Marianne Merten The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ordered the University of the Western Cape (UWC) to reinstate a lecturer whose contract was not renewed in the wake of his complaints against the head of his department. When Brian Williams, formerly the director of the Western Cape Department of Labour, arrived at […]

Horse of the Year Celtic Grove disappointed his legion of supporters in the Skeaping Trophy a fortnight ago when, starting at absurdly short odds of 1-4, he could manage no better than a dead-heat for fourth behind joint winners Clifton King and Ingleside. In spite of the inevitable excuse that he “needed the run” after […]

Ntuthuko Maphumulo Kaizer Chiefs have become the first South African team to reach the African Cup Winners’ Cup semifinals after they drew 1-1 with Ismaily in Egypt in their quarter-final second leg after a goalless draw at Ellis Park. The team that stands between Chiefs and the final is Club Africain of Tunisia, who they […]

Justin Arenstein Souths Africa’s Reserve Bank has suspended 130 local branches of inter- national money transfer company, Western Union, following a series of undercover sting operations. Undercover police allegedly convinced Western Union operators to breach South African foreign exchange regulations while transferring funds to foreign destinations in at least six instances. Investigators allege the exchange […]

Mail & Guardian reporter A tripartite initiative Common Purpose to foster cross-sector collaboration among Johannesburg’s public, private and non-governmental sector service providers has been conducting workshops for the past 12 months with a bid to improve service delivery for the city. This South African chapter programme is led by leading businessman Cyril Ramaphosa to bring […]

1. Arts Administrator of the Year: Georgina Thomson 2. Arts and Culture Journalist of the Year: Mike van Graan 3. Media in Support of the Arts : eNews 4. Arts and Culture Publicist of the Year: Juan Els 5. Cultural Development Project of the Year: Dance Factory 6. International Arts Sponsor of the Year: Swedish […]

SOCCER Ntuthuko Maphumulo The never-ending story of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) failing to put its house in order has reared its ugly head again. Just as the PSL’s disciplinary committee members were getting back to their daily jobs, they have to deal with another case: the Coca-Cola Cup game between Santos and Golden Arrows […]

The truth commission has been horrified to discover that the SANDF hid thousands of military files crucial to its investigations Evidence wa ka Ngobeni The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) hid key apartheid-era military intelligence information from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The commission had investigated the wholesale disposal of apartheid- era information […]

the world, but they are among the dangerous leaders and key suspects, the planners and strategists … they must be found. They will be stopped and they will be punished.” – US President George W Bush, unveiling posters of 22 “most wanted terrorists” during a visit to the FBI. “This inhuman and profitmaking action by […]

South Africa’s first entirely online bank has had a storming start, writes David Shapshak For a bank without any branches, new online banking service 20twenty has ironically garnered a lot of brand and consumer awareness. This is due in no small part to its high-profile outdoor advertising campaign, which featured a quote from Microsoft chief […]