THE former campaign manager of Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, who switched to the opposition in a bid to unseat his old boss, was murdered at his home on Friday in a crime the opposition blames on the state. Paul Tembo (41) was murdered execution-style in front of his horrified wife, his lawyers said. The killers […]
Ngwako Modjadji The Balobedu tribe in the Nothern Province is confident that whoever becomes the next rain queen will have the supernatural powers needed to bring rain. Although the Modjadji royal council has not yet appointed an heir to the throne, one thing is certain it will be a woman. The Balobedu clan suffered a […]
SOCCER Ntuthuko Maphumulo The sought-after kudu-horn trophy will be at stake in the Vodacom Challenge this weekend in Durban. The final will be between defending champions Kaizer Chiefs and Asante Kotoko, who have twice been African champions and have won a record 19 Ghanaian championships. The war of words began this week. Chiefs owner Kaizer […]
Shirley Kemp Traditionally the retail sector has reacted strongly to changes in the interest rate. Driven by a combination of factors, in the past when interest rates went up, retail shares fell and when interest rates came down, retail came back into favour. The declines in the prime interest rate after its high of 25,5% […]
Agnes Phiri (24) dreams of becoming an Olympic champion in showjumping, writes Ntuthuko Maphumulo. She has made the leap into the professional ranks of the elite sport thanks to a sponsorship that will allow her to focus full-time on riding. Phiri’s love for horses began after she moved from Alexandra township to live with her […]
Belinda Anderson Coronation fund manager Walter Aylett was one of the lucky or wise investors to reduce his holding of Dimension Data (DiData) shares in the first few months of this year. As Liberty Asset Management’s Imtiaz Ahmed said on Tuesday: “Anybody that’s got one share in DiData has got one share too many.” And […]
Khadija Magardie The Department of Health has acknowledged that schoolchildren in at least four provinces have been exposed to potentially lethal peanut butter by the government’s school feeding scheme, and some suppliers have been prosecuted. These admissions come nearly two months after the Mail & Guardian revealed that the Eastern Cape Department of Health was […]
James Reynard Currently touring South Africa, Hog Hoggidy Hog, a punk/ ska/metal posse, has recently released an album that twists through a humorous labyrinth of melodic and unpredictable punk/ ska/metal arrangements a la Sepultura, Green Day and Madness. The album, Driving Over Miss Davie, includes an inter-active multimedia presentation designed by the band’s axeman Amos […]
While billions are spent on arms and luxury vehicles by people in power, the impoverished still wait for land Marianne Merten and Evidence wa ka Ngobeni In the face of increasing land hunger among South Africa’s poor, the government has appealed for patience while pursuing strong-arm tactics against those who illegally invade land. Many of […]
Star Trek fans are one of the many targets for an embryonic industry, writes Tim Green What is the most popular electronic game in the world? Is it Gran Turismo? Quake? Tetris? Pokmon Gold? Guess again. The answer, according to educated guesswork, is probably Snake. A simple black and white puzzler played on a mobile […]