Whatever we think of Israel’s assault on Lebanon, all of us seem to agree about one fact: that it was a response, however disproportionate, to an unprovoked attack by Hezbollah. The Israeli government’s supporters ask peaceniks like me: What would you have done? It’s an important question. But its premise, I have now discovered, is flawed, writes George Monbiot.
The highway south from Beirut to the coastal city of Tyre was a symbol of Lebanon’s love for the open road and proof of revival after the bitter 1975 to 1990 conflict. But that was four weeks ago. Today, Lebanon’s dreams of recovery from years of civil war have been shattered by Israel’s devastating month-old offensive.
Young South African women can look forward to an extremely rewarding career — as can many of the more mature women in this country. The current dispensation allows women of all ethnic origins to finally come into their own in business. More opportunities are opening for women in all spheres of industry.
There’s no shortage of expensive dresses at couture shows, but money doesn’t always buy you taste, writes Hadley Freeman.
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On August 9 1956, a crowd of about 20 000 South African women of all races flocked to Pretoria’s Union Buildings and their leaders delivered petitions to the government. This year, 50 years on, South Africans celebrate the massive women’s march.
The shutdown of a major Alaskan oil field sent oil prices sharply higher on Monday and prompted investors to sell stocks on inflation fears, one day before the Federal Reserve’s next decision on interest rates. BP plc said late on Sunday it would shut down the Prudhoe Bay oilfield due to possible pipeline corrosion.
Pilot error, faulty equipment and inclement weather all contributed to the plane crash that claimed the life of former national cricket captain Hansie Cronje, an inquest heard on Monday. The Hawker Siddeley 748 crashed into the Outeniqua mountain range outside George on June 1 2002.
Alleged serial rapist and multiple murderer Sipho Dube (30) deserves to be locked up for life, the uncle of one of his victims said on Monday. The judge presiding over Dube’s case, Judge Seun Moshidi, said in his summary judgement on Monday that the crimes were characterised by the same modus operandi.
An official complaint is to be lodged against veteran Australian commentator Dean Jones for a remark he made, Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola said on Monday. Jones was heard to say on a live TV broadcast that ”the terrorist has got another wicket” when Proteas fielder Hashim Amla caught Kumar Sangakkara.