Martin Gillingham road running South Africa might be without a royal household but this weekend one of the republic’s subjects could well find himself crowned monarch of his own kingdom in a ceremony performed right in front of Buckingham Palace. There may be nothing blue about the stuff that flows through Hendrick Ramaala’s veins but […]

About 60-million youths worldwide are struggling to find employment Glenda Daniels Youth unemployment has soared to more than 50% in South Africa and is expected to rise to between 60% and 70% in the next few years. It is one of the biggest social crises the country has faced. To address it the government, business […]

With annual wage talks deadlocked, workers are steadily losing faith and confidence in local government, reports Glenda Daniels Poised on the brink of a massive strike, municipal workers are expressing bitter disillusionment with the African National Congress, saying they have been betrayed. Representatives of more than 200?000 members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union […]

Mboniso Sigonyela Metro Cash & Carry’s newly appointed investor relations director, George Cocolas, has his work cut out as the market softens its stance on the share. This follows a deal that will almost double the group’s revenue from its Australian operations. Things have not gone well for the group recently. The share went on […]

John Young South Africa’s cricketers had two reasons to celebrate last Tuesday. The series was in the bag and the Caribbean Sea had finally produced waves big enough for body surfing. All of Antigua’s 365 beaches are picture-perfect, even those with silly names like Jolly Beach, venue of the celebratory night swim. Tourists don’t go […]

Is Lennox Lewis too decent to be a world boxing champion? Gavin Evans When Lennox Lewis chose South Africa as the venue for his next defence of his world heavyweight title, he met with concerted opposition from within his own camp. HBO, the American cable television network which puts up most of the money, objected […]

Noreena Hertz, one of the world’s leading young thinkers whose new book on corporate power is sparking intense debate, argues that governments’ surrender to big business is the deadliest threat facing democracy today In the hullabaloo following the United States presidential election, with hanging and pregnant chads, and ballot forms that needed a PhD to […]

Paul Kirk A top detective from the Durban murder and robbery unit is being investigated on at least six counts of murder and attempted murder. This emerged after Detective Inspector Robin Singh appeared briefly in the Durban Magistrate’s Court last week on a murder charge. It is suspected the murder may be related to a […]

Barry Streek The notorious tot system the payment of workers in liquor, normally cheap wine is to be banned in the Western Cape. The outlawing of the centuries-old tradition is part of proposed changes by the Democratic Alliance-controlled provincial government to the liquor licensing system that are aimed at bringing the 18 000 to 20 […]