David Beresford ANOTHER COUNTRY In view of the rivalry between the old Transvaal and the Cape, the fact that they hosted competing disasters in a matter of days – the Cape burning and now the Transvaal almost washed away in floods – offers further grounds for suspicion that You-Know-Who is playing silly buggers upstairs again. […]

A chronology of the long and fragmented history of South African football. 1892: Birth of Football in South Africa, Natal Football Association and later Football Association of South Africa (Fasa). Fasa caters for white footballers only. 1951: Coloured, Black and Indian federations unite to form South African Soccer Federation (Sasf). 1952-1964: Fasa becomes member of […]

Shaun de Waal MOVIE OFTHEWEEK Inevitably, once Leonardo DiCaprio got involved, the making of The Beach became a major gossip-fest. Allegations flew about the film-makers’ ecological destruction of the beach where it was being filmed in Thailand; and Leo had allegedly hired an entire island nearby to house his current girlfriend. The rumours that impinge […]

Thebe Mabanga Upon selling his company for a cool R3,5- billion, information technology entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth noted that university life was about “partying, booze and sex. Repeat if necessary.” The highlight of this cycle is definitely orientation week, enjoyed last week by more than 50 000 first years at 21 universities across the country. There […]

One of Durban’s biggest police stations has been renting its car park and providing a private security service to a nightclub Paul Kirk As I pull up into the Point Road parking lot, a well-dressed car guard comes up and ensures me my car will be safe. Neatly dressed in blue, and sporting a bulletproof […]

ITALIAN Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini said in Cairo Wednesday that the first Euro-African summit will be a chance for his country to look into alleviating the debts of Africa’s poorest countries. However, “executive decisions (on debt cancellation) are not on the agenda of the summit,” scheduled for April 3-4 in Cairo, he said. Dini said […]

South African soccer is trying to clean up its image just weeks before a delegation from world governing body Fifa arrives to assess South Africa’s bid to host the 2006 World Cup Evidence wa ka Ngobeni, Jubie Matlou and Connie Selebogo South African soccer is set for a major shake-up as the government moves to […]

Rhoda Kadalie A SECOND LOOK I call on the editors of the selected media to defy the subpoenas served on them by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) en bloc. By appearing before the HRC, they will give credence to a discredited organisation that has failed to carry out its mandate effectively since its inception in […]

Gavin Foster MOTOCROSS Two KwaZulu-Natal teenagers have swapped the calmness of the classroom for the hurly-burly of world championship motocross racing. Grant Langston (17) goes into his third year of grand prix (GP) competition with a very good chance of winning fame and fortune, while 15- year-old Jarrett de Jager leaves for Europe next week […]

Residents of a remote rural area hope a state-of-the-art school will be the first step in the region’s developent Barry Streek The construction of a R3,7-million high school, donated by Shell at the request of former president Nelson Mandela, in an area that could not even be reached by car this week – unless it’s […]