Brenda Atkinson MIXED MEDIA I saw the new Nedbank TV commercial again the other night. Not having grasped the crux of this ad before, I hopefully scrutinised each frame, waiting for the clue that would tie up this skillfully crafted mystery of a small black child leading a blind old white man towards a new […]

FORMER Correctional Services commissioner Khulekani Sitole has withdrawn his Labour Court application to be reinstated. Correctional Services spokesman Russel Mamabolo said on Thursday afternoon that Sitole “has done so unconditionally”. “There will be no Labour Court case on this matter on Friday,” Mamabolo said in Pretoria. Sitole is expected to comment more fully on the […]

ZIMBABWE shot to top of the one-day triangular series standings, after beating South Africa by one run at Kingsmead on Wednesday. SA have fallen to the bottom spot. (P W L Tied No result Pts Run rate) Zimbabwe 4, 2, 2, 0, 0, 4, + 0.11 England 4, 2, 2, 0, 0, 4, + 0.03 […]

BARRY STREEK, Cape Town | Friday 11.00am PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki expressed bullish views about the state of the South African economy when he addressed Parliament this morning and announced the formation of an International Investment Council that includes George Soros and Tony O’Reilly, the head of Independent Newspapers. He also hinted that further steps to […]

CONNIE SELEBOGO, Johannesburg | Thursday 5.00pm. TEMPERS reached boiling point at a news conference in Johannesburg when South African under-23 soccer coach Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba reacted angrily to what he took to be accusations that the team is being mis-managed. Mashaba openly lashed out at South African Football Association CEO Raymond Hack when he answered […]

STEVEN MANN, Cape Town | Thursday 5.00pm. PETER Hain, Britain’s minister of state for Africa, reiterated his country’s commitment to strengthening ties with Africa and rebuilding the war-torn continent, but provided scant new detail as to how this would be done. Hain delivered what was billed as a “major announcement” on Britain’s policy in Africa […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Lagos | Thursday 9.00pm. NIGERIA confirmed their status as favourites to win the African Nations Cup with an impressive 2-0 triumph over Morocco on Thursday that sealed first place in Group D. Defeat proved particularly costly for Morocco as they were pipped for the second place in the knockout stages by Tunisia, who […]

THE Eastern Cape farmer who was positively diagnosed with the deadly and contagious Congo Fever died on Thursday night. The 51-year-old farmer, Francois Retief of Murraysburg in the Karoo, was described as very fit but in Port Elizabeth’s Provincial Hospital. Health authorities quarantined anyone, especially relatives, who had contact with Retief and they are monitored […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kumasi | Thursday 12.20pm. AFTER Bafana Bafana 1-1 draw with Algeria on Wednesday night, coach Trott Molotto said his team “will go for the kill” against Ghana on Sunday. “You know we are already in the knockout stages. We are definitely going for the kill against the Black Stars,” Molotto said at a […]

CONTROVERSIAL number eight AJ Venter, still caught in contractual wrangles with the Cats that may end in court, has been included in the Sharks Super 12 team to play Border in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. Venter will scrum down with other loosies Wayne Fyvie (captaining the Sharks) and Charl van Rensburg. Justin Swart is […]