South Africa’s new Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka should address the gap between the ruling African National Congress’ words and deeds and speak out against President Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe, says official opposition leader Tony Leon.
THRILLER OF THE WEEK: The actors in Mindhunters are not quite the set of pulchritudinous young things we have become accustomed to, writes Shaun de Waal.
Simmer & Jack Mines Ltd, the preferred bidder for DRDGold’s liquidated North West operations, has concluded an employment deal with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the company said on Friday. ”This is an important step for us,” said Simmers chairperson Roger Kebble.
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Analysts are divided on what effect Jacob Zuma’s retention of the deputy presidency of the African National Congress will have on his bid for the ANC presidency in 2007. While some believe his dismissal as deputy president of the country sounded the death knell for his political career, others feel his retention of his party position is the life raft he needs.
Winner of the Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year, Wim Botha draws on iconic and venerated images from art and religion over the ages, writes Dianne Tipping-Woods.
Over the next decade, two million children will die, 40-million people will be without safe drinking water, and five million children will be forced out of school if current trends continue in 14 countries across Asia and the Pacific that are among the world’s least developed, a United Nations report said on Friday.
Donkey-riding protesters seeking to banish the French Grand Prix from central France overshadowed Friday’s opening practice session for Sunday’s race. The protesters, waving banners, blocked a road about 15km from the Magny-Cours circuit. If their protest continued, it could seriously disrupt traffic for Sunday’s race.
If the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s much ballyhooed evaluation report on the five cities vying to win sport’s most glittering prize was what mattered, then next Wednesday’s vote in Singapore by the IOC’s rank and file would be a done deal. Instead it will be geo-politics, self-interest, friendships and even revenge for past snubs which separate the winners form the losers.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport advanced to her first major final since 2000 on Friday when defeating Amelie Mauresmo in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Her opponent on Saturday will be two-time Wimbledon winner Venus Williams, who advanced on Thursday when she eliminated defending champion Maria Sharapova.
The power Shaiks Now that the high court has pronounced on Schabir Shaik and President Thabo Mbeki has done the country proud in axing Jacob Zuma, one remains puzzled at the role the Shaik brothers appear to play in the contention for influence and power, without visibly being representative of anyone or anything except themselves. […]