The South African Coin Corporation has been ordered to withdraw an advertisement about selling a R5 Mandela coin for R100 000, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said on Friday. In a statement, the ASA said it had received a complaint from a member of the public that the advertisement was misleading.
Mohammad Asif marked his return to Test cricket with four wickets as Pakistan salvaged some pride on the first day of the fourth and final Test against England at The Oval on Thursday. His 4-56 in 19 overs was instrumental in England being bowled out for a meagre 173.
The beauty of having a billionaire benefactor is not so much the money available to spend, but the money available to lose. Look beyond this summer’s acquisition of Andriy Schevchenko and the relentless pursuit of Ashley Cole and consider instead what happened within the space of two unheralded days in July.
David Beckham for Newcastle. Ruud van Nistelrooy ditto. Patrick Vieira to Manchester United. The whole Italian team headed for Chelsea. Steve McClaren to rejuvenate England. And most bizarrely of all: Wembley to be ready for the next FA Cup final.
The Currie Cup begins in earnest this weekend, with all bar the Lions and Bulls having played seven matches, with seven more to come before the semifinals and final. At the halfway mark the five major metropolitan provinces lead the way with Griquas providing a potential fly in the ointment and the Valke and Pumas making up the numbers.
<b>CD OF THE WEEK:</b> Dudley Perkins is the funkiest cat in hip-hop since Humpty Hump emerged in the 1990s selling Digital Underground sex packets, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, the first black South African to achieve his doctorate in literature, would have turned 100 this year, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
<b>NOT THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK:</b> The trouble with M Night Shyamalan’s <i>Lady in the Water</i> is not just that it is boring, predictable and laughably absurd; it’s that it is so obviously contrived, writes Shaun de Waal.
Shaun de Waal pays tribute to one of South Africa’s leading poets, Mazizi Kunene, who died last week.
Shoprite Checkers and the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccawu) would begin talks on Friday to end a pay strike by workers, the union said. Saccawu has demanded the greater of a wage increase of R300 or 10%, and improved working conditions. Shoprite has offered R265.