Jaspreet Kindra The African National Congress national executive committee (NEC) meeting at the weekend is expected to formulate a hard-hitting stance on the United States’s threats to boycott the United Nations conference on racism to be held in Durban at the end of this month. The US has raised concerns about the inclusion of reparations […]

Fred Esbend The South African Human Rights Commission has expressed the “gravest concern” at the growing number of racial incidents taking place in South Africa. With the United Nations World Conference against Racism due to kick off in Durban in three weeks, three racial incidents made media headlines this week. In Port Elizabeth on Saturday […]

Last season’s champions might be rudderless but their ship is not in any danger of sinking Ntuthuko Maphumulo Orlando Pirates begin the defence of their BP Top 8 title against Supersport United at their new hunting ground of Johannesburg stadium on Saturday. Pirates are still without a coach but will be hoping that caretaker Augusto […]

BOXING Deon Potgieter Zolani Petelo, the humble former International Boxing Federation (IBF) mini flyweight champion of the world has been given the opportunity to realise every fighter’s dream. He will be fighting a boxing legend at the Wimbledon of boxing, Madison Square Garden, on September 15. Although Petelo was the first South African boxer to […]

Garth Abraham Jurisprudence: A South African Perspective by David Johnson, Steve Pete and Max du Plessis (Butterworths) Following the inauguration of a chairperson in jurisprudence at the newly constituted University of London in 1826, law students the world over have had, in the estimation of their majority, to suffer within their academic curriculum a course […]

South Africa’s cricket administration appears to be in disarray Peter Robinson Remember South Africa’s visit to India at the beginning of last year? Right, that was the Match-Fixing tour. And what about South Africa in the West Indies this year? Ah yes, the Dope-Smoking tour. OK, then, the players might have been a little too […]

Struan Douglas is obviously entitled to his opinion when it comes to criticising Selaelo’s debut recording (“No room for compromise”, July 27), but I’m somewhat perplexed by how he is able to make a comment like “became throttled by the label’s accurate economic strategies”. As the person responsible for signing Selaelo and commissioning the recording […]

Ntuthuko Maphumulo Nigeria’s joy was Liberia’s sorrow on Sunday as the Super Eagles thrashed neighbours Ghana 3-0 to wrap up the final berth available to Africa for next year’s World Cup in Japan and Korea. Liberia’s former world footballer of the year, George Weah, could not accept defeat graciously and launched a vicious attack on […]

Barry Streek The government has launched a campaign to open up the fishing industry worth R2,5-billion a year to small-scale and subsistence fishers. The campaign also includes provision for poverty alleviation so, unlike commercial fishermen, those who fish for food security purposes don’t have to apply for fishing quotas. The announcement follows the expiry of […]

Stress and mental health issues are showing a worrying rise in higher education. Kate Coxon reports Simon is in his second year as a lecturer at a university in the south-east of England. In an average week he reckons he clocks up more than 60 hours and since starting the job the 28-year-old has lost […]