up? Aaron Nicodemus Parents of children at schools in Cape Town’s affluent suburbs say their children are forced to take the drug Ritalin – a stimulant which inhibits impulsive behaviour. Some children have been threatened with expulsion if they do not take the drug, while at other schools taking it has been made a prerequisite […]
Peter Makurube The release of three jazz albums at the same time? It’s enough to overwhelm the ancestors of South African jazz – a night of their dreams! June 5 sees the launch at Mega Music Warehouse of three new CDs by artists who’ve stayed in the country, who neither emigrated nor sold out to […]
THE United Democratic Movement at Bushbuckridge on Thursday claims an Independent Electoral Commission official crooked the voting at nearby Cunningmoore polling station. United Democratic Movement spokesman Jerry Nkuna said the two-thirds majority achieved by the African National Congress at Cunningmoore on Wednesday was obtained fraudulently, and blamed IEC presiding officer Harries Maile. Nkuna said in […]
THE International Monetary Fund on Thursday hailed Sudanese moves to reverse 20 years of economic decline but called for “broader and deeper” reforms to consolidate gains made to date. The IMF, according to a summary of recent discussions of the Sudanese economy by Fund directors, expressed satisfaction with Sudan’s implementation of IMF-monitored programs in 1997 […]
SOUTH Africa’s Greg Emslie narrowly lost to Australian Taj Burrow in round three of the Quiksilver Pro in Cloudbreak, Tavarua Island, Fiji on Wednesday. The 22-year-old East Londoner progressed to round four of the competition behind Burrow, who is earmarked as a potential future surfing world champion. Emslie’s loss will give him an event placing […]
David Shapshak You can’t help feeling as if someone is on the verge of saying: “Houston, we have a problem.” The main auditorium of the Pretoria showground has been commandeered by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and transformed into a hi-tech election nerve centre, complete with the buzz akin to Nasa-like rocket launches. More accustomed […]
The kugel version of the township chop- shop has found its way to Kensington, reports John Matshikiza I didn’t know what to do when I discovered the looted doors of my house in an elegant antique shop in Kensington, eastern Johannesburg. Everything had been stripped from my home with skillful precision, and the shell of […]
Armed robbers rammed a revolver into Jeremy Daphne’s mouth and dumped him in the veld. He lived to tell the tale Reversing out my drive, radio playing, looking forward to a cheery supper with friends. Feeling good in my new, second-hand denim jacket. Hope they will enjoy my R11,99 dry red wine. Flashy new combi […]
Cameron Duodu Letter from the North Nigeria’s new President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, has delighted his supporters by darting straight into the heart of Nigeria’s core problem: corruption. He has ordered that all contracts awarded and appointments made since January, by the military administration from which he has just taken over, should be reviewed. By doing […]
WEDNESDAY, 1.00P: AMID the instability of South African markets, a positive outlook in South Africa’s macroeconomic indicators has pulled the country up the ranks of the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report, rising from a low base of 44 to 42. More notable, however, is an assessment of South Africa’s micro indicators, which show dramatic […]