Glenda Daniels South Africa’s beleaguered financial press may face further pressure when the London-based Financial Times starts publishing daily here at the beginning of February. The local publication of the pink-papered daily is seen in some quarters as posing a direct challenge to Business Day/Financial Mail (BDFM), paradoxically 50%-owned by the London-based Pearson’s group, which […]

Shyaka Kunuma’s article “It’s time to stop whining” is a great piece of work, and I am not only saying that because I agree with the message. I have been trying to say the same thing for 10 years, with very little success. May he be more successful at getting the message across. The fundamedntal […]

Missing players and dismal results have marred South Africa’s preparations for Mali Ntuthuko Maphumulo Bafana Bafana’s preparations for the African Cup of Nations that starts next week have not gone well. The South African national team have been dismal in their preparation games for Mali so far, with two draws against minnows Mozambique and Botswana […]

Analysts say the commission of inquiry could be useful if it explores existing regulations affecting the currency Mungo Soggot The government is expected to complete terms of reference for its rand probe by mid next week, signalling whether the investigation will just be a tightly focused forensic probe or include a broader inquiry into the […]

John Matshikiza “It’s quite weird,” said the public relations lady from Caesars gambling and entertainment complex, “that it is now casinos that are keeping South African history alive.” Weird, but, supposedly, in her opinion, wonderful. There are, indeed, few signs of memorials or heritage sites being created by the government or industry. But at Caesars, […]

TENNIS Julia Beffon Organisers of the Australian Open are keeping their fingers crossed that illness and injury will not further deplete the field for the tournament that begins in Melbourne on Monday. Women’s world number one Lindsay Davenport withdrew from the year’s first grand slam this week because of a knee injury. The American damaged […]

Killing the (M)other and Borderlines Goodman Gallery January 19 to February 9 While Johannesburg waits for its art scene to awaken from its summer stupor, we can look forward to what January’s forthcoming exhibitions have to offer. The Goodman sets a serious tone with its first exhibition, a two-woman exhibition by Gail Iris Neke and […]

Marianne Merten Statues of Cape Town’s colonial history stand cheek-by-jowl with symbols of the new South Africa for example Parliament but memorials commemorating the anti-apartheid struggle are mostly off the beaten tourist track. An abstract creation by renowned Cape artist Tyrone Appolis commemorates the October 1985 “Trojan Horse” killings in Athlone on the Cape Flats. […]

Kevin Scott Not many museums expect visitors to go on a 40-minute walk in the scorching semi-Kalahari sun to see their main exhibit in summer, temperatures can easily blast past 40. But this is exactly what a visit to the Wildebeest Kuil rock art site 15km outside of Kimberley demands. The expectation is justified, though. […]

The government killed two birds with one stone this week when it announced a crafty deal to raise $479-million from Transnet’s stake in M-Cell, writes Bongani Majola. The transaction, with Dutch finance company Ice Finance BV, provides a welcome cash injection for the state’s coffers, and also signals to the markets the government’s commitment to […]