Matthew Krouse Down the tube E.tv’s first News broadcast, last Sunday, seemed more electrifying than it actually was. It had the veneer of something urgent and new. But some of the more shocking images were old, and some of the language seemed hyped. To start, the upbeat logo music pumped in over a blue montage […]

Irene Krechoweicka Taking a break gives you renewed energy and motivation, enabling you to gain the most from your working life. Breaks made with an employer’s support are by far the easiest to mend. Here’s how to persuade your boss to give you some time off: l Prepare a strong case. Enlightened employers can be […]

Johnny Masilela A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE by ES Madima (ESST) Tenda Madima, a journalist and the author of an as-yet- unpublished novel in English as well as a screenplay, has taken it upon himself to translate his father’s celebrated TshiVenda novel into English. Academic MC Neluvhalani writes in the preface that he is convinced this […]

SARAH BULLEN, Johannesburg | Friday 7.30pm. ANGLO American Corporation subsidiary, Zambia Copper Investments, on Friday afternoon formally announced it is to acquire the assets of state-owned Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines for a beefed up $90-million. This brings to an end speculation over the price AAC would finally acquire ZCCM’s lucrative copper mines following reports that […]

FORMER Dusi champion John Edmonds took an early, slim lead in the Powerade Dusi Canoe Marathon after an exciting first stage on Thursday. Edmonds gained the lead with five minutes to the finish to clock 3:18:32. For most of the morning favourite Wayne Volek, Kelby Murray and Cape paddler Martin Dreyer vied for the lead. […]

GOVERNMENT is due to issue a discussion paper in June on electronic commerce — e-commerce — in an attempt to bring commercial law up to date with developments in e-commerce technology and practice. The paper will propose legal and regulatory guidelines for e-commerce and to promote technology. The discussion paper is the first step in […]

THE international competitors were struggling as the first round of the $1-million South African Open kicked off in blistering heat at the Stellenbosch Golf Club on Thursday. Leading the field as the early starters neared the end of their rounds, were Pretoria’s Justin Hobday and Ron McCann, a South African who has lived in the […]

BILL CLINTON’S long-awaited Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, involving a free-trade package for Africa, was resurrected in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. The Bill was killed in the Senate last year and was due to be reintroduced in the House of Representatives with revisions this year. Concerns about textile imports threatening certain […]

A HUMAN rights group in Swaziland on Wednesday expressed grave concern about a new law introduced by King Mswati III giving traditional chiefs sweeping powers. The controversial law, enacted last month without parliamentary debate, could threaten national unity and turn people against the chiefs, said the Human Rights Association of Swaziland’s Joshua Mzizi. The Swazi […]