Neal Collins soccer If Premiership points were in any way related to millions spent, Liverpool would be red-hot favourites for the championship this winter. And Manchester United would be heading for mid-table mediocrity. Liverpool, the dominant force of English football in the 1970s and 1980s, have spent 50-million in a frantic year of reconstruction while […]
London party animal Mira Calix comes from Durban, but is too busy recording digital music to come home to roost Greg Bowes Electronic music is undeniably a domain where the -boys and their toys+ ethos reigns and to hear of women producing dynamite digital sound is rare. The latest prodigy from the world+s best-known and […]
South African/Saudi arms deals could be jeopardised by the debacle surrounding the Cell-C cellular licence bid Ivor Powell As the government seeks to contain the damage, Communications Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri has been dropped from a Cabinet subcommittee appointed to assess the fallout from the third cellular debacle on a package of oil and weapons deals […]
GM war Jaspreet Kindra The real political contest today is between the Opower of people and the power of corporationsO, pronounces Dr Vandana Shiva, the fiery activist from India. Shiva, one of the stalwarts of the anti- biotech movement launched over a decade ago, is here to help kick-start the South African campaign against genetically […]
community Thebe Mabanga A Jewish lifestyle-oriented website has caused outrage among community leaders and conservative elders in BritainOs Jewish community. The site, totallyjewish.com, offers everything from current affairs to travelling and personal finance advice. It also offers an online dating service. The service boasts the largest database of single Jewish people complemented by relationship and […]
Roshila Pillay The Internet could prove to be an indispensable crutch to assist women on their walk to economic empowerment. It is an important component in alleviating poverty and spurring economic growth. Women account for a paltry 17% of South AfricaOs 700 000 Internet users, according to a study by Gillian Marcelle, chair of the […]
Mail & Guardian Reporter South Africa has yet to realise the full effect the Internet and e-commerce could have on improving the lives of ordinary South Africans, even deep in the bundu, says multibillionaire Internet whiz Mark Shuttleworth. OThe beauty of the Internet is that you are connected no matter how isolated,O he says. OThe […]
Robert Kirby CHANNEL VISION Two of my unfortunate viewings recently have been of American versions of established British favourites: the quite disastrous Payne and the somewhat embarrassing Fitz. As most of us will have recognised, the former is based on the quite marvellous British series, Fawlty Towers, the latter on the just as marvellous Cracker. […]
Conditions in prisons are not likely to improve until the problem of overcrowding is solved Barry Streek The OghastlyO conditions and overcrowding in South AfricaOs 236 prisons prevent the addressing of prisonersO human rights, says the inspecting judge of prisons, Judge Hannes Fagan. About 170 000 prisoners were being held in jails built to accommodate […]
Thebe Mabanga CD OF THE WEEK It is hard to believe that Whitney Houston has entertained us for 15 years now. The double-CD compilation Greatest Hits (Arista) is a timely reminder of what brought her to the point she is at and what she is capable of. The compilation showcases Houston in two contrasting but […]