THE Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers recommended on Friday that parliamentarians re-elected to their seats after the June 2 general election should receive 10% salary increases. However, the proposal only applies to those who are re-elected — those elected to Parliament for the first time this year should be paid at […]
Allan Boesak has been convicted by a myopic judiciary, argues Farid Esack, but what about its own tainted history? If Allan Boesak ends up in jail, he will be the only significant anti-apartheid political figure of the Eighties behind bars. It’s utterly bewildering. He will, after all, not be behind bars for his political activities. […]
John Higgins It’s embarrassing to introduce an academic superstar to a small audience in a large hall. “There may be just my theory of literature class here,” I murmured, as we hurried towards the lecture, adding silently, “all 10 of them!” Could the unfashionable topic, “Marxism at the Millennium”, draw in the crowds on this […]
Andy Colquhoun Rugby There is a rhythm to the rugby season by which we followers of the game can measure out the advance of each year. The pungent scent of braaing meat hanging in the air of the Pretoria suburb of Sunnyside can only mean that the Blue Bulls are once more on the rampage […]
THE South African Under 19 rugby team got their 1999 IRB/Fira Junior World Championship campaign off to a winning start on Wednesday night in Newport, Wales, with a hard fought 17-12 victory over Newport Juniors. Wing Jacques Booysen, centre Jean de Villiers and lock Louis Holtzhausen scored the sides’ tries while talented flyhalf Daniel Philander […]
WEST Rand police said on Friday that they have arrested eight suspects in connection with the robbery at the Roodepoort Cascades Shopping Mall which left a police officer and a suspected robber dead and several people wounded. The shoot-out took place earlier with an armed gang which ambushed security guards at the mall. Police confronted […]
ground If record-breaking versatility equals greatness, Paul Tergat has ascended into the stratosphere reserved for distance running’s true immortals. In the space of less than two years, the Kenyan has waltzed to a world record in the 10 000m and won the world cross-country championship for a record fourth consecutive time. Toss in a world […]
SOUTH Africa will play Saudi Arabia in September to decide the long-delayed Afro-Asian Nations Cup, officials said on Friday. The first leg of the Cup, which was to have been played two years ago when both countries were reigning continental champions, will be in Johannesburg on September 19. The return will be in Riyadh on […]
Hands up those who know what is happening to the qualifying competition for the 2000 African Nations Cup. Okay, both of you can put your hands down now and take a bow. Zimbabwe, awarded the right to host the first showcase of African football in the new millennium, has lost the tournament because it did […]
Deon Potgieter Boxing There’s no stopping former three-time world cham- pion Thulani “Sugarboy” Malinga. After “breaking” his hand on Saturday in a world unification bout in Denmark, Malinga, the World Boxing Federation’s (WBF)super middle-weight world champion, was forced to withdraw in the 10th round of the fight and relinquished his title to his opponent. Matt […]