BoE believes the United States economy’s dramatic growth spurt is coming to an end Anet Ahern The global economy has continued to recover in the last quarter, but signs are emerging that world growth is beginning to peak. Global leading economic indicators are topping out, and there are initial signs of a slowdown in the […]
Thebe Mabanga Comedy lovers can brace themselves for a dose of good fun, rasping wit and downright silliness when two events bring a total of nine comedians to stages in Gauteng. The first event is the 5fm/Savannah Dry Jay Thang Heavyweight Comedy Jam, which brings together some of the circuit’s finest comics. Heavyweight Barry Hilton […]
Central Johannesburg has had the life sucked out of it by surrogate central business districts – the shopping malls David Le Page In the 1970s Johannesburg residents used to talk about “going to town”, the central business district, without contemplating the hire of an armoured vehicle. In fact, for any serious business or shopping, there […]
Glenda Daniels An investigation into sexism in South Africa’s trade unions has shown widespread discrimination against women who remain unrepresented in union leadership structures. The probe, conducted by the Congress of South African Trade Unions’s (Cosatu) research wing – the National Labour and Economic Development Institute (Naledi) – shows that trade unions are dominated by […]
Richard Kommel Traditionally, geographical regions have dictated share prices. However the current market environment is a globalised one, where picking the right themes and the “best of breed” shares within these themes is key to success. Often, it is easier to identify the losing themes as opposed to the winning ones. At present, these appear […]
She’s bossed the ‘Firm’ for nearly 70 years, but as she approaches her 100th birthday, how far should we venerate the Queen Mother? Anthony Holden Codenamed Operation Lion, a classified document planning the Queen Mother’s obsequies has been kicking around Whitehall for decades, constantly in need of revision as the fortunes of the monarchy faltered. […]
Cedric Mayson Spirit Level Many comedians have quoted the spousely spat which ends: “Darling! I have already made up my mind. Please don’t confuse me with facts!” It is also the attitude of religious conservatives with minds closed to anything except their cherished beliefs. “God has revealed this … the Bible says that … the […]
15 years after its birth in a tiny Braamfontein office, the Mail & Guardian is still going strong – winning awards and annoying the government of the day Barbara Ludman and Rehana Rossouw ‘I give your paper one year, no more.” The message from letter-writer J Paris of Berea, published in The Weekly Mail in […]
The Springboks will have to tackle all day if they hope to stop the Todd Squad Andy Capostagno The story of the All Blacks, once a kind of Auckland Aenead, has become a Canterbury Tale. Coach Wayne Smith, captain Todd Blackadder, halfbacks Justin Marshall and Andrew Mehrtens and many more have proclaimed the Super 12 […]
A WOODCUTTER found the torso of a teenage girl in a shallow grave near the town of Atlantis, about 50 km north of Cape Town, police said on Friday. The girl’s head and limbs had been cut off and were still missing, police spokesman Riaan Poole said. Forensic experts estimated the girl died about five […]