Paul Kirk Companies that lost out in the R60-billion arms deal are limbering up to sue the government after the long-awaited report into the arms deal, which could provide crucial information to mount lawsuits. The Mail & Guardian reported last week that Italian airplane manufacturer Aermacchi was considering litigation after tender procedures were changed to […]

aNALYSIS Sean Jacobs and Jessica Blatt How is the American left reacting to the attacks of September 11, and the current bombing and ground assaults by United States military in Afghanistan? First off: there is not much of a left to speak of in the US these days. Yes, there’s an environmental movement, and a […]

Russell Thomas As if football’s rulers did not have enough on their plate, between organising a 2002 World Cup co-hosted by historic enemies and confronting security worries after September 11! This week Fifa, the world governing body, expressed concern about animal welfare or rather animal abuse with canine consumption top of the worry list, especially […]

Matthew Engel in New York New York was stunned into silence this week a silence that in a normal year would be called shocked, even grief-stricken. The cause was a sporting defeat, but this was no ordinary defeat: the New York Yankees, the most successful team in the history of American sport, were beaten at […]

Marianne Merten and Jaspreet Kindra Western Cape Premier Gerald Morkel may soon face a joint New National Party-African National Congress vote of no confidence in the Western Cape legislature, following his setback in the Cape High Court this week. It is known that the possibility of a no-confidence vote was discussed at a strategy meeting […]

Bongani Majola Government moves to reconnect with the people were taken a step further this week when six African National Congress ministers, five deputy-ministers, three premiers and a host of senior officials embarked on a crash programme of visits to local communities across South Africa. Dubbed “Imbizo focus week”, the programme involves 52 separate visits […]

Evidence wa ka Ngobeni President Thabo Mbeki is set to use his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on the weekend to launch a major drive for Africa’s inclusion in international bodies such as the UN Security Council. The inclusion of the African continent on the Security Council has been the […]

Barry Streek Chaos in the payment of social grants by South Africa’s nine provincial governments resulted in overspending of R570-million in the 1999/2000 financial year and payments of R28,7-million to corpses, salaried people, non-citizens and other illegal beneficiaries. This was disclosed in a report to Parliament by Auditor General Shauket Fakie, based on an audit […]

South Africa’s nine-wicket win in the first Test was not a flawless performance Peter Robinson The guys, said Shaun Pollock after South Africa’s nine-wicket victory over India on Tuesday, came back to bowl really well. As laudable as it may be for a captain to praise his team-mates, this sentiment is not entirely true. Pollock […]

A SENEGALESE chemical company, Industries Chimiques du Senegal (ICS), has teamed up with the UN Development Programme office in Senegal to launch a poverty reduction programme. Under the agreement, ICS will offer loans to small business entrepreneurs, particularly women and young people, as well as offer sub-contracts to others. The company will also assist UNDP […]