A Supreme Court judgment threatens local banks’ cheque=20 clearing system. Pat Sidley reports A Supreme Court judgment against Amalgamated Banks of South=20 Africa (Absa) this week could affect the entire clearing=20 system of the country’s banks. Understandably, Absa is likely to appeal against the=20 The case revolved around the practice of South Africa’s=20 banks of […]
Marino Corazza MOVEABLE FEAST=20 IT’S Sunday May 29, and I’m at Sol’s very own, charming Sun=20 City. In the Soup Bowl, to be exact. At 6:30pm, it’s=20 showtime, folks: the Loeries.=20 ‘Twas the time of year for the pulp and celluloid maestros=20 to receive their just accolades. Fiction, but nevertheless,=20 let’s not kid ourselves, this […]
Eddie Koch IN a bold move to clamp down on venality in public office, the African National Congress has decided its MPs must open their family assets and extra- parliamentary earnings to full public scrutiny. The dramatic decision — possibly a first for any political party in the world — coincides with efforts by the […]
1 Black Grape: It’s Great When You’re Straight … Yeah! (BMG) 2 Pulp: Different Class (Polygram) 3 James Phillips: Made in South Africa (Shifty/Tic Tic Bang) 4 Neil Young with Pearl Jam: Mirror Ball (Warner Bros) 5 Urban Creep: Sea Level (Shifty/Tic Tic Bang) 6 Boukman Eksperyans: Libte (Pran Pou Pran’l!) (Mango) 7 Gito Baloi: […]
Sam Sklair=20 LEE RITENOUR/LARRY CARLTON: Larry and Lee (GRP)=20 IF you are into contemporary jazz/fusion guitar playing,=20 you can’t do much better than this CD. It gets together two=20 of the most skilled and versatile players of this genre,=20 and it is almost impossible to decide which one is playing=20 solo at any time. Lee […]
With a new technique and a new coach, promising South=20 African javelin thrower Philip Spies is ready to take on=20 the world’s best =20 ATHLETICS: Julian Drew=20 AFEW weeks ago South Africa’s top javelin thrower was=20 training at the Rand Afrikaans University track when Clive=20 Rice called from the stands enquiring whether his South=20 African […]
Clive Simpkins THREE very different events, one sporting, one advertising, and one political, focus attention on the eclectic nature of marketing in South Africa today. The Rugby World Cup is in full swing. The marketing lesson that emerges from this event is this: there should have been some central co-ordinating unit, looking at all intrusions […]
Ann Eveleth Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi has lost a significant battle in his bid to clean up the controversial KwaZulu Police force. Former Sundumbili station commander Major Owen Zama — the first of 14 officers Mufamadi ordered suspended last year — was acquitted on Friday on charges related to an alleged 1990 attempt […]
The government will be publishing its White Paper on Arts and Culture in the new year. HAZEL FRIEDMAN finds out what’s in store for IT doesn’t take soothsayer’s skills to predict the contents of the government’s White Paper on Arts and Culture, which will be released in the new year. Simply refer to the first […]
The Japanese will always be at a disadvantage when they clash with the giant forwards of the other nations in the World Cup RUGBY: Barney Spender THERE is the old joke: “For this week’s winner the big prize is a one week holiday in Bloemfontein, and for our loser it’s a two week holiday in […]