Democratic Alliance MP Nigel Bruce would have us believe that industrial policy and economic growth are mutually exclusive. A dissenting voice would be that of Cambridge University’s Ha-Joon Chang, who has been involved in developing and evaluating industrial policies across the world.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma went for the jugular as he staged a counter-attack against the NDPP and its chief Bulelani Ngcuka.
Two unusual cases of HIV transmission within two Australian families are reported in the latest issue of AIDS. The first case involves a 16-year-old girl and her 18-year-old sister. The only risk factor was their occasional sharing of a razor.
The second case involves a 55-year-old woman and her son in his early thirties, the only risk factor being the application of topical creme by the mother on her son’s psoriasis lesions.
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis is due to return to England on Tuesday, team spokesperson Gerald de Kock said here Friday.
Somalia is the latest in a string of African nations that will need international peacekeepers if a process aimed at ending more than a decade of violence and chaos is to succeed, the chief mediator said on Friday.
Play on the second day of the second Test between England and South Africa at Lord’s here on Friday began at 1100GMT after rain and bad light delayed the scheduled start by 75 minutes.
When I was a schoolboy, one of my first sporting heroes was Tony Greig. Blond, 2m tall, a dashing batsman and a whirlwind bowler, he was a figure to inspire awe in a 13-year-old. Then, because he was a prefect and I was a snivelling wretch in standard six, he cut my hair. It was, by some distance, the worst of my bad haircuts I have endured in my life.
George Gregan, the most scrutinised player in Australian rugby, says his form has been inconsistent this year but it’s heading in the right direction.
Nasser Hussain said South Africa were there for the taking. Graeme Smith responded by noting that the England captain was under pressure. We all know now who came off best out of that little exchange – but if Smith needed a reminder of how quickly fortunes can change in cricket, it came in the fourth over at Lord’s on Thursday when the South African captain dropped Marcus Trescothick at slip.
Former US basketball star Dennis Rodman said on Thursday he could not recall ever meeting a woman who has sued him for allegedly spiking her drink with a drug before raping her.