anyway Michael Finch ROADRUNNING A Two Oceans Marathon without Chapman’s Peak? That’s a bit like having a one-day cricket international without a ball. The famous 10km stretch, regarded as one of the most scenic roads in the world, is as much a part of the Two Oceans as the fish horn that signals the start. […]
Robert Kirby CHANNELVISION I had intended to write about this matter a couple of weeks ago but, of course, the Cronje saga got in the way. What I wanted to say was how profoundly impressed I was by forthright statements made a fortnight or so ago by the redoubtable Mr Kader Asmal. It seemed that […]
Telford Vice CRICKET A fortnight ago there would have been no shortage of schoolchildren able and willing to reel off a list of their South African cricketing heroes. That is no longer the case, because at least one former hero has been exposed as anything but. And because it is by no means clear how […]
of poor Khadija Magardie Prominent South African researchers and medical ethics specialists are alarmed that proposed amendments to research protocols could open the door for researchers to use patients in poor countries as human guinea pigs in global medical research. In a series of open letters challenging the values of the medical fraternity, the group […]
The farm invasions are having a negative effect on the economy of the entire region, exerting pressure on SAto act Howard Barrell, Donna Block and Iden Wetherell President Thabo Mbeki is to jet into Harare on Friday for an urgent meeting with Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe. As the situation in Zimbabwe threatens to spin completely […]
Over the next fortnight, the countryside will rock to South Africa’s best musicians when cultural nomads migrate to Splashy Fen and Oppikoppi Alex Sudheim Though initiated as a pure celebration of folk music in 1990, the Splashy Fen festival’s popularity grew so rapidly its identity morphed yearly to reflect the changing audience profile. With rock […]
Donna Block SHAREWORLD After last week’s blood- letting in the stock markets I didn’t know whether to reach for the phone or some serious mind-altering drugs. But why was I surprised? All of us who take more than passing interest in share prices knew that it had to happen sooner or later – the dreaded […]
Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the main opposition movement in Zimbabwe, says President Robert Mugabe should be offered an honourable way out. But how? Stubborn, oblivious of the damage he is inflicting on his country and the suffering of the individuals caught up in the dramas he has manufactured, Mugabe has paid attention so far […]
SOUTH African Breweries and Germany’s Holsten-Brauerei AG, seeking to establish a presence in a fast-growing market, have launched licensed production of Holsten beer in Russia. “We have signed an initial agreement for five years”, Alan Richards, managing director of SAB Europe division, said. A SAB-owned brewery in Kaluga, about 200km south-west of Moscow, is expected […]
TRADE and Industry Minister Alec Erwin said that SA has attracted foreign direct investment of R91,9-billion. Speaking in Parliament, Erwin said SA ranks just after China and Brazil among the most popular emerging investment destinations. He said SA’s move up four notches in the world competitiveness rankings has not gone unnoticed by foreign investors. However, […]