Marianne Merten Deputy justice minister Cheryl Gillwald was job-hunting when she heard the news of her appointment. She now laughs about it. When Gillwald realised she was not on the party list for re-election to Parliament she sent out her curriculum vitae. “I started job- hunting. I did quite a lot of hunting – I […]
The Microsoft trial is back in full swing and just in case you’re feeling sorry for William Gates III, just stop by the Bill Gates Personal Wealth Clock, . Philip Greenspun at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology runs a little programme on his site which updates the Spectacled One’s fortune based on the daily price […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Wimbledon | Friday 3.30pm. AMANDA COETZER will be relying on wider experience at the top levels of professional tennis when she faces Kim Clijsters in their third round match-up at Wimbledon. Clijsters, at only 16, is highly regarded by many observers, and is barely younger than Jelena Dokic, who sent Martina Hingis packing […]
tennis Sandra Spavins takes a look at a range of recently released books for teenagers The Sanlam Prize for Young Literature and the Young Africa Award continue to encourage new South African writing for teenagers, and the books themselves tackle issues ranging from genetic engineering to sexuality, including stories set in the future or dealing […]
TWO journalists in Malawi have been charged with inciting mutiny over a report on elections held last week, court sources said Thursday. Editor Horace Somanje and reporter Mabvuto Banda of the opposition newspaper the Malawi News pleaded not guilty to the charge Wednesday and were released on bail. The trial is expected to begin sometime […]
Andrew Muchineripi Soccer It is just as well national soccer coach Trott Moloto is a reserved and very patient man otherwise he might be tempted to dish out a few “southern suburbs kisses” to certain members of the mainstream media. While this humble member of the Muchineripi clan is certainly not suggesting Bra Trott is […]
Review of the week Brenda Atkinson The art of design in South Africa has blossomed post-1994, nurtured by increased access to international production, and radically influenced by the aesthetics of digital technologies. You might still detest Simunye or any other of the SABC’s cheesy nation-building strategies, but you have to concede that their brand-building has […]
Riaan Wolmarans There are few things as irritating as seeing a suburban housewife sing the praises of the newest super-duper washing powder (“My husband is a mechanic …”) or hearing about the latest waist-slimming, brain-numbing exercise belt-cum-vibrator (order now and get this stylish set of porcelain ducks for free). Thankfully the ad industry does manage […]
CHARLES MANGWIRO, Maputo | Friday 2.45pm. REGIONAL governments must begin involving rural communities in the management of natural resources if they wish to avoid cross-border water conflicts, European and African resource managers said in Maputo on Friday. The managers told delegates from nine southern African countries that water remained the region’s scarcest and most desirable […]
dangerous The Reserve Bank has been speaking to the IMF about the fund’s controversial proposal to sell gold for debt relief, reports Mungo Soggot Reserve Bank Governor Chris Stals said this week the gold price had fallen to “dangerously low” levels as South Africa’s top mining magnate and unionist joined forces to lobby against the […]