Kevin Scott State-owned companies Denel and Khula Enterprise Finance Limited have spent as much as R80 000 together in advertisements wishing the African National Congress a happy 90th anniversary. The companies deny wrongdoing and say the adverts were not placed with political motives. The adverts all carry messages congratulating the party and appeared in an […]

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Forcing unequipped black players into a national side cannot be the answer, writes Drew Forrest One might think from the comments made by Department of Sport and Recreation spokesman Graham Abrahams that South Africa’s cricket establishment is crawling with unreconstructed racists bent on keeping black players out of the national side. Racial motives are imputed […]

Peter Robinson Not so much a case of peace breaking out, perhaps, as cricket settling into an uneasy truce, but it would be churlish to deny that the United Cricket Board (UCB) moved with unusual speed this week to try and heal the mostly self-inflicted wounds that have opened since January 2. Clive Rice and […]

In at least one instance recommendations of the weapons probe were watered down Paul Kirk The joint investigation team report into the controversial arms deal was changed during the drafting process, shielding a senior naval officer from a called-for sleaze investigation. Investigators involved in the drafting of the report, released in final form to Parliament […]

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Andr Zaaiman was instrumental in setting up the South African gathering of goodwill representatives from Israel and Palestine Barry Streek A South African conflict negotiator and white former Umkhonto weSizwe operative, Andr Zaaiman, has emerged as the key behind-the-scenes figure in this week’s closed-door meeting between Israelis, Palestinians and South Africans aimed at strengthening the […]