Members of the commission investigating the September 11 terror attacks have injected a potentially unsettling element into President George Bush’s re-election campaign by deciding not to disband. Although the commission scrupulously avoided apportioning blame to either the Clinton or Bush administrations, the decision ensures that 9/11 and Iraq will remain at the forefront of the election campaign.
Britain could send 5 000 troops to Sudan very quickly if the government decides to intervene in the humanitarian crisis, the head of the army said on Friday. ”If need be we will be able to go to Sudan,” General Sir Mike Jackson, the chief of general staff, told BBC News 24’s Hardtalk programme. ”I suspect we could put a brigade together very quickly indeed.”
30 000 to 50 000 dead in Darfur
Sudan crisis: ‘This has to end’
The All Blacks broke South African hearts on Saturday by snatching a 23-21 win right on fulltime in a Tri-Nations rugby union Test played in freezing conditions in Christchurch. The Springboks led 21-12 at half-time, scored three tries to one and defended heroically but lost on the full time whistle to virtually the only All Black assault that penetrated their line in the whole 80 minutes.
NOT QUITE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Bright Young Things successfully carries off the hedonism of the pre-war era of Europe’s high societé, but the film is fails to deliver the same contemplative satire and darkness of its predecessors. Peter Bradshaw reviews.
Irish rock band U2 are up in arms over the suspected theft of their latest album. Although a rough cut of their latest material, the implications of the disc falling into the wrong hands, and onto the internet, could be severe. Jamie Wilson and Amelia Gentleman report.
Give recognition where it’s due: Mike van Graan thinks it’s time to pay tribute to the public representative that demonstrates the most support for arts and culture.
She spells her first name with a lower case "j" and her last name with an "m" as "a statement of not accepting all that people name you, or define you as". Charles Leonard talks to American poet jessica Care moore, who performs at the Urban Voices festival this month.
Where some may view downtown Jozi as an innocuous slum, while the camera lens discovers the hidden spaces that have become a habitat for the homeless and an exhibition of the lively and the living. Johannesburg Circa Now is a multi-dimensional look at the inner city, writes Sizwe samaYende.
While Jeanette Winterson’s <i>lighthousekeeping</i> brings back some of the whimsical energy of her earlier novels, readers may find narrative satisfaction lacking. Mary West reviews.
The last surviving member of the infamous Stander gang, Allan Heyl, could be released on parole next November, the Correctional Services department said on Friday. After considering his case earlier in the day, a parole board has recommended a parole date of November 1, 2005, said spokesperson Molwantwa Mosiane.