MG Rover has increased its range in South Africa with the arrival of the Rover Streetwise, aimed at youthful buyers and the young at heart. For this model the Poms invented the catch-phrase "Urban Tough." Is this Streetwise finger-licking good? Motormouth Gavin Foster puts it to the test.
"I’ve never disappointed them [whites] in any way, but like all human beings they have poor memories." Drew Forrest hands out this week’s <i>imivimbo eyi-10</i> to Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
The Karoo dorp of Beaufort West is a curious mix. It is the birthplace of heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard and has a museum in his honour. It is the place where anti-apartheid activists downed a helicopter in the 1980s. Unemployment stands at an estimated 60% among the about 60Â 000 Central Karoo residents. Taking the Central Karoo from bust to boom needs more jobs that will stay.
DIY sex scandals, spaced out testimonies from astronauts on UFO sightings, nun target practice games, poking fun at Pokémon, handicapped kittens, competitive eating, and sideburns for sale online — Ian Fraser does what you don’t have time to do and brings you the bizarre on the net.
In 1973, when the Organisation for African Unity held its conference in Addis Ababa, Emperor Haile Selassie threw a splendid banquet for the media. At the time Ethiopia was in the grip of its most famous famine. Not a callous man, the emperor was simply going along with normal protocol that requires heads of state to deliver what we now call "world-class" hospitality.
England Under-19 coach Stuart Baxter has been appointed as coach of Bafana Bafana — and if he signs the contract, he will start work on May 1, according to a ”world exclusive” report on the Kick Off soccer website.
As overcast skies cleared on Tuesday above the grove at the ruins of Olympia, officials tested a burnished-steel mirror that will help light the Olympic torch using the sun’s rays at Thursday’s flame-lighting ceremony. Once lit, the Olympic flame will travel around the world, including its first trips ever to South America and Africa.
Defending champion AC Milan came back to beat Deportivo de la Coruna 4-1 on Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. Milan, who lead the Serie A and are looking for their seventh Champions Cup title, got two goals from Kaka and one each from Andriy Shevchenko and Andrea Pirlo.
West Indies captain Brian Lara and England fast bowler Simon Jones have been fined half their match fees after being found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct during the second Test in Trinidad. Match referee Mike Procter said that Lara was fined for showing dissent to the umpires late on Sunday.
Liverpool have turned down property magnate Steve Morgan’s bid to pump £50-million into the club by issuing shares to the public. Morgan said on Tuesday the offer was turned down by Liverpool chairperson and owner David Moores and the board of directors of the Premier League club.