South Africa’s Frans Botha is set to fight undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis on July 1. Gavin Evans looks at the former fireman’s checkered career My first glimpse of Francois Botha certainly left a favourable impression – though not of Botha himself. It was the final bout of the South African amateur championships in […]
South Africa’s two most senior judges warned this week that attacks on the judiciary damage the institution Khadija Magardie The warning issued by the country’s two top judges this week against attacks on the institution of the judiciary comes amid mounting concern in legal circles about the ease with which South Africans both in and […]
Bandwidth (data speed and capacity) is not quite the gold dust of the internet era, but when a webpage takes five minutes to unfold in front of you, it can seem as scarce. So brush up on your electronic geology and discover how to get the best from your connection. Go to www.InternetTrafficReport. com for […]
The sheer, reckless imbecility of the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea is breathtaking. The fighting, which began in 1998 and flared again last week, seems totally pointless. Its ostensible cause is a dispute over demarcation of the two countries’ 1 000km border. To the extent that there is a half comprehensible explanation for the conflict, […]
UNITED States energy company Enron and Sasol have reached an agreement on the transportation of Mozambique’s natural gas. Sasol said on Friday that the two firms have agreed to build a single pipeline rather than two, as previously envisaged. The pipeline will stretch from the reserves in Inhambane province, some 800km north of the capital […]
Luvuyo Kakaza When the African drum telegraphed a mystic rhythm in the Market Theatre’s foyer on May 21, it was time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual FNB/Vita Market Theatre Laboratory Community Festival. The two-week long festival gives a platform to over 30 community-theatre groups from across Southern Africa. At the official opening […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Atlanta | Friday 2.30pm. COCA-Cola will not allow tension in Zimbabwe to ruin its plans for huge investment in South Africa, a Coca-Cola executive said in Atlanta. “We’re there for the long haul,” said Carl Ware, executive vice president for Coca-Cola. “We’ve just opened a major bottling plant in Angola. We’re still doing […]
l The legislation governing Setas is the Skills Development Act of 1998, and the Skills Development Act of 1999. Before this training was governed by the Manpower Training Act of 1981. The aim of the Skills Development Levy is to encourage companies who don’t offer training opportunities to raise skills among employees. l Setas are […]
Peter Dickson In the week the Eastern Cape government launched its anti-corruption forum in Bisho, it emerged that several long-serving Port Elizabeth city councillors stand accused of failing to disclose their interests in companies doing business with the municipality. Port Elizabeth town clerk Graham Richards told a shocked council executive committee meeting that an undisclosed […]
Lynda Gilfillan A fresh produce chain offered free apples to customers in a TV advert last week. But, while consumers may smile, apple farmers are facing a crisis with many going bankrupt and up to 180 000 jobs at threat. Farmers face massive losses this season, and are burdened with multi-million rand debts. Peter Dall, […]