The Zimbabwean president created an alibi for himself when hangings were reintroduced Michael Hartnack President Robert Mugabe flew back into Harare this week, after hangings were resumed and drastic plans to fix basic commodity prices below the cost of production were unveiled in his absence. Just as Mugabe established a foreign alibi for himself in […]

A SECOND LOOK Colleen du Toit The Southern African Grantmakers’ Association (Saga) is a membership association of institutions committed to developmental and effective grantmaking. Most of Saga’s members are South African corporations having social investment programmes. During the past four months, Saga has begun to reinvent itself in light of a comprehensive stakeholder consultation, and […]

Evidence wa ka Ngobeni A group of black journalists has formed a new media investment company in a bid to make inroads in the predominately white industry. The company, Thinta Media, plans to create business opportunities for black journalists who worked in the media industry in the 1970s and the 1980s. Thinta Media, which was […]

From the Toyota MR2 with its rough edges, to the more civilised Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompressor, these sports cars are dream rides REVIEW Gavin Foster Toyota MR2, R209 000 Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompressor, R305 000 MG Rover MGF, R234 950 I was like a dog with two sets of bollocks and a salt deficiency. First […]

comment Mehluli Nxumalo I see a time in the not too distant future when it will be impossible to tell the politician from the entertainer. These two creatures will be lumped together under the description “celebrity”. My definition of a celebrity is confined to actors, singers, sportspeople and various other prominent crazies. After a recent […]

The company’s OS does what is required within restrictive parameters and does it well David Shapshak “Palm is a religion, not a technology,” I once tried to explain to a non-user. Consumers of the world’s most popular handheld computer are a somewhat fanatical bunch, bettered only by the 9000 or so programmers who make mostly […]

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Charlene Smith In a small, dirty room a man rolls over. His eyes are huge in a gaunt face. Next to him is a jug of water and a packet of creamy powder. He puts some into the cup and slowly stirs it. This revolutionary porridge LifeForce porridge was developed in South Africa by SMA […]

Jaspreet Kindra The Constitutional Court has torpedoed Mpumalanga Premier Ndaweni Mahlangu’s legal challenge to his provincial legislature over an anti-corruption Bill. Believing the Mpumalanga Petitions Bill was inconsistent with the Constitution, Mahlangu took it to the court “to seek clarity”. The Bill vests the power of promulgation in William Lubisi, speaker of the provincial assembly, […]

Glenda Daniels Against the backdrop of a threatened 2385 job losses at Telkom by year-end and further job cuts in the public works department, the labour movement has slammed the government for not implementing its “social plan”. Union sources say the public works department is expected to shed about 10000 jobs, while another 10000 may […]