MONDAY, 9.05AM: BAFANA BAFANA suffered major defeat on the eve of their game against Brazil on December 7 at the Ellis Park Stadium, on the hands of Germany in Dusseldorf on Saturday. South Africa lost 3-0. Bafana Bafana, who played without several of their regular players, never looked a threat to the Germans. South Africa […]

MONDAY, 2.15PM: FOR the first time in South African legal history, court papers on a pending matter have been posted on the Internet before they’ve reached the court room. The telecomms giant Telkom’s notice of motion and founding affidavit against the SA Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Satra) have been posted on the Internet by the Rhodes […]

MONDAY, 10AM: A new World Trade Organisation report shows South Africa brought in more anti-dumping measures last year than any other country, a quarter of them targetted at China. Among locally-manufactured items protected against imports from China are textiles, forks, garden equipment and flat glass, while PVC manufacturers here are protected against Brazilian, Taiwainese, French, […]

MONDAY 2.30AM: SIXTEEN youths arrested on Sunday when found selling biology matric exam papers in Lenasia, near Johannesburg, have been released in time to write their Monday exams. But they will still be expected to appear in court on Wednesday to face fraud charges. The Gauteng matric biology exam went ahead because, said an Education […]

Lorraine Pace It should have been a media coup. A case that has grabbed print headlines internationally and been beamed to television screens worldwide was due to set a Web precedent last Monday. But a minute before the decision was to be issued, the Web service provider had a power failure. Ironically, this resulted in […]

Opposition parties are preparing to use the death penalty to whip the ANC. Will the ANC be able to withstand the pressure, asks Marion Edmunds A political fight over the death penalty is brewing between the African National Congress and opposition parties – one in which ANC leadership finds itself at odds with majority opinion. […]

The inventor who gave the world the pollution sniffer and the microwave oven has also made a brilliant contribution to the world of ideas – the Gaia theory. Fred Pearce reports James Lovelock, independent British inventor and Gaia guru, added to his trophy cabinet this month when he went to Japan to claim the Blue […]

Nkosazana Zuma and Louis Luyt are taking pep-up pills from spin doctors Ferial Haffajee It cost a lot, but the R2,8-million which Minister of Health Nkosazana Zuma splashed out on improving her image and that of her department is paying dividends. Watch her: there’s a softer touch; less defensive and more confident. The three Bills […]

Charl Blignaut : Cultural sushi Perhaps the most remarkable work on the Johannesburg biennale is the installation of the embassy of an imaginary country called Elgaland-Vargaland. It was created by artists Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Leif Elggren, who move into town for major art shows, swear in new citizens, issue passports and even select […]

Peta Thornycroft Glen Goosen, former director of investigations at the truth commission, has formally complained about a programme broadcast on SAfm last week which contained an interview with his former boss, Dumisa Ntsebeza. In the programme, TRC in Review, Ntsebeza accused Goosen of being part of an incompetent investigation and suggested race played a part […]