MONDAY, 1.15PM: MAMELODI activist Stanley “Stanza” Bopape was given three electric shocks by police before he died in detention in 1988, according to testimony heard by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Monday. “His head fell forward, and I realised there was something wrong with him,” said former policemen Lieutenant-Colonel Adriaan van Niekerk to the […]

MONDAY, 12.15PM: ZIMBABWEAN Nick Price won the R1,9-million Dimension data Pro-Am by five shots at Sun City on Sunday, successfully defending the title he won last year. Price, who said the course set-up was extremely difficult, shot a 12-under-par 276, five better than fellow Zimbabwean and runner-up Mark McNulty. South African Tjaart van der Walt […]

MONDAY, 12.00NOON: THE government may be forced to revise its tough stance on the fiscal control and budget-deficit targets laid out in its growth, employment and redistribution (Gear) strategy, and find a balance between practising rigid fiscal control and addressing the “social deficit” highlighted by cutbacks in education, health and other social services. Commenting on […]

MONDAY, 10.30AM: FORMER state president PW Botha has pleaded not guilty in the George Regional Court to charges brought against him after defying a subpoena to testify before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to explain the role of the 1980s State Security Council, which ran the apartheid government’s campaign to contain rebellion by anti-apartheid activists. […]

John Aglionby in Jakarta The future of the Indonesian economy hung in the balance this week as President Suharto refused to adhere to conditions laid down by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Suharto is risking the termination of the IMF lending programme as he continues to draw fire from the institution for establishing a currency […]

Lizeka Mda: CITY LIMITS In Diagonal Street shopkeepers give a good impression of being eager for your custom. None of the sulky reception here, nor the grudging service that one often gets in the fancier stores. “Come in and see,” touts urge from surprisingly – for Johannesburg – uncluttered pavements. And if you should be […]

Arguing about the rights and wrongs of cloning humans ignores the fact that it’s not technically possible at present, writes David Shapshak Sensationalising human cloning ignores the simple fact that, at the moment, it cannot be done. Claims last weekend that South Africa was ready to start cloning humans have not only been met with […]

Njongonkulu Ndungane: Ubuntu We stand on the threshold of opportunities which range from building on the economic strength of a country that arguably has one of the most developed infrastructures in Africa, to the challenge of ensuring that our fledgling democracy works. But we also face many other hurdles. All the good intentions and wise […]

Marion Edmunds The Eastern Cape government is allowing the province’s natural assets and tourist attractions to go down the tubes, because of a lack of funds, skills and political will to preserve the environment. Despite official denials of collapse, the picture of conservation in the Eastern Cape – the only province in the country which […]

Bongani Siqoko Rugby may have appeared to unite the country when South Africa won the World Cup, but soccer could be the catalyst for real integration of blacks into financial markets. Soccer team Kaizer Chiefs is expected shortly to announce plans to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Representative Louis “Sprinter” Tshakoane said discussions […]