Mayday – the celebration of the eight-hour working day – was first celebrated in South Africa in 1904, by white workers. By the 1980s, it had become a major moment for black trade unionists, whose rallies included groundbreaking poetry and plays. These days, much of the Mayday fervour has been lost. And many South Africans, […]
Shaun Harris The great regulation debate over unit trusts and similar investment products has been raised to a new level with the publication of the Collective Investment Schemes Bill, jointly drawn up by the Association of Unit Trusts (AUT) and the Financial Services Board (FSB). Like all proposed changes aimed at an established industry – […]
Jamie Doward The story so far. Deutsche Telekom wants to get into bed with Telecom Italia. Deutsche’s ardour for a Latin lover has hurt the sensibilities of France Tlcom which, via its membership of the Global One consortium, had been enjoying a threesome with the German telco and American company Sprint. However, British Telecom (BT), […]
Mathews Phosa’s political career may be at an end, but he won’t go down without a fight. Wally Mbhele and Makhosini Nkosi report As the African National Congress late this week announced its far-reaching findings on the political divisions behind the collapse of provincial structures in Mpumalanga, outgoing Premier Mathews Phosa came out blazing and […]
Graham Hayman The seeds of an awareness of new music were planted by Eastern Cape musicians last month when they presented works from six contemporary South African and foreign composers, first in Grahamstown then in Port Elizabeth. The ensemble featured University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) teacher Andrea Erasmus (viola), and Annamarie Conradie (cello) from the […]
Bram Stevens South African equities put on a stunning performance in the first quarter of 1999, spurred by falling interest rates and bullish global markets, fund managers said this week. The key all share index gained 18,1% to end the quarter at 6 382,5, buoyed by sharp gains in the interest rate-sensitive retail and furniture […]
than many people think Telford Vice Cricket The fate of the Titanic may be the major single reason 1912 sticks in the minds of many who would otherwise have no cause to hang on to the events of 87 years ago. But another, almost as damp saga played out in the same year was the […]
SEVEN major opposition political parties in Mpumalanga banded together on Thursday to create a multi-party forum to co-ordinate election campaigns and monitoring. The initiative, spearheaded by the Institute for Political Leadership, should allow opposition parties to pool resources and staff to monitor voting polls and election rallies, and to attempt to ensure that the ruling […]
In light of the falling rand and the uncertainty in the share market, investing abroad is a very good idea, writes Donna Block What world markets are going to do these days is anyone’s guess. You might as well get out the old crystal ball. One thing that is certain though is the demand for […]
SOUTH Africa took its opening match by a single goal, downing South Korea 1-0 in a four-nation women’s field hockey tourney on Thursday. Australia also made a winning start as Alyson Annan scored twice in a 5-1 rout of India. The Australians struggled to find their form early in the first half, but a 24th-minute […]