The Katlehong community is still haunted by the murder of seven-year- old Mamokgethi Malebana, writes Tangeni Amupadhi A plethora of Childline posters adorns the office and classrooms of Kabelo Primary School in Katlehong on the East Rand, suggesting just how concerned the school is about the safety of its pupils. “We are determined not to […]
FERIAL HAFFAJEE, Johannesburg | Friday 8.00pm. INDEPENDENT television producers believe that the South African Broadcasting Corporation secretly gave a multi-million-rand contract for breakfast television to a favoured firm while pretending to be taking submissions from its rivals. The contract was awarded to Urban Brew, a production house which is co-owned by New Africa Investments Limited […]
ROB DAVIES, Johannesburg | Friday 10.30AM. TWO more South African athletes have won gold medals at the World Athletics Championships for the Physically Disabled in Birmingham, bringing the number of gold medals won to five. Malcolm Pringle, winner of three medals at the Atlanta Paralympics in 1996, won the 1500m class 38 cerebral palsy event […]
Who is . . . Yasser Arafat? Angella Johnson Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has received red-carpet treatment worthy of a state president during his official visit to South Africa this week. It is a long way from the days when he was viewed as the personification of Arab evil, described by former Israeli prime minister […]
David Davies heralds the arrival of Se Ri Pak, golfing phenomenon, for the British Women’s Open at Lytham St Annes The golfing world breathed a gentle sigh of relief when Brandie Burton won, or perhaps more to the point Se Ri Pak did not win, the Du Maurier Classic in Canada at the start of […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Abuja | Friday 10.00pm. THE Nigerian government on Friday conceded that it in the past “diverted” much of the fuel intended for the country’s fuel-starved domestic market. Speaking to reporters on Friday after a meeting of the top military body, the Provisional Ruling Council, council spokesman Major-General John Mark Inienger admitted that past […]
There’s an ancient Greek temple, a Caribbean seaside resort, a spaceship, an Egyptian pyramid and a riverboat from the deep South. You can play blackjack, all the variations of poker, baccarat, craps, roulette, keno, scratch cards and slot machines to your heart’s desire. Best of all, you can wager real money or play just for […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 6.30PM. LOCAL shares moved slowly off their lows today after a slightly better-than anticipated opening on the Dow Jones industrial average. Overall confidence, however, remained weak. According to dealers, JSE investors are finding it a hard task to predict the market, as they react to the whims of international perceptions […]
Wally Mbhele A former African National Congress member who was convicted in 1988 of the gruesome murder of four women considers himself abandoned by his party. Of the six people convicted in the case, four – including the ringleader – were given political amnesty in 1991. Another, Absalom Kobela, was released on parole last year. […]
Alex Sudheim Live in Durban For the aspirant rock band on the quest for gold and glory, the struggle to emerge from the Dread Swamp Of Indifference – aka Durban – is one of the most daunting challenges it must face. Yet the aptly-named Mud Puppies approach the task with heroic resolve, despite having to […]