Staff Reporter

Friday: At Newlands Stadium — Ajax Cape Town 2 (David Kannemeyer 17, Carlo Scott 37) Bush Bucks 0; At Investec Stadium — Wits University 2 (Alois Bunjira 22, 39) Manning Rangers 2 (Robbie Milne 19, Sipho Ndzuzo 25). Saturday: At Johannesburg Stadium — Kaizer Chiefs 4 (Siyabonga Nomvete 40, 88-pen, Thabo Mooki 81, Patrick Mbuthu […]

XHOSA King Xolilizwe Sigawu on Sunday called for a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, due to arrive in South Africa on Tuesday, saying he wants an apology for the British oppression of his people in the 19th century. Sigawu told SABC television the Xhosa are still suffering because the British seized their cattle and land […]

THE tourism ministry on Sunday urged the country’s tour bus operators to force clients to wear seat belts following two road accidents in which 31 foreigners were killed. “This would save a lot of lives on our roads,” Tourism Minister Valli Moosa’s spokeswoman Didi Moyle said. She said there is no law forcing tour operators […]

SOUTH Africa’s 739 traditional leaders collectively earn more than R48-million a month, and do not even have to sign performance contracts, Sydney Mufamadi, the minister of provincial affairs and local government said Monday in reply to a parliamentary question.In KwaZulu-Natal, the North West, and the Northern Province they are also paid generous allowances for attending […]

MANAGING director of the United Cricket Board, Ali Bacher, has paid tribute to legendary West Indian paceman Malcolm Marshall who died late on Thurdsday after a long battle with colon cancer in Bridgetown, Barbados. Marshall was 41. “Malcolm was a brilliant fast bowler and an outstanding ambassador for the game of cricket,” said Bacher. “He […]

ZIMBABWEAN strike bowler Heath Streak has again been ruled out of the squad to play South Africa in the second Test of the two match home-away series in Harare on Thursday. Streak has been suffering from a knee injury which again flared up after surgery. The 13-man Zimbabwean squad shows three changes to the one […]

A METRORAIL train driver faces disciplinary action after the accident near Riverlea, Johannesburg which left four commuters dead and at least 20 injured in October. A Metrorail statement issued on Friday said the driver had been travelling at high speed and had lost control of the train when it went through a red signal and […]

A POLICE inspector from the National Protection Service has appeared in court for allegedly stealing a “Checkers bag full of goldfish” from Nelson Mandela’s new R4-million house. Inspector Petrus Kotze of the protection service’s Rondebosch office was arrested on Tuesday and appeared in the Wynberg court the same day. His case was postponed until November […]

SWAZILAND’S health and welfare ministry has threatened to publish the names and faces of snappily dressed city slickers who have left their elderly parents destitute in rural areas. The department announced this week that it would conduct a census to identify the abandoned elderly, find out who their children are in the cities, and then […]

MARTYN Gidley gave Griqualand West their first bit of good news in three days as the hosts saw a glimmer of hope after the third day of their Supersport Series match against the Northerns Titans on Saturday. At stumps, Griquas were still 94 runs behind overall as they reached 240 for four in their second […]

WICKETS were the order of the day with 15 falling in just two sessions as Gauteng recovered from a wretched batting collapse to have Easterns reeling when rain ended play at tea. Gauteng set Easterns a daunting target of 284 despite being bowled out for a paltry 122 on a treacherous, though innocuous-looking pitch. Easterns […]

STYMIED by rain and concern over the fitness of Allan Donald, Free State faced another day of toil against the gutsy North West side on the third day of their Supersport Series match on Saturday. At the close, the Series minnows, North West, had fought their way to 203 for six – an overall lead […]

EARL Spencer, the brother of the late Princess Diana, is being accused by his former housekeeper of being a cheapskate. Virginia Ganyaza said Spencer paid her only R55 per day during the two years that she worked for him in his mansion in Cape Town, refused to allow her time off to attend Sunday church […]

THE Eastern Cape health department, its services threatened with collapse within five years by an overload of Aids patients and its budget facing over-expenditure of R200 million this year as it struggles with a near billion rand shortfall, has announced plans to rationalise state hospitals and seek private sector partnerships. Eastern Cape Health MEC Dr […]

NEARLY a century after the end of the Boer Wars, Ottawa is starting to pay South Africa to look after the graves of Canadian soldiers who died in the conflict. Canada’s Department of Veterans Affairs is sending R12000 to the National Monuments Council in South Africa as an initial contribution to cost of maintaining the […]

THE United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Roberto Garreton, said it is estimated some 6000 people lost their lives during the first year of the conflict. Garreton said many of the casualties killed in retaliation for Mayi-Mayi or Interahamwe attacks on towns controlled by the rebel […]

Donna Block SHARE WORLD The Victoria’s Secret supermodels, objects of fantasy for millions, are at it again. This time, in May, from the playground of the rich and famous, Cannes. The lingerie company’s next fashion show and live webcast of buxom beauties strutting their stuff will be on a runway in the midst of one […]

Andrew Worsdale speaks to Akin Omotoso, who makes movies like Roman Polanski on acid ‘It’s like being cursed! We go to any airport on the globe and we’re stopped … I’m sick of it. Don’t our leaders think about it? I’m sick and tired of it. Don’t they think about how they represent us? To […]

Nashen Moodley Perceived by some as KwaZulu-Natal’s bastion of high art, the Playhouse will do much to alter that perception by hosting the third annual KwaZulu-Natal Is’cathamiya Festival, one of the most prestigious traditional choral competitions in the country. It’ll take place on November 6 and will feature 90 choirs from all over the province. […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cardiff | Friday 4.00pm. AUSTRALIAN fullback Matt Burke has jumped to the defence of much-maligned northern hemisphere rugby. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa have done their utmost to make World Cup 1999 an exclusive Tri Nations affair, and will fill three of the top four places. France are shock finalists, courtesy of […]

In writing about the new SABC2 series Saints, Sinners and Settlers (Mondays, 20:00), I must admit to feeling a little like the ham in the sandwich. One slice of the loaf against which I nestle is, of course, my integrity as a critic (I know that sounds like a contradiction in terms, but little flakes […]

John Matshikiza WITH THE LID OFF It is true, as some readers have commented in this week’s Letters and Crossfire sections, that we have an uncomfortable problem of xenophobia in South Africa. As is pointed out, it is a xenophobia that is particularly nasty because it generally seems to be an intolerance exercised by black […]

ZIMBABWE has deployed more than 2000 soldiers, including 20 military intelligence officers to war-torn Angola, the Zimbabwe Independent reports on Friday. The Zimbabwean combat troops presence has reportedly powered the Angolan army to overrun Unita’s Jonas Savimbi, whose 22 year-old son recently deserted him accusing his father of being a brutal murderer. The 2000 soldiers […]

WEST Indian quickie Kenny Benjamin vindicated the Gauteng selectors decision to include him in the starting line-up, after only arriving in the country on Tuesday, by ripping into the heart of the Easterns innings on the second day of their SuperSport Series match at the Wanderers on Friday. The lanky Antiguan brought back memories of […]

Bob Woolmer FROM THE PAVILION If we are to believe everything that we read and hear, the worst England side in its history has arrived on South African shores. South Africa should therefore blow England away in the next three months. However, reality will be different. England are a group of determined sportsmen who have […]

After Durban’s recent heavy flooding many roads in the city collapsed or were so badly damaged they cannot be repaired – and experts say it may only be a matter of time before South Africa’s entire road network collapses, Paul Kirk reports The backlog in repairing South Africa’s roads exceeds R53-billion and much of it […]

CARDIFF’S Millennium Stadium was lashed by driving rain and gale-force winds on Friday, forcing officials to close the retractable roof ahead of Saturday’s World Cup final between Australia and France. If the weather stays the same, the roof could remain closed for the showpiece final, tournament officials said. The storms came just hours after South […]

JOHN MEHAFFEY, Cardiff | Friday 11.30am. WITH perfect timing the elements of form, fitness, organisation and luck have combined for Australia to make them deserved favourites for Saturday’s World Cup final against France. Their immediate concern is coping with opponents who can make a mockery of any form guide, throwing logic out of the window […]

Any firm believer in the theory that sport moves in cycles will be delighted, if that is the right word, to see the return of the kicking game in rugby. Thirty years ago there was only one way to move the leaden, greasy leather ball down a sodden bog of a pitch, and that was […]

Paul Tyrrell If your company is growing faster than you can finance, a stock market listing might provide the capital you need. And if you are part of a hi-tech industry, one stock market springs instantly to mind: Nasdaq – the US wholly computerised composite index of mostly hi-tech stocks. So far, United Kingdom listings […]

MARTIN van Jaarsveld hit the highest score ever by a Northern Transvaal player as the Notherns Titans set themselves up for almost certain victory against Griqualand West in their Supersport Series match in Kimberley on Friday. At close of play, Griquas had staggered to 175 for eight, still 387 runs behind the Titans mammoth first […]

Not quite movie of the week Daniel, Frank and Laurence are three long- time chums, though it’s hard to see what they have in common except that they all seem to be having a permanent bad-hair day. Daniel is a high-flying record executive, Frank is a struggling actor, and Laurence gives bridge lessons to middle-aged […]