Andrew Spencer : Golf So, Nick Price has another million dollars. He earned it, as he said after his one-shot win at Sun City last weekend, “the hard way”. Price may not have the fanatical support Ernie Els enjoys among the South African public but, despite the Zimbabwean colours he flies, his roots are sunk […]

Relieving the debt burden is a matter of national urgency, writes Kumi Naidoo If South Africa is serious about reconciliation and justice, we need to look creatively at the burden of debt incurred by the previous government. Over the last year, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), churches, the Human Rights Commission, Sanco and trade unions have raised […]

Peta Thornycroft The former co-chair of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), accused of misusing her company credit card, has recently landed a plum government job. Dr Sebilitso Mokone-Matebane has been offered a consultancy with Sentech, the national signal distributor owned by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. This means all three disgraced IBA councillors have […]

Dan Glaister For the second consecutive year, Britain’s 20 000 Turner Prize has been awarded to a video artist. The prize was presented to Gillian Wearing by the British Culture Secretary Chris Smith at the Tate Gallery in London. Her victory over the three other women on the prize’s first all-woman shortlist confirms the dominance […]

Andrew Muchineripi : Soccer Clive Barker is displaying remarkable confidence ahead of the Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia for a national coach whose team has been outplayed in three consecutive matches. He told reporters before departing for the eight-nation tournament that Bafana Bafana would reach the final and only world champions Brazil presented a threat […]

Andrew Muchineripi : Boxing Welcome Ncita and Sugarboy Malinga could be nicknamed the comeback twins for both are making returns to the ring after long layoffs. Ncita (32) is scheduled to fight Hector Lizaragga, the number one contender for the IBF featherweight title vacated by the British wonderboy Naseem “Prince” Hamed. The bout is set […]

Brett Davidson : In your ear The country’s older radio stations have been re-inventing themselves to better compete against the fresh-faced commercial debutants new on the scene. The degree of change is generally in proportion to the level of competition in any given region. On the one end of the scale is 94.7 Highveld Stereo. […]

Stefaans Brmmer A close associate of Emanuel Shaw II, the controversial Liberian adviser to South Africa’s Central Energy Fund, was investigated by Dutch authorities on suspicion he participated in a crime syndicate that used West Africa as a transit point for massive drugs shipments to Europe. Dutch investigators say they are no longer pursuing Shaw’s […]

Despite acclaim, the Second Johannesburg Biennale is likely to close early. What, asks Brenda Atkinson, went wrong? After more than a year of political foreplay and a consummation between Art and the Public that never quite took place, the second Johannesburg Biennale faces closure a month early, following the last-minute withdrawal of funds by the […]

Ann Eveleth The Commission on the Restitution of Land Rights is “completely dysfunctional”, under-funded, under-staffed and way behind on delivery, say land rights activists, government officials and commission insiders. “We are the Cinderella of commissions,” chief land claims commissioner Joe Seremane says. “If the government will deny me the R20-million I need to do my […]