Jamaica’s Usain Bolt clocked a 100m world record of 9,72 seconds on Saturday to electrify the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meeting. The 21-year-old broke the previous record of 9,74 set by compatriot Asafa Powell in Rieti, Italy, on September 9 2007. Bolt finished ahead of 100m and 200m World Champion Tyson Gay of the United States (9,85) and American Darvis Patton (10,07).
Scientists say they may have discovered ice on Mars. They have reported that when soil was blown away as Nasa’s Phoenix robot spacecraft descended and landed on the Red Planet last Sunday, it may have exposed an outcrop of ice according to images taken near one of the probe’s footpads.
BBC insiders have accused the corporation of sexism after it emerged that the number of reports by women journalists on its flagship 10pm news bulletin has fallen dramatically in the past year. Senior female correspondents are unhappy about being overlooked by the programme, which was revamped at the start of the year.
Hundreds of women converged on a stadium on the outskirts of Harare on Saturday to pray for peace ahead of the country’s tense presidential run-off amid mounting political violence. Zimbabweans go to the polls on June 27 for a second-round presidential election between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Are advertisers resorting to sexist measures to sell deodorant to the country’s macho men? Our writers debate.
This year’s Loeries celebrated a campaign of social and political relevance, writes Alexander Sudheim.
Riaan Wolmarans on LibraryThing, a great new books website that bridges the chasm between social networking junkies on the web and book lovers
African elegance and global chic were on display at this year’s Cape Town Fashion Week, writes Lisa Johnston.
Bronwyn Law-Viljoen speaks to William Kentridge about <i>The Magic Flute</i>, opera and politics.
Riaan Wolmarans attended this year’s Oppikoppi music festival and Lisa Skinner took the pictures.