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/ 19 November 2004
Former Malawian minister of sports and culture Philip Bwanali has been arrested on allegations that he swindled 11,5-million kwacha (about R640 000) meant for sports development in the country. Bwanali was arrested last Saturday. He is the fifth senior member of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) to be arrested on corruption charges.
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/ 19 November 2004
What is higher education worth? This is a question that the recent revelations about vice-chancellors’ remuneration inadvertently raises. It is a pertinent question. Not only does it pertain to the obvious question of whether top management within higher education deserve the amount it is paid, but it goes further to ask how the public feels about higher education. Do we as a society feel as if we are getting our tax money’s worth in light of the amount the state contributes to this sector?
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/ 19 November 2004
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Spanish prime minister on Thursday condemned the racist abuse of black England footballers by thousands of Spanish fans as the disgraceful scenes on Wednesday night prompted outrage in Britain and threatened to escalate into a diplomatic row.
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/ 19 November 2004
Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly is confident his spin-bowling attack will see off the South African challenge when the first Test starts on Saturday on a turning Green Park pitch. Ganguly is banking on India’s traditional spin strength to deliver the home side their first Test victory over South Africa in eight years.
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/ 19 November 2004
Sheila Weinberg has died. She has been ”around” the liberation struggle for decades.
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/ 19 November 2004
One would have thought that any society au fait with the physics of suicide bombing would have figured it out long ago: what goes up must come down. Certainly, unshakeable faith in divine providence goes a long way, but prefacing every prediction with “God willing” tends to deny certain realities about the effects on cranial bone of rapidly falling AK-47 bullets. Being faithful is one thing. Being a blithering idiot is quite another.
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/ 19 November 2004
Modern international football throws up all kinds of rubbish outside of the major competitions. Friendlies were becoming a farce. Fifa had to step in to reverse the trend of 11-man substitutions and non-matches that robbed the public – in the stands and on TV – of decent entertainment.
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/ 19 November 2004
Oh, to be a Chelsea fan now that winter’s here. When they play tough French outfit Paris St Germain in Champions League Group H at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, the scarf-and-Russian-hat wearing Blues brothers will be yawning with contentment. I mean, they’re perfect, aren’t they?
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/ 19 November 2004
Everton’s bubble refuses to burst as they remain in contention for European qualification. Football isn’t supposed to be like this. Everton are basically broke, their stadium ain’t huge, they were rubbish last season and we ”experts” like to get our predictions right.
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/ 19 November 2004
Another weekend of Coca-Cola Cup clashes is expected to provide soccer supporters with top action. The 16 premier league clubs that began the tournament a few weeks ago have been reduced to eight, fighting it out for the R2-million at stake and a chance to take part in one of the continental cup competitions.