A few years ago, a mischievous colleague emailed me a game that promised to unravel a great many hidden truths about myself, if only I answered each question truthfully. The game was simple: it put you in different circumstances and asked which fruit you would choose under each of these circumstances.
United States President George Bush on Thursday tried to buy a few more months for his Iraq war plan after a blunt warning by Republican congressmen that their patience would not last beyond September. Bush was prodded into action after moderate Republicans at a meeting in the White House told him that he could not count on the support of his party.
Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika, who has pledged to bring economic stability to the impoverished nation, announced a Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. The president created two new ministries and appointed 11 lawmakers as deputies, chief secretary to the government Bright Msaka said in a statement.
Phil Mickelson, boosted by a 65-foot birdie putt on his penultimate hole, charged into a share of the lead in a blustery first round at the Players Championship on Thursday. The American fired a five-under-par 67 in brutal conditions at the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass to set the pace with South Africa’s Rory Sabbatini.
If Willy Wonka and Karl Marx went into business together the result might resemble Ghelco. From the outside it is a nondescript industrial site in a drab suburb of Buenos Aires, the firm’s logo barely visible. Inside, the first thing you notice is the smell of chocolate, honey, caramel, ice cream, cakes and jam.
South African economists expressed shock on Thursday at a report showing the country dropping 12 places in global competitiveness rankings, partly due to discrimination in the workplace. The World Competitiveness Yearbook ranks 55 countries on their ability to maintain an environment conducive to business dealings.
The refurbishment backlog of South Africa’s electricity networks at all levels could be as big as R7-billion, the National Electricity Regulator of South Africa said on Thursday. A new report estimates a backlog as at the end of 2005 for utilities audited — 11 big municipalities — of R431-million.
Former National Intelligence Agency (NIA) boss Billy Masetlha has proposed to the Constitutional Court that he be reinstated to his position, but under suspension for 15 working days. During this time, he would expect President Thabo Mbeki to take steps ”to achieve a consensual resolution” of matters pertaining to his dismissal.
<i>Telling Stories</i> bears all the trademarks that we have come to love and/or hate about Paul Grootboom’s work: the gratuitous sex and violence, writes Kwanele Sosibo
Lloyd Gedye flits critically between Tom Waits’s new album and a collection of writings about the eccentric muso