adminChiefs withdraw players from Bafana
Johannesburg – PSL champions Kaizer Chiefs have withdrawn the six players who were selected to represent Bafana Bafana at next months Chan tournament on home soil.
Petrova out of Australian Open
Former world number three Nadia Petrova has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open following the death of her mother in a car crash.
Philander ends Steyn’s reign
Dale Steyn’s four-year reign as the world’s best Test bowler has been ended by countryman Vernon Philander. South African Philander, 28, moved top of the International Cricket Council’s rankings after…
Sherwood takes reins at Spurs
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the appointment of Tim Sherwood as head coach until the end of next season. Sherwood had been in charge of the team in a caretaker capacity,…
Snowden declares ‘mission accomplished’
Edward Snowden has declared his mission “accomplished” just six months after he first leaked National Security Agency (NSA) secrets that triggered a re-evaluation of US surveillance policies.
US envoy says S Sudan president open to talks
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is committed to begin talks with rebel leader Riek Machar, the country’s former vice-president, to end fighting, a senior US official said after meeting Kiir…
Mandela grandkids stock up on booze after funeral
Cape Town — Only two hours after Nelson Mandela’s funeral in Qunu in the Eastern Cape, his grandson, Ndaba, was seen popping the top on a beer and drinking it…
UN peacekeeper ‘hacked to death’ in CAR
A United Nations peacekeeper from the Republic of Congo has been killed in the Central African Republic by a militia, underscoring the growing peril that international forces are facing in…
Deadly blast rocks Egyptian police station
A powerful car bomb explosion has rocked a police headquarters in an Egyptian city north of Cairo, killing at least 13 people and injuring 120, officials said.
Festive season expenditure low
Acting Business Editor THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe says consumer spending this festive season is subdued due to the liquidity crisis in the economy. Of late, consumers have been…