Andy Capostagno golf The makeover was not quite complete in time for the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge. The new clubhouse with its second-storey gym and jacuzzi was ready for business, but rain at the wrong time meant that there were “ground under repair” signs painted on to areas of the 14th fairway. […]

Paul Kirk An unapologetic Russel Ngubo this week described his boss as a “cry-baby” for opening a case of assault against him, and announced he was withdrawing as an African National Congress candidate for the local government elections. The notorious KwaZulu-Natal prison official was allegedly involved in a fist fight with his boss, KwaZulu-Natal prisons […]

Glenda Daniels A new employment-creation strategy to reward companies with tax breaks if they employ more workers will soon come under investigation. If this idea becomes reality then it might be the first point of agreement between the government, business and labour on how to create jobs and encourage investment in the country. This week […]

The Johannesburg High Court has ordered the Minister of Housing, Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele, to disclose documents relating to her R3-million defamation suit against the Mail & Guardian. If she fails to do so, the court could dismiss her case. The minister is suing the M&G for an annual “report card” on her performance in 1998 in […]

Suzan Chala A campus jol with a group of friends is a common phenomenon over weekends, but one Saturday evening turned out to be more than what Thabiso Mokoena had bargained for when he was awoken at midnight by a vigorous bout of love-making. The 21-year-old information technology student was not dreaming; a female intruder […]

Paul Kirk As HIV/Aids, cholera and drive-by shootings grip KwaZulu-Natal, two businesses are booming funeral parlours and money-lenders. Seven years ago Durban had six funeral parlours and Pietermaritzburg four. Today Durban has 55 and Pietermaritzburg 49. Durban also has five factories producing coffins. In the wake of this boom in the funeral business, the money-lending […]

Neal Collins soccer English Premiership side Leeds United have made an approach for South African striker Benni McCarthy on the recommendation of his Bafana Bafana captain, Lucas Radebe. Leeds coach David O’Leary, who paid a record 18-million for defender Rio Ferdinand last week, is desperate to sign a goal-getter, with Australian Harry Kewell and Michael […]

Standard computer equipment and software can often be the key to a better life for disabled people Mandy Collins Most of us take technology for granted we have computers at home and at work, we can access the Internet, we have smart cards, smart phones, palmtop organisers the list is endless. The future, too, is […]

Serjeant at the Bar Gilbert Marcus, SC, dealt most effectively with the complaints of Rex van Schalkwyk, once a judge of the supreme court (“Constitutional Court: A triumph over repression”, November 17 to 23). Hence the question as to why the need to traverse the same ground yet again. The reason is simple: Van Schalkwyk’s […]

Valentine Cascarino It’s dawn on a weekday and Joubert Park, former playground of nocturnal romance, is already busy. Its occupants are homeless characters, lying flat on their stomachs a technique they claim relieves the incisive pains of hunger. Outside the grounds schoolkids muscle their way through boisterous taxi drivers and passengers while within the park […]