Despite a weak signal, Radio Today claims to have a substantial following and is looking forward to an even better future, writes Sia Sanneh Buried deep beneath the static of the airwaves and pushed right to the edge of one’s tuner is a radio station which is a blast from the past, catering for the […]
The Charlie Chaplin of Hong Kong action, Jackie Chan, has crossed over to the West. ANDREW WORSDALE reports WITH Rumble in the Bronx, Jackie Chan has taken the peculiar brand of “slapstick kung-fu” which has made him the undisputed king of Asian cinema and finally smashed his way into the American box-office. His first major […]
BOXING: Gavin Evans in London THE morning after the fight before, Thulane Malinga was on the blower to his promotional boss, looking for a way to recuperate the R3-million he had just squandered. “When can you get me my return? Have you got a date yet?” he pleaded to Rodney Berman. And though it wasn’t […]
IT is axiomatic that editorial charters designed to preserve the independence of newspapers are “a good thing”. But we cannot help but feel uneasy about the draft charter published by Times Media Limited this week. The main problem with the charter is its timing. The fact that it is being cha mpioned by white editors […]
Foreign views, foreign standards, foreign players. Ruud Gullit has brought all three to English football, and everyone loves him for it SOCCER: Brian Alexander THE pundits got it wrong before the European Championship. When asked who would emerge as the stars of the tournament, they trotted out names like Suker, Kluivert, Zidane and Boban. But […]
Drum is South Africa’s best-known black monthly magazine, famed overseas and locally. Now it’s going weekly, reports Jacquie Golding-Duffy IN September, after nearly five decades as a monthly, the country’s oldest black magazine — Drum — will be published weekly. National Magazines (NatMags) is changing its print schedule to bring Drum into line with its […]
Eddie Koch Foreign zoos are reluctant to buy lions captured in the Kruger National Park b ecause new research shows eight out of every 10 Kruger lions may be infected w ith the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), a viral agent similar in structur e to HIV but not transferable between human and cat species. Research […]
The SABC’s expansion into rural bureaux has provoked a mixed response from radio stations, writes Jacquie Golding-Duffy SABC radio news is planning to expand its operation by establishing eight rural bureaux at an initial start-up cost of about R3,2-million. SABC radio news managing editor Alwyn Kloppers says increasing the number of newsrooms in rural areas […]
Philippa Garson PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela’s gentle but persistent finger-wagging at student organisations has met with reluctant nods in some quarters and outright rejection of the “Madiba magic” in others. But his moves have clearly signalled that the romantic liaison between the African National Congress and its campus foot soldiers is coming to an end. The […]
BAFANA KHUMALO showcases three rising stars who will be taking the stage at the Standard Bank National Arts Festival this week IF a time capsule labelled “The new royalty in South African theatre” was launched into space at the opening of this year’s Grahamstown festival, included in it would be at least three names: Sello […]