SOUTH Africa coach Bob Woolmer confirmed on Tuesday he would not be available to coach England after the World Cup. In Cape Town the Western Province Cricket Association said coach Duncan Fletcher would be allowed to leave if he was offered the job as England coach. Woolmer steps down as South Africa coach after the […]
A 66-year-old Japanese businessman visiting South Africa asked his family at home on Friday to send $50000 as ransom for his release from captivity under unclear circumstances, police said. The businessman, whose name was withheld, telephoned his 32-year-old eldest son in Tokyo twice to give the bank account and other details for the requested payment. […]
Luvuyo Kakaza Bishop Mvume Dandala’s working day usually begins at 5am. The presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church is also the president of the South African Council of Churches. The responsibilities that come with these positions are the reason he is up before dawn. And now the dedicated clergyman has another role to honour – […]
Shaun de Waal Not quite movie of the week British director Stephen Frears has often taken a notable interest in the particularities and peculiarities of human relationships, and his best films explore them from a number of angles and in different milieux. His 1986 feature My Beautiful Laundrette posited a gay love affair between a […]
In India, dams have displaced at least 33- million people from their homes. Arundhati Roy on the secret history of delusion and disillusion and, now, the fightback I stood on a hill and laughed out loud. I had crossed the Narmada by boat from Jalsindhi and climbed the headland on the opposite bank from where […]
Howard Barrell Foreign policy experts are cautioning President Thabo Mbeki against committing South African forces to peacekeeping efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo which could result in troops being bogged down there. South Africa has been coming under increasing pressure from other African countries to play a bigger role in Congo peace efforts. The […]
DANISH brewing giant Heineken has increased its stake in Nigerian Breweries to almost 37% and could be considering a full take-over, company officials said on Wednesday. A spokesman for Nigerian Breweries said the Danish concern now owns 36,34% of the Nigerian firm after purchasing the holding previously owned by Unilever. Nigerian Breweries chairman Felix Ohiwerei […]
Old and new, black and white, they all marched to Pretoria to witness the new chief ascending his throne. John Matshikiza was also there Thank goodness the African National Congress, since the Oliver Tambo days, has elevated (or demoted) everyone to the level of “chief”. “Howzit, chief?” “Fine thanks, chief.” “Chief, what time are we […]
Nick Davies The top man at Uganda’s Finance Ministry in Kampala keeps an old greetings card in his office. It shows an employee who has just been given a miserly pay rise and has gone to his boss to show him what he thinks of “trickle down” economics. He is standing on the desk and […]
FORMER Mpumalanga environment MEC Luckson Mathebula appeared with two co-accused in Bushbuckridge’s Mhala Regional Court on Friday, following his arrest for allegedly masterminding the murder of his estranged wife. Mathebula appeared with his girlfriend and a 34-year-old man. Police say they will oppose any bail application by the accused. Mathebula’s wife Aletta Rose Mnisi was […]