Andrew Muchineripi soccer Football in South Africa has reached a worrying level when Sundowns have to give away tickets for an African Champions League match against Esperance in Pretoria on Saturday. One newspaper offered 200 tickets this week and another 100 to those who phoned and correctly answered a question, and I am reliably informed […]

Who says women are the weaker sex at sport? Sharon Krum Marion Jones wanted to win five gold medals at the Olympics last month, setting a new record in athletics the way Mark Spitz, with seven in 1972, set it in swimming. It did not happen but Jones, the fastest female in the world, clearly […]

SA Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni has stressed the importance of a strong independent central bank, saying that central bankers operated on a longer term time scale than politicians and did not face the same temptation to relax policy to achieve short term objectives. “By delegating decisions about interest rates and other monetary matters to […]

Khadija Magardie review OFTHEWEEK It is often the case that the progressiveness of a society may be measured by the position of its women. This is even more so in the one facet of society that transcends geographical boundaries – religion. It was no doubt with this in mind that the local chapter of the […]

Neal Collins soccer Imagine how Ray Parlour feels. All those years in the shadows at Arsenal and when he bursts through to score the goal all England was praying for after 86 minutes and 59 seconds, the linesman’s looking the other way. >From the angles I’ve seen so far, there can be no question. Parlour’s […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Friday TREVOR Manuel, the finance minister, has asked Parliament to increase his R233,4bn budget for 2000-2001 by R3,9bn, according to the daily Business Report. Because of contingency reserves, higher tax collections, lower debt costs and the reallocation of some votes, this would not increase the deficit to more than the […]

Matthew Burbidge FOOD Woolworths, the home of the unblemished tomato, launched its stylish site www.inthebag.co.za last week and is betting its repu-tation that its tomatoes will arrive unbruised, slightly chilled and on time. Jessica Knight, CEO of inthebag, said while its client base is currently relatively small, its business model conservatively plans on having 300 […]

The fallen giants of South African rugby watch from the sidelines as the revamped Currie Cup brings back the excitement Andy Capostagno The Super Eight section of the Currie Cup comes to an end this week and, strange but true, it has been an unqualified success. Natal and Western Province have emerged as the teams […]

PAUL KIRK, Johannesburg | Friday THE CEO of a cash-strapped NGO has allegedly allotted himself a salary package of more than R500000 a year – for only two days work a week. This week the chair of the Kokstad branch of the South African National Tuberculosis Association (Santa) and executive committee member of Santa KwaZulu-Natal, […]

Tom Lester motorcycling Kenny Roberts secured a place in the history books at the weekend when he became the first son of a former champion to clinch the world 500cc Grand Prix title. “For as long as I can remember this has been my goal. It is like the conclusion to a 27-year season,” Roberts […]