Deon Potgieter traces the history of the All Africa Games As South Africa bids to become the first African country to host the soccer World Cup, the continent will be the master of ceremonies to the last, multiple sporting event to be staged anywhere in the world this millennium. It’s been a long, hard task […]

Heather Hogan The Department of Correctional Services plans to ease the overcrowding of prisons and cut costs by releasing 10 000 prisoners tagged with electronic bracelets. The first phase of releases will begin next year. Prisoners will be free to move around during their working hours, but will be under house arrest at other times. […]

factor Andrew Muchineripi and Emmanuel Chisupa Soccer One of the highlights of the All Africa Games in Johannesburg should be the eight- nation soccer tournament featuring representatives from each corner of the continent. South Africa, Algeria, Mali and Uganda comprise Group 1 and Cameroon, Cte d’Ivoire, Mauritius and Zambia are in Group 2 with matches […]

The number of women with genital mutilations visiting South African government hospitals is steadily increasing, reports Khadija Magardie Any memory Rooksana has of her “circumcision” at the age of seven is blurred. All she remembers is two pairs of strong arms forcibly holding her legs apart. But what she does remember is her wedding night […]

Gilfillan A marble bust of Queen Victoria adorns the front of the Graaff-Reinet town hall, the interior of which is hung with crystal chandeliers, where farmers and farmworkers gathered this week to express their views on a minimum wage and conditions of employment. A series of similar meetings has, over recent weeks, quietly taken place […]

Aaron Nicodemus The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) axed its national registrar last week after an internal inquiry found him guilty of sexual harassment, gross insubordination and negligence. Monde Zimema, the organisation’s number two official since mid-1996, has been suspended with pay since February. The inquiry also found him guilty of lying to […]

Former president Nelson Mandela left South Africa on Wednesday for a visit to Germany, Tunisia, Libya and the United States.

UGANDA provided the first surprise of the All Africa Games football tournament with a 2-0 victory over Mali in the opening round in Johannesburg on Thursday. Two goals within six minutes early in the second half from Kampala City Council team-mates Morley Byekwaso and Willy Kyambadde assured the Ugandans of victory. 08

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Tuesday 11.00am. Tradition suggests South Africa will be strong challengers at the All-Africa Games football tournament with five of the previous six hosts reaching the final. Congo, Nigeria and Algeria won the first three championships and Kenya and Zimbabwe were beaten by Egypt, who flopped at home in 1991 when Cameroon […]