POLICE said on Thursday that they believe that Kjetil Moe, a Norwegian industrialist who went missing in Johannesburg in September, has been killed. Moe, 65, disappeared from a hotel near Johannesburg International Airport on September 27 and police suspect he was involved in multi-million dollar scams run by a West African syndicate. “Investigations … indicate […]

Andrew Muchineripi Soccer At last, some light at the end of a pretty dismal tunnel! Amaglug-glug set the tone with an impressive victory over Guinea in a qualifier for the 2000 Sydney Olympics soccer tournament. Within 24 hours we had witnessed an absorbing Rothmans Cup semi- final between Sundowns and Orlando Pirates that restored my […]

Paul Tyrrell If your company is growing faster than you can finance, a stock market listing might provide the capital you need. And if you are part of a hi-tech industry, one stock market springs instantly to mind: Nasdaq – the US wholly computerised composite index of mostly hi-tech stocks. So far, United Kingdom listings […]

balls Connie Selebogo South Africa’s bid to host the 2006 Soccer World Cup is not a big issue to women soccer players, who believe they are discriminated against and neglected by the South African Football Association (Safa). It’s been a year since the South African women’s soccer team, Banyana Banyana, has been seen in action. […]

At the opening of William Kentridge’s most recent exhibition Stereotype (at The Goodman Gallery until November 20), the word “investment” hissed through the air like a spell. Distasteful? Perhaps, to those preoccupied with “form”, “content” and “texture”, but an overwhelming reality none the less. It’s hardly surprising, a Kentridge drawing which cost R20 000 just […]

FRANCE have named an unchanged team to play Australia in the rugby World Cup final at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Forwards Christophe Juillet and Marc Lievremont have both been passed fit after undergoing scans on leg injuries while full-back Xavier Garbajosa has shaken off an ankle strain. Their recovery means France will field the […]

Neil Manthorp Cricket Like a fat boy in a cake shop, South Africa waddled through the Test match against Zimbabwe randomly plucking scones and doughnuts off the shelf until, finally, the shop closed. With no natural restraint offered by the visitors (other than to bowl so wide it was difficult to reach) the home side’s […]

Barry Streek The government has given notice that it is going to get tough on industrial polluters, including multi- national oil company Caltex, whose Milnerton, Cape Town, refinery has been criticised by local residents. Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Valli Moosa disclosed that he has already been in consultation with the National Director of Public […]

The third International Design Indaba was awash with promotional bumf and misplaced sincerity, writes Simon Waden It is a sign of our speeded-up and hyper- connected times that the new authenticity has arrived in South Africa a mere year or two after it arrived in North America and the United Kingdom. We’re no longer five […]

service’ Howard Barrell The Democratic Party has produced research which, it says, shows how the African National Congress is subjugating the civil service to the ruling party. The official opposition says the pattern identified by its parliamentary researcher, James Myburgh, could have grave consequences for constitutional government in South Africa. The DP research traces a […]