Ntuthuko Maphumulo soccer The National Soccer League (NSL) met the June 6 deadline to submit its new rules and regu-lations on player transfers to bring them in line with the Constitution. But the new system does not satisfy the South African Football Players’ Union (Safpu). The new system came about after the Andre Coetzee judgement […]
Grant Shimmin in Wellington netball She’s the biggest thing to happen to netball in New Zealand in years. In fact, it wouldn’t be stretching a point to say that without Irene van Dyk, the Silver Ferns might not have scored their two recent momentous victories over archrivals Australia. The latest, a 55-40 trouncing of the […]
Ross Garland A Second Look Following his extradition from South Africa, Khalfan Khamis Mahomed was convicted on May 29 in New York for embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998. He may face the death penalty. Two South Africans, one in Botswana, another in Swaziland also face the possibility of hanging. The capital punishment […]
Ufrieda Ho The Nan Hua Temple in Bronkhorstspruit rises like a displaced pagoda in the middle of fields of sun-bleached highveld grass. For the new abbess of the Buddhist temple, these contrasts and contradictions are opportunities to fire up the great melting pot of modern culture. Venerable Man Ya (47), who joined the temple at […]
When Steve Gibson’s website was repeatedly attacked by a hacker, he discovered a secret society of cyber-anarchists. Stuart Millar reports In one corner, Steve Gibson, world-renowned computer security expert with his own research corporation, regular adviser to the United States federal authorities and former child genius. In the other, a 13-year-old amateur hacker with a […]
It is 25 years since the Soweto uprising. Jeremy Baskin examines three new books that reflect on that seismic event Where were you on June 16 1976? The question has an iconic status among South Africans of a certain age, the way Americans remember where they were when JF Kennedy was shot. Three new books […]
Ntuthuko Maphumulo soccer Bafana Bafana and The Democratic Republic of Congo have both already qualified for the African Cup of Nations finals in Mali next year and the match between the sides at King’s Park in Durban on Sunday afternoon is being billed as a “celebration”. But the home team will be playing for more […]
THE Nigerian government privatisation agency on Wednesday confirmed reports it had found a 42,5-billion naira ($370-million) hole in the pension funds of the state-run telecoms firm Nitel. “Nitel pension (fund) is … presently underfunded thus leaving 2,5-billion naira instead of 45-billion naira,” the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) said in a statement. However the reason […]
David Shapshak It seems almost silly to have a remote control for a laptop. But if you are doing endless PowerPoint presentations the infrared device is a very welcome peripheral. It even has a built-in laser pointer and is appropriately slick and silver, much like the laptop itself. The remote is one of the features […]
Pule waga Mabe Observers and role players within the youth sector expect the National Youth Commission (NYC) to be addressing issues of youth unemployment, HIV/Aids and apathy. But there is little sign of any direct action at the commission’s plush offices, where more than three directorates deal with policy, communications and finance. Its electro-magnetic doors […]