Nawaal Deane Shiny silver flags twirled in the air and were simultaneously caught by 16 girls going into splits. It was a dramatic finale for the South African team – upstaged only by the Australians who followed, dressed as cowgirls and dancing to the pulsating rhythms of pop music. At the annual Miss Drill Team […]
Andrew Gilder The impending first collaboration between Cape Town’s two full-time, professional, dance companies – Cape Town City Ballet and Jazzart Dance Theatre – opens at the Nico this weekend. These two opposing poles of the dance spectrum have, for the past six years, been part of the same Arts Council structure (Capab and now […]
REUTERS, Johannesburg | Thursday 10.30am. THE Chamber of Mines has backed moves to curb and eventually eliminate the trade in ”conflict diamonds”. ”The trade in diamonds from conflict areas must not be allowed to threaten South and southern Africa’s diamond mining industry,” the trade body said. The Chamber, which represents some of the world’s biggest […]
fate Thuli Nhlapo and Thebe Mabanga Tanya Oosthuizen looked very relaxed, exchanging pleasantries with family members and acquaintances who had come to offer their support ahead of her appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. She embraced her father, Warmbaths millionaire Mark Oosthuizen, who had come to court with her stepmother Joey Oosthuizen. She seemed indifferent […]
ABOUT 200 adult penguins, 700 chicks and several cormorants were returned to Robben Island on Friday afternoon – the first batch of some 23000 birds which were being cared for on the mainland in the wake of the June 23 oil spill from the Panamanian tanker, the Treasure – to be taken home. The chicks, […]
Khadija Magardie Education-sector stakeholders have expressed concern at the apparent ”steamrolling” of the process which resulted in the Council on Higher Education (CHE) report on the future of higher education in the country. Insiders say both the consultation process involving the initial ”size and shape” discussion document and the time- frame given by Minister of […]
THOUSANDS of South Africans seeking damages for asbestos-related diseases will be able to pursue their case against a British company in English courts, the House of Lords decided on Thursday in a landmark ruling. More than 3000 claimants will be able seek justice from the British legal system in a group action suit against Cape […]
MOZAMBICAN Defence Minister Tobias Dhai called on Thursday on his counterparts from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting in Maputo to work together to solve common security problems. “The continuing threat to peace and security in our region demands permanent consultations and collective response,” Dhai said at the opening of a three-day SADC meeting […]
SOUTH African shares moved softer in cautious early trade on lack of a new impetus and after Wall Street closed lower overnight. However local traders said the focus remained on South Africa’s largest IT company Didata, which accounted for more than half of the traded volumes on the Johannesburg bourse yesterday. Didata was last up […]
GUNMEN raided a remote Roman Catholic mission in Angola and abducted 14 church workers and up to 20 civilians, the archbishop of Luanda said on Wednesday. The raid by unknown assailants at dawn on Tuesday came nine days after 21 children were kidnapped in a similar assault. This time the attackers targeted the Swiss mission […]