STEVEN SWINDELLS, Cape Town | Friday THE diamond industry is stalling on its pledge to clamp down on so-called ”conflict diamonds” that have fuelled civil wars across Africa, an influential human rights group has charged. Global Witness urged diamond firms, including industry giant De Beers, and producer governments to speed up agreed measures to stop […]

Rosanne Buchanan lifestyle The issue of smoking in restaurants and pubs has been smouldering for a long time and with the latest tobacco legislation, more and more establishments will be forced to opt for a non-smoking policy. Speak to any restaurant or pub owner around Johannesburg and you’ll find that confusion reigns over the recently […]

Tom Lester motorcycling Kenny Roberts secured a place in the history books at the weekend when he became the first son of a former champion to clinch the world 500cc Grand Prix title. “For as long as I can remember this has been my goal. It is like the conclusion to a 27-year season,” Roberts […]

Matthew Burbidge FOOD Woolworths, the home of the unblemished tomato, launched its stylish site www.inthebag.co.za last week and is betting its repu-tation that its tomatoes will arrive unbruised, slightly chilled and on time. Jessica Knight, CEO of inthebag, said while its client base is currently relatively small, its business model conservatively plans on having 300 […]

Khadija Magardie review OFTHEWEEK It is often the case that the progressiveness of a society may be measured by the position of its women. This is even more so in the one facet of society that transcends geographical boundaries – religion. It was no doubt with this in mind that the local chapter of the […]