CRICKET Mike Selvey At some time during the last week in August either Steve Waugh or, less likely, Nasser Hussain, will stand on the balcony at the Oval and raise the Ashes urn in measured triumph. The crowd spread out on the grass below will strain to catch a glimpse of one of the most […]
whipping boy The merit-rating system has thrown handicaps like the Durban July wide open and any pundit who expresses confidence about the outcome of this year’s premier event is talking through his hat. So closely is the field handicapped that just about every runner has some sort of chance. Ability over the 2 200m distance, […]
The president should concentrate less on what the media has to say, writes Anthony Holiday In the ancient Greek myth the beautiful youth, Narcissus, stares fascinated at his image reflected in a deep pool of water, until he tumbles in and drowns. It would, perhaps, be an exaggeration to allege that President Thabo Mbeki is […]
channel vision Robert Kirby With the Wimbledon finals upon us it is interesting to reflect on what might be called the hidden statistics of professional tennis. Two Dutch academics from Tilburg University have been doing this, basing their results on the analysis of some phenomenal number of points played at Wimbledon 88 883, to be […]
CD of the week Herbert:Bodily Functions Matthew Krouse Matthew Herbert’s genius is of a low key. As a bunch of love songs, Bodily Functions (Studio K7) talks for everyone. It says all the things one would want to say to one’s crush, the things one is too shy to articulate. Beneath its quiet and melodic […]
Christina Scott It’s money. No, it’s art. Wait it’s pint-sized propaganda! And you used to think a postage stamp was just something that made envelopes fly to their destination, didn’t you? Welcome to Washington’s latest exhibition of ephemera: Stamp Collecting Imaging South Africa. Here every picture tells more than one story. Appropriately enough, 8000 stamps […]
BOARDROoM TALK Alec Hogg One of Moneyweb’s most popular market commentators, Wayne McCurrie, says he is fortunate to have worked in the investment markets during the past couple of years. RMB Asset Management’s chief strategist reckons the intense stress that came along with the turbulence was a small price to pay for lessons others might […]
Tony Leon has transformed the official opposition into a force to be reckoned with. He spoke to Howard Barrell and Sipho Seepe about transformation, President Thabo Mbeki and giving the government a run for its money Seepe: The challenge that faces South Africa is social transformation. The Constitution mentions three aspects. One is economic inequalities. […]
But Junichiro Koizumi’s love affair with the public may well end in tears Justin McCurry in Osaka Election candidates hoping to boost their appeal queue up to be photographed with him. An elderly woman threatens to kill herself unless she is granted a brief audience. Just about everyone wants a piece of Junichiro Koizumi. The […]
Jessica Farley Right next to the Kyalami Equestrian Centre, on Dahlia Road, lies a sanctuary far from the madness of modern-day technology. Within these walls lives a centuries-old tradition. The performing Lipizzaners of South Africa are housed here. Every Sunday morning at 11am these dancing white horses are geared up in their traditional tack and […]