THURSDAY, 1.45PM: SOUTH Africa played India to a crushing 5-0 defeat in the tri-nations women’s hockey match in Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday night. South Africa dominated the match from the opening whistle — despite Indian coach Balbir Singh’s complaints over biased umpiring after the match — notching up a decisive corner count of 9-3. During the […]

WEDNESDAY, 1.00PM: THE private sector may soon own police stations and magistrate’s courts if a proposal by investment bank Theta Securities and Property Asset Managers is approved, Business Day reported on Wednesday. Under Theta’s plan police stations and courts will be built and acquired by private sector investors, then rented back to the state, which […]

WEDNESDAY, 1.00PM: RESERVE Bank governor Chris Stals said on Tuesday that a cut in the interest rate before the introduction of the new money market reproduction system on March 9 is unlikely, unless there is a significant change in market conditions. “With the introduction of the repo system the central bank will be forced to […]

TUESDAY, 11.30AM: PAUL Adams showed he is still in good form when he destroyed the Eastern Province batting with a haul of six wickets for 90 runs to help Western Province achieve a 123-run Supersport Series victory at Newlands on Monday. Adams’ figures would have been even more impressive, career best in fact, had ‘keeper […]

MONDAY, 12.30PM: HELLENIC beat African Wanderers 3-2 at Kings Park soccer stadium on Sunday to ease their worries of relegation. The defeat further compounded the woes of Wanderers, who are facing serious relegation trouble. Hellenic were 1-2 down at half time, but managed to score twice in the second half without reply before a paltry […]

morality Sexual scandal in politics has always been attended by hypocrisy, most frequently on the part of the media in their efforts to justify the public ventilation of private activities. When a British minister of defence, John Profumo, bedded a prostitute and was caught, the British press justified its prurient coverage of the scandal on […]

Philippa Garson Etienne Marais, a director in the Safety and Security Secretariat found guilty last week of sexually abusing two girls, will face a disciplinary hearing or be dismissed, unless he resigns first. Marais, chief director of liaison and communication, was found guilty of masturbating in front of two girls, aged seven and 12 at […]

Belinda Beresford Guardian of the rand and watchdog of inflation, the Reserve Bank probably has as much impact on every South African’s finances as anything the government does. But, unlike Nelson Mandela, the bank is not national property. Unlike most of its counterparts across the globe, South Africa’s central bank is a private company which […]

Belinda Beresford Investor or tourist, gift-giver or generous parent bailing out stranded offspring, how can you best get your money out of the country? The quickest way of taking money overseas is to use your credit or debit card, although this can be expensive. Internationally, credit-card transactions are operated in dollars. A withdrawal in yen […]

Attempts at reconciling the ANC’s Gauteng region have failed dismally, writes Sechaba ka’Nkosi Fresh allegations of serious misconduct and abuse of authority hit the inner circles of the African National Congress’s Gauteng region this week, less than two months before the party holds its provincial conference. At the centre of the furore is Safety and […]