Sri Lanka pace bowler Lasith Malinga starred with the new ball as South Africa struggled to 113 for four at lunch on the opening day of the second Test on Friday. Malinga dismissed opener Andrew Hall for a duck and left-hander Jacques Rudolph (13) during a fiery seven-over burst with the new ball at P Saravanamuttu Oval.
South African President Thabo Mbeki should publicly acknowledge the challenge by former deputy president Jacob Zuma for power and object to it as a Zuma presidency would march South African backwards, official opposition leader Tony Leon said on Friday.
Somehow, when nobody was looking, it became a shameful thing to be "nice". Benevolence became a dirty word. Philanthropy and selflessness have become so despised that Mother Teresa probably did herself a favour by dying when she did. OtherÂwise she too could have been a victim of the New Age mentality that demands that we lampoon those who dare to show that they care.
Coach Jake White is working overtime to get his wounded Springboks in the right frame of mind to pull off a spectacular turnaround in Saturday’s Tri-Nations rugby Test with Australia at Sydney’s Olympic stadium. ”The most important area to address with the players is the mental aspect,” White said on Friday.
New street art collective World War Won are changing perceptions — and skylines — by chucking art heavenwards, writes Louise McCann.
Kwanele Sosibo speakes to musician Lura, who will be part of a special double bill celebrating National Women’s Day.
Author Denis Hirson speaks to Shaun de Waal about writing and unfinished business.
Durban musicians claim their form of hip-hop is more authentic than the rest, writes Niren Tolsi.
With the advent of the Vodacom Challenge, the Telkom Charity Cup, which takes place at FNB Stadium this weekend, has lost its status as opening salvo of the season. It is probably time for the South African Football Association to step in and demand a review of both tournaments.
A R10 000-plus, 21-year insurance policy, with odds of 100 000 to one against a payout, may not seem a good bet — yet 3 000 South African parents have taken the gamble. That’s the number of people who have chosen to store stem cells from their child’s umbilical cord in case he or she needs them for medical treatment over the next two decades.