But unions say training given to teachers on the new curriculum has been pathetic David Macfarlane The massive and controver-sial process of designing an entire new curriculum for South Africa’s state schools is set to take a major step forward as the streamlining of Curriculum 2005 nears completion. But those upon whom the success of […]
Thebe Mabanga The annual North West Cultural Calabash has taken a huge leap towards establishing itself as one of the most important cultural events when the 2001 edition was launched with a new format last Friday. “The [Calabash] is fast becoming one of the premier arts and culture festivals in South Africa,” said Mandlemkosi Mayisela, […]
Nelson Mandela stopped to shake the hand of a young boy and asked what he wanted to be when he grew up.
boys’ movie of the week You gotta laugh. In the press release for Pearl Harbor, the new mega-budget flick about the surprise Japanese attack that destroyed the United States Pacific Fleet in 1941 and brought the US into World War II, there is a profile of producer Jerry Bruckheimer. He is described as “a film-maker […]
Nawaal Deane and Mungo Soggot The state’s Road Accident Fund has placed a general bar on white professionals both legal and medical specialists handling its cases. The fund, which deals with lawsuits stemming from car accidents on behalf of the state, has instructed law firms acting on its behalf that they too should avoid using […]
Shaun de Waal CD OFTHEWEEK Irish rockers The Hothouse Flowers have a history stretching back to the late Eighties, so a Best of album (London/Gallo) is not likely to be understocked. And the format works particularly well for them, with one surging, impassioned song following another in a continuous wave of top-notch rockin’ soul. Their […]
Martin Gillingham athletics When Cathy Freeman arrived in Monte Carlo last week to collect the most prestigious sporting award of the year she was … how can we put this delicately? … OK, why bother. Last year’s world sportswoman of the year has gone to fat. Fat, that is, in the eye of your average […]
Evidence wa ka Ngobeni In a scathing attack on men, Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Frene Ginwala blamed the “old boys network” for destroying governments’ integrity. “Links established in schools and universities, in villages and on golf links all too easily slip from an old boys network into nepotism, whether based on the old […]
Lynda Gilfillan food Kalk Bay, with its air of shabby English chic, is at first glance an un- likely place to find a restaurant redolent with the Spanish-African sounds and symbols of Cuba. From Christ to Che Guevara, the walls of the Cape to Cuba restaurant are covered with genuine icons and artefacts that reflect […]
Alec Hogg South Africa’s largest banking group, FirstRand, has emerged as the most likely buyer of the niche bank Saambou, which at current market prices is worth about R2-billion. This emerged earlier this week as the bank that had been the favourite to buy Saambou ruled itself out of the game. Absa Group CEO Nallie […]