Guitarist and songwriter Bo Diddley, who died of heart failure on June 2 at age 79, was an innovative R&B pioneer who forged rock’n’roll’s signature beat but rarely got the credit — or the riches — heaped on his fellow musical icons. He died at his home in Archer, Florida, where he had been convalescing since last year after suffering a stroke and later a heart attack.
"I wish to take issue with two dangerous and rather irresponsible generalisations that Percy Zvomuya made in "Africans have never liked one another" (May 23). One is that Africans have always hated Africans. The other is that people who came from Malawi and settled in Zimbabwe were called derogatory names and discriminated against," writes Chris Kabwato.
When John Armstrong asks if it is better for an educator to live in London and be regarded as a small fish in a large academic pond or to become a larger fish in a smaller Australian pond, he makes the question sound both practical and a theme worthy of philosophical investigation.
Facing pressure from shareholders, Telkom looks set to outsource large chunks of its core business. A Telkom strategy document shows that the fixed-line telco is planning to outsource a substantial amount of its core business, including its network, the backbone of telecommunications in the country.
The criticism by Serjeant at the Bar (echoed by Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo) of the Mazibuko judgement constituting a case of ”judicial overreach” reflects a misunderstanding of the nature of the judicial enforcement of human rights, as well as the import of the judgement, writes Jackie Dugard.
No date has yet been fixed for the Judicial Services Commission’s (JSC) meeting to consider new allegations against Cape Judge President John Hlophe, the JSC’s secretary said late on Monday. ”Right now they are still trying to find a date,” said commission secretary Vuyelwa Masangwana.
South Africa’s key CPIX (consumer inflation less mortgage costs) is unlikely to return to within the 3% to 6% target band before 2010, a senior South African Reserve Bank official said on Monday. The targeted gauge jumped unexpectedly to a near five-and-a-half-year high of 10,4% year-on-year in April.
A Cape High Court judge on Monday dismissed an application to force Finance Minister Trevor Manuel to hand over arms-deal documents, activist Terry Crawford-Browne said. He said Judge Daniel Dlodlo ruled in essence ”that I had waited too long in asserting my rights to discovery of the documents”.
Springbok captain John Smit achieves a remarkable feat on Saturday against Wales in Bloemfontein. He will lead his side into a Test match for the 50th time, the first time a Bok captain has ever reached the half-century mark. Springbok coach Peter de Villiers confirmed Smit’s selection on Monday.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) group executive on Monday called on the board of the national broadcaster to step down immediately.