Another United States sprinter coached by Trevor Graham has tested positive for use of a performance-boosting drug, according to the Chicago Tribune in its edition on Friday. LaTasha Jenkins, silver medallist at the 2001 indoor world championships, was tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone in July, the report said.
Tiger Woods said he would like to see testing on the PGA Tour for performance-enhancing drugs as soon as possible to make sure golf remains clean. ”I don’t know when we could get that implemented,” Woods said. ”Tomorrow would be fine with me.” Woods did not say he thought anyone was using steroids, but said it could be a problem in the future.
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance, Herbert Murerwa, on Monday launched a thinly veiled attack on Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono when he told Parliament he had not been consulted on the latest currency initiative that has become a new political front in the Zanu-PF power struggle.
Since search engines entered the world interviews have become a circular form in which almost every interviewer asks the same questions as every previous interviewer, writes Pico Iyer.
<b>MOVIE OF THE WEEK:</b> Shaun de Waal reviews the latest example of the "mockumentary" genre, <i>Confetti</i>.
Lisa Johnston reviews Patricia Schonstein’s new book, <i>Quilt of Dreams</i>.
After ticking slightly higher in early trade, the JSE was a tad softer by noon on Friday, with traders waiting for a lead from external factors. By noon, the all-share index was down 0,19%, with the gold-mining index down 1,93% and resources off 0,39%. Industrials were off 0,2%. Financials firmed 0,21% and banks advanced 1,01%.
The authorities in Zimbabwe have threatened fuel dealers who have refused to cut fuel prices in line with a government directive. State radio said the dealers who are selling fuel for prices of up to 1Â 000 new Zimbabwe dollars ( at the official exchange rate) per litre, instead of the gazetted Z a litre for diesel and Z for petrol, would face legal action.
The New York Times has announced the appointment of its first perfume critic, in what the paper describes as a breakthrough for olfactory journalism and a wake-up call for a secretive, hype-driven industry. As far as the paper is aware, Chandler Burr, a journalist and author, will be the first full-time perfume critic for an English-language newspaper.
Brett Kebble had already appeared in a well-publicised court case on fraud charges when the Democratic Alliance accepted a R250 000 donation from him. It was also in February 2004 — the month of Kebble’s donation to the DA — that the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> revealed his dubious role in supporting ventures of the ANC Youth League’s business arm, Lembede.