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ANGELIC ACTORS:
Whoopi Goldberg, who received an Angel Award, and Elizabeth Taylor pose for photographers at the annual Angel Awards in Los Angeles. (AP) Eastern Cape   South Africa   Foreign  &n...

Celebs sleep with Big Brother tonight
THEY may be used to the limelight, but today a group of twelve celebrities and media personalities will feel the complete weight of being under the constant gaze of Big Brother's cameras, when they spend 24 hours in the Big Brother house. Enterin...

Sand track racing kicks off at the Vaal
By Derek Hindman Racing Editor EAST LONDON -- The first race meeting on the new sand track will be held at the Vaal tomorrow. The best advice to punters would be to "take it easy" as it is anybody's guess as to which horses will take a liking ...

Schumi basks in championship glory
AN emotional Michael Schumacher basked in the glory of his fourth Formula One world title in Budapest -- and then vowed to keep on breaking records. His easy victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix gave the Ferrari ace his second successive title and...

Memorial EL race meeting gets wide support
IT'S the time of the year again when East London comes alive with bike racing enthusiasts from all over the country for the third annual Pat Ormston/Guinness Smyth Memorial Race Day and it promises to be bigger than ever this year. The event, at...

Camry: big but bland
By DENVER DONIAN INTRODUCED here in 1992, Toyota's Camry is probably best known for its achievements in the annual Total Economy Run and a high level of acceptance among the "towing" fraternity. It was also the first car to complete the journey ...

All set for NE Cape Mountain Trial
AN entry of 37 teams, including 36 regular national championship competitors, has been received for the MotorPics Mountain Trial to be held between Aliwal North and Barkly East on Saturday. Besides the expected huge battle at the top of the fiel...

VW set for R1,5bn investment
VOLKSWAGEN SA is to invest more than R1,5-billion in South Africa over the next five years, Volkswagen AG board member for human resources and chairman of VWSADr Peter Hartz said at a function in Port Elizabeth to celebrate the 50th anniversary of...

Opels record first V8 win
HOME track advantage paid off in the Opel National Race Day at the Aldo Scribante race circuit in Port Elizabeth. The Opel team took its maiden series win in the WesBank V8 championship when Deon Joubert drove his Astra Coupé to victory in...

More with less
TOYOTA has accelerated development of environmentally friendly vehicles. It intends expanding total production 10 times that of current volumes. Eastern Cape   South Africa   Foreign &...

4x4 results
THE Border 4x4 Club Queenstown Challenge was held in overcast weather and adrenaline flowed. Nineteen vehicles entered. Obstacles included body shakers and hill climbs as well as short corners settled in a river bed. Results were: Class 2: 1 Will...

Aeroplane auction
PIECES of the aeroplane that crashed in 1963, killing country singer Patsy Cline and three others, are going up for auction. Two Tennessee brothers plan to sell the belly and tail of the Piper Comanche on eBay, starting on September 1. The plane...

Sinead says I do
IRISH pop singer Sinead O'Connor has married her journalist sweetheart in Ireland, according to a report in the British press. O'Connor, 34, married Nick Somerlad of Britain's Press Association news agency earlier this month, the Daily Mirror sai...

STARSCOPE by William Smith
ARIES: Mar 21 - Apr 21: Be wary of the person who cunningly attempts to drive a wedge between you and an associate. Do not hesitate to confront the culprit because you must negate the deed. The rift might not be easily repaired once the damage has...

An appreciation A lovely man in all senses of the word
Glyn Williams pays a personal tribute to Donald Woods. A LIGHT has gone out in many lives with the death of Donald Woods. He was a lovely man in all senses of the word -- friendly, humorous, generous and loyal, great to have at a dinner table. ...