OWN CORRESPONDENT, Durban | Tuesday 6.30pm AUSTRALIAN cricket captain Steve Waugh said on Tuesday that he is “shocked and disappointed” by South African cricket board chief Ali Bacher’s statement that suspended South African skipper Hansie Cronje acknowledged receiving between $10000 and $15000 during a triangular tournament in South Africa earlier this year. Waugh spoke without […]
A ROGUE photographer put paid to Ernie Els conviction that he was going to add the Masters title to his two US Open victories. Just as he set up for his birdie attempt on the 72nd hole to move himself within a shot of leader Vijay Singh, he was forced to step away when a […]
THE trial of four men, accused of murder and the theft of arms for an extremist Afrikaner movement, has been postponed until October 9 so that one of the accused can obtain legal representation. The four are accused of stealing arms worth R800000 from the Tempe military base in Bloemfontein in May-June 1998. Three of […]
THE Department of Correctional Services says it will investigate allegations that AWB leader Eugene TerreBlanche received preferential treatment while at Potchefstroom Prison. Terre’Blanche has been moved to a communal cell at Rooigrond in Mafikeng following the allegations. The right-wing leader spent only one night in Potchefstroom Prison when he was jailed on March 30. He […]
AT least ten students were killed and many others were injured during violent clashes between police and student protestors in the Gambian capital Banjul, witnesses said. The number of dead could rise, a journalist who visited the Banjul hospital morgue said. The hospital, which has been closed to visitors, has launched an appeal for blood […]
TROPICAL cyclone Hudah dissipated overnight on Saturday after causing substantial damage and at least one death in central and northern Mozambique, the national institute of meteorology said. “Cyclone Hudah now belongs to the past,” meteorologist Mussa Mustafa exclaimed. Mustafa said the cyclone died down in the south of Nampula province on Saturday night after moving […]
ABOUT half of the employees at the State Theatre in Pretoria are to be retrenched. That’s because Arts, Culture, Science and Technology Minister Ben Ngubane has decided to restructure the company. He said in a statement that the theatre needed to cater for the needs of the broader South African public. Pending the finalisation of […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Durban | Tuesday 4.00pm UNITED Cricket Board chief Ali Bacher says sacked cricket captain Hansie Cronje took $10000 to $15000 for “providing information and forecasting” during a triangular series in South Africa but not while he was in India. “He denies deliberately trying to lose a match (and) he hasn’t spoken about deliberately […]
THE first South African-manufactured components of the high-tech Swedish jet fighter, the Gripen, have been handed to the aircraft’s builders at Uitenhage. Eastern Cape based precision engineering company COMAU-AIMS has been contracted to manufacture pylon systems which will house the fighter’s weapons external fuel tanks and other equipment. The Uitenhage link is a result of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 12.30pm THE United Cricket Board of South Africa pulled skipper Hansie Cronje out of a one-day series against Australia on Tuesday after he admitted having been “dishonest” with the board over his activities in India last month, board managing director Ali Bacher said. Bacher said he and board president Percy […]
SOUTH African gold production is this calendar year is expected to fall below 400 tons, miner Gold Fields said on Tuesday. Gold Fields chairman Chris Thompson said declining ore grades in South African mines are behind the decline. He said South Africa’s market share of world gold production has declined to about 20%. “Falling grades […]
SACKED South African cricket skipper Hansie Cronje on Tuesday apologised for taking money from a bookmaker but denied he fixed matches in India. There also appears to be some confusion as to whether Cronje in fact received any money, as his statement in Cape Town contradicts one made by UCB chief Ali Bacher in Durban, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday 2.15pm. THE chief organisers of South Africa’s bid for the 2006 World Cup finals declared on Monday that they are looking for “moral support” from the Organisation of African Unity. “We are not coming here to obtain the endorsement of the OAU but to present our case that the […]
THE Central African Republic went down 1-0 to Zimbabwe after Peter Ndouvou scored five minutes into the first-round African qualifier on Sunday. The Central African Republic’s players tried their best, but were outplayed by the Zimbabweans who will be looking to extend their advantage in the second-leg tie.
RWANDA and the Ivory Coast drew 2-2 in their first round World Cup qualifier. Akassaou Gislain scored first in the closing minute of the first half, but Rwandan Mily Hassan equalised just after the break. Rwanda went two-up when Julien Ndagan scored, but the lead was short-lived as Kiata Fadel equalised before a crowd of […]
HIGHLANDERS flyhalf Tony Brown is unlikely to see action in his team’s Super 12 clash with the Auckland Blues on Friday night after spraining his ankle on Sunday. Highlanders’ coach Peter Sloane said that Brown is doubtful for the match and there are more worries in the backline. Rua Tipoki, who rolled an ankle against […]
PRATAP CHAKRAVARTY, New Delhi | Monday 1.18pm INDIAN police on Monday said they have gathered fresh evidence to shore up their case against South African cricket skipper Hansie Cronje on match-fixing charges. “We believe we now have sufficient evidence in this case but it is for the courts to decide,” New Delhi Crime Branch chief […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki and a group of ministers are flying to the G77 group’s South Summit in Havana, Cuba, on Monday night. Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin, and Minister in the President’s Office Essop Pahad will also be attending the summit. Foreign affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa said the South […]
THE Wellington Hurricanes scored their first win over the Canterbury Crusaders in the Super 12 when they triumphed 28-22 in a pulsating encounter in Wellington on Friday night. The Crusaders, bidding for a third Super 12 title in a row, outmuscled their opponents in the scrum but could do little to resist the power and […]
LEHLO Ledwaba once again proved himself a cut above the average boxer on Friday night, when he dismantled and convincingly defeated Ernesto Grey in nine rounds. The victory means that Ledwaba has successfully defended his IBF junior featherweight world title for the second time. Both fighters started the bout tentatively, carefully feeling each other out. […]
SOME 30000 tons of food aid from the European Union has arrived in Djibouti on its way to drought-stricken Ethiopia, the European Commission said on Monday. The EU grain shipment arrived on Sunday, and will be followed later in the week by an additional 17000 tons. During the Africa-EU summit in Cairo last week, the […]
HUMAN heart transplant pioneer Professor Chris Barnard is to resettle in the Austrian capital Vienna. Barnard, 77, told journalists he had “suffered a lot of pain” as a result of divorce proceedings from his third wife, Karin Barnard. In particular, he said, an article in a women’s magazine which referred to his “waning libido” had […]
THE ACT Brumbies moved to the top of the Super 12 standings on Friday with an impressive 34-15 win over the Otago Highlanders. The Brumbies ran in four tries to none to secure a bonus point and leapfrog Otago and Canterbury at the head of the table. ACT scored two tries in the first 20 […]
ABN-Amro said on Friday that it has downgraded mining groups Rio Tinto and Billiton to “hold” from “buy” and cut Anglo American to “hold” from “undervalued. In a research note, analyst David Bird at the investment bank said the move reflects limited prospects for sustained further upside in the shares on a 12-month view. “This […]
EX-South African captain Kepler Wessels has called for an independent inquiry after match fixing charges were brought by Indian police against his successor Hansie Cronje and team mates Nicky Boje, Herschelle Gibbs and Pieter Strydom. The charges relate to the recent one-day series won 3-2 by India. “These are serious allegations and if there is […]
TWO South Africans who thought they heard tape recordings purported to be between national cricket captain Hansie Cronje and a bookmaker have admitted they listened to reconstructions. The Sunday Times led its front page with the news that South Africa’s high commissioner to India, Maite Nkoane-Mashabane, listened to the police recordings and “was convinced the […]
THE International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have announced a multilateral debt relief package worth $2-billion for Tanzania. Of that total, about $1,2-billion will be financed by the World Bank, through its International Development Agency, with the IMF participation put at $152-million. The rest of the package will be borne by multilateral and bilateral […]
SOUTH African Chrome and Alloys (Sachrome) said on Friday it has concluded a R2,3-billion five year takeoff agreement with a German steel maker. Sachrome said in a statement that the agreement with Thyssenkrupp Metallurgie AG provided for the annual purchase and distribution of up to 170000 tons of its ferrochrome for an initial five years, […]
ANDY CAPOSTAGNO, Johannesburg | Sunday 7.00pm. THE weekend when South African teams rediscovered the route to the try line came too late to save their Super 12 hopes. For as well as the Stormers played at Eden Park, and as exciting as the contest was between the Sharks and Cats at ABSA Park, the fact […]
A PEAK hour pile-up on the M2 east freeway in Johannesburg has left one motorist dead and 20 people injured. About 23 cars, a minibus taxi and a luxury bus were involved in the accident, which happened around 7am on Monday morning. Traffic officials say the taxi overturned, causing cars to collide with each other. […]
SILAS Nkanunu, president of the South African Rugby Football Union has reacted to reports that Louis Luyt is preparing an attempted comeback and that moves are afoot to replace the game’s current executive. “It’s unfortunate but the fact can’t be ignored that it is the traditional, white-led unions that are involved,” Nkanunu, who succeeded Luyt […]
UNIONS from Southern Africa Development Community countries have criticised the Zimbabwe government for its role in the country’s deteriorating political situation. “The failure by the government to respect the rule of the judiciary … is bound to lead to the complete breakdown in social order and will make the country ungovernable,” the unions said in […]