You wait a century for a recording of every word of Ulysses and then 54 CDs of James Joyce’s masterpiece come along at once, reports Maev Kennedy from London.
That was a week that was. Not quite up there with winning the bid for the 2010 Soccer World Cup and unleashing the vuvuzela on a bunch of uptight Fifa suits, but one of those New South African weeks nevertheless. Mike van Graan looks back at E.T.’s release, the Olympic torch in the Mother City and Harry Potter.
The concept of amending Constitutions so that national leaders can remain in office for extended periods of time has come under increasing criticism in recent years. This did not prevent Chadian legislators from voting last month to allow President Idriss Deby to run for a third five-year term in 2006, however. Now there are concerns that this vote might encourage the proponents of similar constitutional reform in Benin.
Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool will have to pay back nearly a quarter of a million rand paid to him as an extra car allowance while he was the province’s finance MEC, his office said on Thursday. Meanwhile, a Democratic Alliance MPL said she had told Rasool a year ago that his allowances — as printed in the budget — seemed too high.
Four lucky <i>Mail & Guardian Online</i> readers in Gauteng get to meet one of the world’s top DJs.
The day on which James Joyce’s <i>Ulysses</i> is set, June 16, is celebrated as "Bloomsday" in Dublin. As the novel nears its centenary, Stephen Gray winkles out hitherto-unnoted South African connections.
South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has welcomed the "positive tone and content" of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s 2003 Article IV Report on South Africa, an annual review the government’s conduct of monetary, fiscal and other economic policies.
The last few tahrs on Table Mountain could get a reprieve if South African National Parks is presented with a viable plan for their capture and removal. However SANparks spokesperson Wanda Mkutshulwa warned on Friday that the plan would have to be ”watertight” as SANparks did not want to be exposed to further legal action.
UK is to become the first nation to use the international bond market as a mechanism to raise money for a developing country public health programme.
Parliament’s special committee considering Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana’s report on the complaint by Deputy President Jacob Zuma against National Prosecuting Authority head Bulelani Ngcuka will finally get down to substantive discussions on Monday.