M&G reporter The Dolphinarium at Seaworld on the Durban beachfront is very popular with pre-school and primary school children. The pool arena is a site of excitement, as the kids cheer and shout at the performing aquatic mammals. Judy Mann-Lang, Seaworld education manager, says the intelligence displayed by the dolphins is the magnet that attracts […]
Steven Friedman worm’s eye view Right now, this is not an easy neighbourhood for democrats with short memories and long expectations. Events in several of the region’s states have seemed to make optimism about democracy here bizarre and yet we may look back on this period as one in which, for the first time, democrats […]
Stefaans Brmmer The Office of the President refused this week to comment on a second letter in the media supporting the theories of a conspiracy against President Thabo Mbeki this time from Aids dissident David Rasnick. First, the Sunday Times carried a letter, in the form of a paid advertisement, signed by 11 prominent black […]
whipping boy The easiest races from which to harvest winners are maiden plates _ which are restricted to horses that have not yet won. It is in these races that as-yet- unknown future champions come up against animals of modest ability, some of which may never savour a victory. When horses of widely differing ability […]
David Lacey soccer Coventry City_s departure from the premiership must surely send a chill of apprehension through those finishing just above them. If the great survivors can no longer hang on, then what chance will there be next time for others of limited means who suspect even now that they are in for another season […]
Amy Lawrence on the 1971 Gunners_ FACup final hero Charlie George Football supporters will forgive talented players most indiscretions so long as they try. So long as they have pride in the shirt. For Arsenal fans and Charlie George this was a given. He was one of them; he had the skills, he had the […]
Nawaal Deane If you have HIV and cannot afford a private clinic for the treatment of opportunistic diseases, where in Gauteng would you go? Peter Foxcrost, an HIV patient, thought the best place would be Johannesburg hospital, but he was shocked to discover that its HIV clinic is closed to all new patients. The clinic, […]
Letters to the best man Chez Uhuru 228 Musgrave Road iThekwini To: Dr Essop Pahad The Presidency Union Buildings Tshwane Dear Dr Pahad, I was shocked on Sunday night to view, in the security of my own home, a television news report that Tokyo Sexwale has now been appointed as an Honorary Colonel in the […]
About 30 employees have already completed an adult literacy programme at Hilton College and another 32 are attending classes Jubie Matlou Gladys Dlamini (34) is a mother of two and works as a cleaner at Hilton College for Boys, the famous and exclusive private school outside Pietermaritzburg. Her working day starts at 7am and continues […]
Belinda Anderson Inthebag, the Woolworths/ Wooltru joint-venture online shopping portal, aims to be profitable by January 2003 and, according to chief executive officer Jessica Knight, is burning less cash than it had expected to in the first year. By June R66-million will have been spent, about R22-million less than the R88-million it had projected. Wooltru […]