Australia’s Queensland Reds finished off another under-par Super 14 rugby season with a dour 22-16 win over New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders in Townsville on Friday. The Reds chalked up their fourth win in 13 matches to send coach Jeff Miller out on a winning note.
Organised events are helping graffiti break into the art mainstream, writes Tisha Eetgerink.
Old favourites Live have a new album out, and newcomers Fall Out Boy and Hard-Fi make the headlines too, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
The awards have become too similar to all the others, writes Maria McCloy.
William Mervin Gumede is the next blip on the plagiarism radar that is sweeping South Africa, writes Colin Bower.
Elza Miles reviews the <i>Complete works Of Eugène Nielen Marais</i>.
b>MOVIE OF THE WEEK:</b> Shaun de Waal reviews the latest release from Kevin Reynolds, <i>Tristan and Isolde</i>.
A major retrospective of artist Cyprian Shilakoe unearths hidden treasures, writes Alex Sudheim.
European Union leaders bluntly criticised Bolivia and Venezuela’s protectionist energy policies at summit talks of 58 European and Latin American leaders on Friday. Summit host Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel reminded the two countries that open markets were key to promoting economic growth and prosperity — a key issue at the meeting.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni took his third oath of office on Friday, formally extending his 21-year rule in an inauguration ceremony held amid concerns about his commitment to democracy. Museveni, who first came to power in a 1986 coup but has been elected three times since, enters his third term facing a series of weighty challenges.