Fiona Macleod The population of wild dogs in the Kruger National Park, the only viable refuge of these endangered creatures in the country, has shrunk from 450 to 200 in the past few years. The Kruger park says it is not certain of the reasons for the decline, but there has been a high mortality […]

Ntuthuko Maphumulo Joanne “Shibobo” Solomon (25) is Banyana Banyana’s top goal scorer with 19 goals. She has so far scored two goals in the African Championship for Women’s Football, but hopes to score more in their final match against Nigeria on Saturday. Her nickname comes from her ability to pass the ball through opponents’ legs […]

Jeremy Rifkin In the years ahead, the planet’s shrinking gene pool is going to become a source of increasing monetary value. Multinational corporations are already scouting the continents to locate microbes, plants, animals and humans with rare genetic traits that might have market potential. After locating the desired traits, biotech companies are modifying them and […]

Neil Williams One Step Behind Mandela by Rory Steyn and Deborah Patta (Zebra) One Step Behind Mandela is the story of the journey Rory Steyn made from being an apartheid supporter to being responsible for the protection of Nelson Mandela’s life between 1990 and 1994. Steyn, who had served with pride in the security branch, […]

With diamonds sponsoring guns in West and Central Africa, Nechama Brodie explores the options for girls (and guys) in need of a new best friend. Are diamonds the new ivory? Cut, colour, clarity and carat. Words to set any girl’s pulse racing. But the famous four “Cs”, used to judge the quality of a diamond, […]

Sammy Moretsi An Inkatha Freedom Party local election candidate appeared in court this week for allegedly stabbing and killing an IFP comrade at a squatter camp in Bekkersdal township. Victor Roliyathe (32), who is in jail, remains on the party’s candidate list at Westonaria Independent Electoral Council. He appeared in the Westonaria regional court on […]

Jack Schofield The PC industry, neglected during the past two Comdex/Fall computer trade shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, returned to prominence with a vengeance. Both Microsoft and Intel showed products that will take the PC to a new level of capability, while those promoting appliances and other alternatives were faced with what Bruce Stephens, group […]

Riaan Wolmarans ‘When you play for two hours, the big numbers have got to be played to get the crowd moving.” That’s top United Kingdom DJ Tall Paul’s failsafe recipe to charm clubbers worldwide and it’s brought him top honours in his profession. We’ll get to see his towering 1,95m frame behind the decks when […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday INVESTEC, South Africa’s sixth-largest banking and financial services group, is to take over the insurance and financial service businesses of Fedsure Holdings in a deal valued at around R5,75bn. Investec, which already holds 14.5% of Fedsure, said it would pay 13.2 of its own shares for each 100 of the […]

SOUTH African telecomms group M-Cell has unveiled a 59% rise in half-year headline earnings per share, and said its MTN mobile unit had enough spectrum to ensure continued growth. It reported headline earnings per share of 30.9 cents for the six months to end-September from 19.4 cents in the same period last year. Industry analysts […]