MONDAY, 12.00NOON: ORLANDO Pirates came up against mean defence in their Premier Soccer League match against relegation-threatened African Wanderers, being held to a goalless draw at Kings Park Soccer stadium on Sunday. Pirates were in almost total control through the tense first-half, but had nothing to show for it at the break. Pirates should have […]
MONDAY, 12.00NOON: MAMELODI Sundowns’ Mandela Cup hopes were given a serious knock on Sunday when the Premier League leaders went down 2-1 to Zambian rivals Nkana Red Devils in the first leg of the second round of the African Cup Winners Cup in Kitwe, Zambia. Sundowns’ Namibian international goalkeeper Ronnie Kanalelo effectively killed all chances […]
“… We are one people with one destiny. The diversity of colours and languages once used to divide us are now a source of strength. We have been liberated from a system that held us all in its chains, free to be at last who and what we really are … [However,] political parties should […]
CEMENT giant Lafarge (SA) and Blue Circle Industries said on Friday they have acquired Ugandan cement maker Hima Cement through their joint ventures Bamburi Cement and Cemholding. Hima Cement has a factory 300km southwest of Kampala with “a potential annual capacity of 250000 tons a year,” Lafarge said in a statement. It said the Ugandan […]
TIMES Media Limited announced on Friday that it is to sell 30% of Dispatch Media — publisher of the East London Daily Dispatch — to black empowerment consortium, Isivuno, for R15-million. Times Media CEO Lawrence Clark said that Isivuno — an Eastern Cape investment consortium — will have to pay R2-million up front with the […]
ENVIRONMENTAL activists on Thursday demanded Eskom halt proposals to build new nuclear reactors until it has studied using alternatives sources of power. The Johannesburg branch of Earthlife Africa and a Cape Town based group affiliated to the Government By The People Green Party held separate protests on Wednesday specifically against the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor […]
WAYNE Ferreira, the sixth seed, faces Boris Becker in the tennis legend’s home town of Munich in the German Open on Tuesday. Becker leads 9-1 in matches against the South African.
SOME 4700 temporary teachers in the Northern Province, due to be axed at the end of the month, won a short reprieve on Friday when the provincial education department said their contracts will be extended by two months. The teachers were hired from July 1996. Education spokesman Bernard Matsane said, however, the department will uphold […]
WESTERN Cape Premier and New National Party leader Gerald Morkel on Friday agreed to cooperate logistically with the Democratic Party on election day, but ruled out any pre-election pact in the province. This follows a meeting with DP provincial leader Hennie Bester, in which the two parties agreed to cooperate on the manning of all […]
SOUTH Africa’s black professional golfers meet on Freedom Day next Tuesday to hear the Southern Africa Tour’s response to their grievances with the structure of the game in the country. Tour tournament director Theo Manyama, once one of its leading black players, will announce the Tour’s answer to the request for a doubling of the […]
THE Mpumalanga man who was arrested last week for strangling three women and a baby to death with his shoelaces, was out on parole when he allegedly went on a six-day killing orgy. The man, nicknamed the Whisperer, was arrested by accident before police were even aware of the trail of bodies.
RESCUERS were still searching on Monday afternoon for the two missing Welkom miners trapped after an earthquake in the Free State on Friday. Matjhabeng mine Spokeswoman Pam Mongoato said there was still no sign of Lawrence Molise Tsolo, 40, and John Befile Delekile, 53, by 4pm on Monday. “We will, however, not give up until […]
THE International Rugby Board (IRB) on Friday said it will adopt disciplinary procedures from the Super 12 and Tri-Nations after the World Cup in October. This will be part of a major rewrite of the game’s regulations that be implemented when the world championships end in November – even though the new laws will be […]
A REPORT by British police into the shooting of a policewoman 15 years ago, allegedly from inside the Libyan embassy in London, is expected to name her killer, The Sunday Times reported.It said Scotland Yard’s report may well spark a new row with Libya with fresh demands for Tripoli to hand over the suspect and […]
THE Democratic Party said on Sunday that it will take action against an e-tv journalist who reportedly harassed DP leader Tony Leon on Sunday afternoon. The DP said that the reporter, an American named Andrew Johnson, demanded Leon comment about the death sentence his father handed down to Andrew Zondo. Justice Raymon Leon sentenced African […]
EQYPT will play Iran in Tehran on October 27 and in Cairo on November 17 for the Afro-Asian Nations Cup, the African Football Confederation announced on Sunday. Egypt lost on penalties to South Korea following a 0-0 draw in the 1988 final and Iran lost on away goals to Algeria three years later after a […]
AN anonymous caller ringing Uganda from London on Sunday claimed responsibility for the bombing that rocked Kampala, the Ugandan capital, over the weekend. The death toll from the latest bomb attack which occured on Saturday evening in the city has risen to five while three other injured persons are in critical condition in hospital. The […]
KENYA’S five-time world cross country champion Paul Tergat let compatriot Thomas Nyariki and Morocco’s Khalid Skah dictate the pace until sprinting over the last 400 metres on Saturday to win the five mile (8km) Balmoral Challenge road race in 22 minutes and 27 seconds. Tergat first outpaced Nayariki in a sprint dual and then held […]
THE 1999 African Champions League winners will represent the continent at the first world club championships, the African Football Confederation were announced on Sunday. Brazil, China, Mexico, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Tahiti, Turkey, the United States and Uruguay have applied to host the eight-team competition from January 5 to 14. The line-up will include one club […]
FOUR Ogies town councillors in Mpumalanga are taking the African National Congress to court because they feel they have been victimised by colleagues for being uncircumcised. The former mayor of the small farming town, Bigboy Radebe, confirmed on Friday that he and three colleagues are hauling the provincial ANC leadership before the Pretoria High Court […]
BAFANA Bafana striker Benny McCarthy is to miss Wednesday’s clash against Denmark, it was reported on Monday. Coach Trott Moloto confirmed the Ajaz Amsterdam player would miss the firendly after picking up an injury in a Dutch club match, SABC television reported. Meanwhile, Pieter Schmiechel will guard the goal for Denmark. The soccer legend is […]
THE 95-year-old mother of first lady Graa Machel died on Sunday afternoon in Maputo after a long illness, the President’s office announced on Sunday. Nelly Simbine had been in a coma for a week, presidential spokesman Parks Mankahlana said. Simbine is survived by Machel and five other children. President Nelson Mandela flew to Maputo to […]
GAFFIE du Toit, last year’s sensation who debuted as a Springbok before playing in the Currie Cup, makes his return from injury for Griqualand West in Saturday’s Vodacom Cup match against the Namibia Kudus. Du Toit, who Bok coach Nick Mallett wanted to play at fullback for the national side, has been injured for most […]
THE European Union (EU) said on Friday it is preparing to cut all but humanitarian ties with Niger, following the brutal assassination of that country’s president earlier this month by his own bodyguard. “We have proposed suspending the application of the Lome Convention, except for humanitarian aid,” a European Commission spokesman said. The Lome Convention […]
A NEW species of human ancestor, which looks like something halfway between the famed “Lucy” and true pre-humans, has been found in Ethiopia, scientists said on Thursday. More surprisingly, they found nearby evidence that the creature, named Australopithecus garhi, butchered and ate meat 2,5-million years ago. Other australopithecines are believed to have been vegetarian. The […]
ONE man died and another is in a coma after a Cape Town mob hanged and beat them for allegedly stealing a television set, South African police said on Friday. Fifteen men allegedly hanged Luvuyo Gaga (20) and Zamikhaya Tshona (21) from the roof of a shack in Cape Town’s Black City settlement, police spokesman […]
WEST African defence ministers agreed to form a new peacekeeping force after a meeting of signatories of a non-aggression and defence accord (Anad), a statement said on Friday.The final communique after a two-day meeting here noted that a protocol on establishing the force would be submitted to the heads of state of Anad members Benin, […]
THE springboks need to beef up their scrummaging weaknesses, which were exposed during last year’s Grand Slam tour, it was announced on Friday. Coach Nick Mallett, who headed strategic planning meeting this week, is considering bringing in a specialist forwards coach to do this. He is also organising a team management reshuffle aimed at retaining […]
SPAIN defeated Mali 3-1 in a World Youth Championships semi-final in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Wednesday to expel the last african team from the tournament. Spain’s Varela scored in the second and 26th minute, and Xavi netted again dead on full-time. Mali’s goal came in the 52nd minute through Dissa.
INSPIRATIONAL Andre Joubert returns for the Sharks vital Super 12 clash against the Auckland Blues on Saturday, while Warren Brosnihan comes in at number eight for injured Gary Teichmann. Justin Swart gives way at fullback, moving to the left wing in place of Stephen Brink. Charl van Rensburg returns to the side of the scrum […]
TWO women were killed and 800 informal dwellings were destroyed after a violent storm struck Soshanguve, north of Pretoria on Thursday night, northern Pretoria metropolitan sub-structure spokesman Gerhard van Eeden said on Friday. Van Eeden said the roofs of 300 formal homes were extensively damaged and about 28000 houses were left without electricity on Friday. […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Pretoria | Saturday 5.00pm. A LAST gasp drop goal by Andrew Mehrtens snatched victory for the Canterbury Crusaders to beat the Northern Bulls 30-28 in a thrilling Super 12 match in Pretoria on Saturday. Ruben Kruger, in his first Super 12 game of the year, captain a vastly-improved Bulls who dominated the game […]