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 […]
Last week Kay Hassan was formally handed the DaimlerChrysler award for South African Contemporary Art 2000 Matthew Krouse Stuttgart, May 18. Amid fanfare and a notable degree of overkill, South African artist Kay Hassan received the newly launched and already coveted first DaimlerChrysler award for South African Contemporary Art 2000. Much has recently been written […]
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, […]
Conditions for credible democratic elections do not exist in Zimbabwe, says an international pre-election observation team Mercedes Sayagues Zimbabwe’s parliamentary elections, to be held on June 24 to 25, have dim prospects of being free and fair. Even in the likely scenario that the violence engulfing the country will decrease as international observers arrive, the […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 4.00pm. THE rand lost some of its earlier ground gained on Friday, and despite a stronger euro weakened to R7,16 by late afternoon trade. At the same time markets did an about-turn on Thursday’s gains. By 11am the currency was trading at R7,13 to the dollar, off the back of […]
Shaun de Waal CD OFTHEWEEK On his latest release, blues master Taj Mahal follows in the footsteps of his compadre Ry Cooder, with whom he founded The Rising Sons in the Sixties. In 1993, Cooder made Talking Timbuktu with Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure, weaving blues motifs into a set of Toure’s songs, and coming […]