The article “Workplace injury compensation shambles” (November 16) is fraught with inaccuracies, lack of contextual understanding, personal vilification and semantic engineering designed to give a negative impression of the compensation office. And, sadly, defamatory. Malicious inaccuracies include, inter alia, the number of staff employed, reasons for the backlogs, the “motives of the commissioner”, the administration […]

Thebe Mabanga One of this year’s most hilarious revelations will be testing his peculiar brand of comedy against established acts at the Sprite Comedy Jam this weekend. Shonisani Aubrey Molea is a Yfm DJ and as a stand-up comic he’s called Shabba. He will share the stage with United States comedian Zooman and local funnyman […]

NGOs want to reassert their roles in shaping public policy and becoming a delivery partner in the alleviation of poverty, health issues, joblessness and homelessness. Jubie Matlou spoke to Zakes Hlatswayo, newly elected president of the South African National NGO Coalition, following the NGO Week held in Rustenberg The NGO Week has been observed in […]

obituary: kim mcdonald South Africa’s queen of the roads Elana Meyer is among those mourning the loss of one of track and field’s most influential figures. Agent-turned-International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) presidential adviser Kim McDonald (45) died two weeks ago while on holiday in Australia. McDonald, a dour Yorkshireman, started off his athletics career […]

Ntuthuko Maphumulo Sundowns are just two games away from their dream of being crowned the champions of Africa. Victory would be a just reward for a team that has given so much to South African football by being crowned premier soccer league champions three times in a row. But Egyptian heavyweights Al Ahly, who have […]

Barry Streek Telkom’s decision to implement an average 5,5% tariff hike for services without the approval of the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has raised questions about the ability of “regulators” to effectively police parastatals as they are privatised. Apart from ensuring that state monopolies do not abuse their position, regulatory bodies are government’s […]

Barry Streek and Drew Forrest Twelve public service trade unions representing half-a-million workers declared a dispute with the government on Thursday, claiming departments were pushing ahead with restructuring despite ongoing talks on a framework for such measures. Much depends on these delicate negotiations in the public service bargaining council. The government wants union acceptance of […]

The Sun City course has been toughed up for this year’s Million Dollar Michael Vlismas, MWP Alastair Roper, tournament director of the Nedbank Golf Challenge, slumped into his chair at the halfway house of the Gary Player Country Club on a steamy Wednesday afternoon earlier this month. “This is murder,” he said after his nine […]

The findings of the marathon investigation into the arms deal in many ways represent a remarkable achievement for South Africa. It is extremely rare for any country to peer with any seriousness into the murky world of weapons contracts. Many Western nations are content to sweep such matters under the carpet. For this, and the […]

Ngwako Modjadji Athletics, canoeing, cycling, rowing and swimming have been identified as the sports in which South Africa is most likely to perform well at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Speaking at the National Olympic Committee of South Africa’s annual banquet in Midrand this week, president Sam Ramsamy said Nocsa would harmonise sport and bring […]