer, reported mixed results for the quarter to March with mining operations hit by bad weather and extra public holidays. Harmony kicked off the country’s gold reporting season by predicting another tough quarter ahead, but said it expected restructuring gains from its newly-acquired Randfontein mine. It warned tough […]
THE number of teachers colleges is to be halved to 25 next year, with the remainder incorporated into universities and technikons, Business Day reports. Introducing his budget vote to the National Council of Provinces, Education Minister Kader Asmal said it has become clear that no teachers’ training college can sustain itself. In 1994 about 150 […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 1.15pm. DYNAMOS chairman Peter Rabali has quit amid allegations of match-fixing in the MTN First Division, but has challenged City Sharks to prove that he rigged a match between the two clubs last Friday. Rabali admitted to having a conversation before the match with Sharks’ chairman Nicolas Sibeko and […]
SUDAN’s ruling party said on Tuesday it has decided to hold simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections before March 2001, but did not set a specific date. During a Monday night meeting, the National Congress party leadership also endorsed President Omar al-Beshir as the party’s candidate in the presidential election. Under the constitution, members of parliament […]
A MAN who broke into an animal clinic and stole a dishcloth – his first offence – has been sentenced to five years in jail in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. “There are too many people who walk around and break into houses without caring about the consequences for the victims,” magistrate Kallie Bosch told Johannes […]
FOUR Spoornet unions have announced a dispute with the state-owned transport utility as two months of salary negotiations ended in deadlock on Monday. SA Footplate Union spokesman Chris de Vos said Spoornet will not go above a 5% increase and the unions are not prepared to accept less than 6,5%. The unions’ demand is based […]
THE United Cricket Board of South Africa was still waiting on Monday for a judge to be appointed to conduct an inquiry into cricket’s betting and match-fixing scandal. Managing director Ali Bacher said he remains confident an announcement will be made this week and that the inquiry will be completed by the end of May. […]
A CESSNA pilot has been killed in an accident not far from the Rand Airport in Germiston. Three passengers were seriously injured in the crash. The Cessna 172 was on its way to Messina when it experienced problems shortly after take off on Wednesday morning. The plane apparently radioed for permission to return to the […]
THE Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congo are planning to launch a joint bid to host the 2004 African Cup of Nations. An agreement was signed last Saturday between the respective ministers of sport from the neighboring countries with the view to presenting a formal bid to the African football Confederation. If the bid […]
OIL prices in Asia fell on Monday bon an extended bout of profit-taking and on news that Iran has raised its output by a substantial amount in March. New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) crude futures were trading at $25,10 per barrel, dropping 47 cents from its close in New York on Friday. Traders said some […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Wednesday 1.25pm. MOROKA Swallows midfielder Jokhonia Cibi received his second Bafana Bafana call-up on Tuesday as South African coach Trott Moloto struggled to find a replacement for Dumisa Ngobe whose Turkish club Ankaragucu has failed to released him for Saturday’s Olympic qualifier against Lesotho. Cibi, 23, has the talent to […]
THE Northern Province is bracing itself for the Easter Weekend and the annual pilgrimage of thousands of members of the Zion Christian Church faith. ZCC worshippers travel in convoy along the N1 to converge at Moria near Pietersburg each year for festivities.”During the coming weekend, the N1 highway that bisects our province will turn into […]
THE UCBSA on Monday named its 16-man SA A squad to tour the West Indies in August and September. The side will be skippered by Dale Benkenstein and is made up of a number of youthful cricketers, combined with more experienced players who have proven records. SA A squad: SA “A”: Dale Benkenstein (capt. Natal), […]
DEFENCE Minister Mosiuoa Lekota has defended a move to buy President Thabo Mbeki a new luxury jet worth R300-million, saying the older presidential aircraft poses a security risk. Lekota, who is currencty reviewing all travel facilities for Mbeki, said that because the current jet, a Falcon 900, has to refuel several times during international trips, […]
THE bodies of a family of five, including a month-old baby girl, were found in a bedroom in their luxury Swawelpoort, Pretoria East, home on Tuesday afternoon. Police spokesman Captain George Francis said the bodies of 37-year-old property magnate Wessel Bester, his 35-year-old wife Wianda and their three children, aged between a month and four […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki is planning to buy a new luxury jet for around R300-million, Beeld newspaper reports. An Airbus spokesman told the newspaper that the company received a request earlier this year from the Department of Defence to provide detailed information on a business jet called the A319. Other competitive providers received similar requests, the […]
ANGLO American plc has disposed of another two of its non-core assets as part of the company’s programme of disposals. Anglo announced on Monday that it has sold its remaining 25% of die cast wheels manufacturer NF Die Cast and 5,7-million shares in industrial and media group Johnnic. Anglo also announced that on March 28 […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 11.30am. THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange continued its recovery on Wednesday, trading 1,88% or 130 points up by mid-morning. Local markets gained over 4% on Tuesday, recovering ground after heavy losses on Monday. However a dealer said investors are cautious and that there are still concerns about US technology stocks. The […]
THE Amaglug-glug, South Africa’s under-23 footballers, will face New Zealand at North Harbour Stadium in their Olympic soccer qualifier on May 19. The stadium was confirmed for the vital clash after a meeting between New Zealand Soccer representatives and the Oceania Football Confederation. The second leg will be played in Johannesburg on May 27.
STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Wednesday 12.00pm. THE recent hammering taken by share prices on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange was inevitable, but the country’s economic fundamentals remain sound and the economic outlook is positive, Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni said on Wednesday. “It’s a correction that was bound to happen at some point,” he told […]
LEFT-arm wrist spinner Paul Adams, sidelined since breaking a finger while fielding in the fifth test against England in January, returns to the South African squad for their tour of Sri Lanka in July and August. The 16-man squad named on Monday includes the 13 players who contested the three-match one-day series against Australia which […]
AUSTRALIAN paceman Brett Lee on Sunday bowled the fastest delivery measured in South Africa when he let fly with a 156km/h snorter in the one-day final against South Africa at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. Lee’s delivery is 1,5km/h faster than the previous best, a delivery of 154,5km/h bowled by Pakistani speedster Shaoib Akhtar also recorded […]
KENYAN national football coach Christian Chukwu has perhaps his last chance to prove his worth when he leads his team against Malawi in a 2002 World Cup qualifier on Saturday. But with the absence through injury of the country’s veteran striker Mike Okoth, the Nigerian-born coach has his work cut out. Since taking over in […]
BRONWEN ROBERTS, Johannesburg | Tuesday 6.45pm. SOUTH African conservationists are to introduce artificial insemination among lions in game parks to save them from the harmful effects of inbreeding. The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) said inbreeding among isolated lion populations in southern African game reserves had eroded their reproductive capacity and resistance to disease. “In order […]
THE fall US Internet share prices has knocked some R4,55-billion ($700-million) off the sale price of Thawte Consulting, owned by Cape Town billionaire Mark Shuttleworth. Shuttleworth’s earnings from the sale of Thawte, to Internet security giant VeriSign, would initially have amounted to R7,47-billion ($1,15bn), but he says that he will now earn only some R2,92-billion […]
AVERAGES after the limited-overs series between South Africa and Australia. South Africa Batting & Fielding Name M Inns NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 Ct St MV Boucher 3 2 1 55 55* 55.00 58.51 0 1 9 0 AJ Hall 1 1 0 46 46 46.00 93.88 0 0 1 0 G Kirsten […]
PORTUGAL’S Antonio Pinto on Sunday dismantled the most impressive line-up ever fielded to win his third London marathon. Pinto upstaged the world-class field, including the world’s fastest marathon runner, Khalid Khannouchi, South Africa’s Olympic champion Josia Thugwane, defending titlist Abdelkader El Mouaziz, in 2:06.36 — a race record and fifth fastest marathon time ever recorded. […]
SOME 4.2 million South Africans — more than one in 10 — were HIV-positive at the end of last year, the health ministry estimated on Tuesday. That is an increase of 600000 on 1998. More than half the people infected with the Aids precursor are aged between 20 and 30, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang told […]
MALCOLM Lange won the inaugural Lesotho cycling championships across the Maluti mountains over the weekend, covering the 90km route from Maseru to Mohali Dam in 2:48:40. Daniel Spence was second, with Douglas Ryder in third spot. Annette Loubser won the women’s race in 3:55:37 followed by Nicki Ryder and Claire Hartwig.