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By April 9, officials of the National Council of SPCAs in South Africa had not viewed the Mexican film <i>Love’s a Bitch</i> (Amores Perros) with its controversial dogfight that almost led to its banning and subsequent age restriction in the United Kingdom last year.
Love’s a Bitch has been attacked for its savage dogfight scenes. Its director talks to <b>Jonathan Romney</b>.
Evidence wa ka Ngobeni Sanco Investment Holdings (SIH), the investment arm of the South African National Civics Organisation (Sanco), one of the pillars of the anti-apartheid struggle, has lost track of its assets and investments worth R80-million. The managing director of SIH, Moses Mayekiso, said this week that his company has lost investment records, financial […]
Martin Gillingham road running The Two Oceans marathon goes ahead in Cape Town on Saturday and features probably the strongest field yet gathered for the elite race. It contains Comrades champions, such as Vladimir Kotov, Nick Bester and Charl Mattheus, as well as former winners Zithulele Sinqe, Isaac Tshabalala and Vusi Nhlapo. The women’s entries […]
Deon Potgieter boxing What is the Rose of Soweto to do? Should Dingaan Thobela hold on in a bid to reclaim the World Boxing Council (WBC) title that by rights should still be his, or walk away from a sanctioning body that is losing credi- bility daily as a result of its shoddy treatment of […]
For the first time in 35 years Vhavenda maidens gathered at their king’s kraal to learn the rituals of womanhood, writes Evidence wa ka Ngobeni. Photographs by Nadine Hutton Dressed only in their shedo, a short Venda traditional outfit, they stand in a line, holding each other’s arms, and suddenly move forward and round the […]
Greg Bowes CD OFTHEWEEK Let’s hope one of the country’s big party promoters has the foresight to bring out Steve Lawler this year, because chunky and chugging prime-time dance-floor devastation doesn’t get much better than on the latest Nu Breed CD he’s mixed for the Global Underground label known for its quality dance releases. The […]
Ntuthuko Maphumulo soccer Orlando Pirates might have three trophies in their cabinet and a large sum of money in their bank account at the end of this season. The BP Top 8 champions are front-runners in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and have a good chance of making it a hat-trick after drawing troubled Moroka […]
Belinda Beresford Economic, social and humanitarian considerations should be driving the government to introduce a national strategy to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV, according to research presented at the Aids in Context conference last week. Opinion has been varied on why the government has shown such tardiness in introducing nationwide measures to cut the transmission […]