Andrew Muchineripi soccer For many inhabitants of our beautiful land, the Olympic Games have tended to be a peripheral sporting occasion. Events would be watched in various sporting codes without a real feeling of belonging. Not any more. The Amaglug-glug are the most loved of our national football teams and although their group matches in […]

Rupert Neethling ‘This is what the Internet should be all about,” declared a friend back in 1997 on discovering instant messaging (IM). He was already a cyber veteran, but IM finally allowed him to converse with online friends in real time. IM software allows you to see when a friend goes online, following which you […]

Thebe Mabanga in your ear So Metrofm is reported to have 5,6-million listeners, making it the second-largest station in the country after Ukhozi fm (Radio Zulu), which has 6,7-million listeners. If you are a Metro listener, you are now probably drowning in a hype-induced frenzy. For that is all it is really. Here’s why. In […]

Peter Robinson Allan Donald, South African cricket’s prodigal son, should be welcomed back to the fold on Friday. If he isn’t, Rushdie Magiet and his selection panel deserve to have all six of their heads banged together. Donald took off the South African winter to play for Warwickshire this year. He skipped the three-Test series […]

trade John Matshikiza with the lid off Dakar is the black race on the make. Whatever walk of life they come from, the Dakarois are like those Broadway hoofers who rise each day with a grin on their face and run out into the city determined to succeed, singing Accentuate the Positive and I Will […]

England’s celebrations of a Test series victory over the West Indies overshadowed the departure of one of the best bowlers of all time Matthew Engel Monday was the day. England captain Nasser Hussain lifted the long-forgotten Wisden Trophy; the crowd ran on the field, chanting happily; Jimmy Adams, the vanquished captain, was gracious; and Lord […]

HIV/Aids Jaspreet Kindra and Glenda Daniels The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called on the government to end its “scientific speculation” about the cause of Aids and concentrate on providing affordable treatment to people infected with HIV. Cosatu also says that providing medication to HIV-positive pregnant women and rape victims is “morally […]

More and more white-collar criminals are being caught and the courts are showing no mercy Sharon Gill The subject of cheque fraud became a matter of personal concern for one of Absa’s clients in Pinetown when she discovered, to her horror, that a cheque she issued for R2E017,94 which was deposited into an account in […]

Marianne Merten On Wednesday this week, 19 days after the first dead girl was discovered, Kuils-river police started plotting on a map where the missing and the deceased disappeared. Four young girls have been found dead in the Kuilsriver area, several others have vanished and residents fear a child serial killer is at large. The […]

Catch a bus to the city centre for the cheapest show in town, writes Merle Colborne There was a cow on one once. It stood in the aisle and shat. No extra charge. In the bus business when you can gross R4 500 for ferrying the main course and 75 wedding guests from Umtata to […]