Sean Dodson netwatch One of the more bizarre websites to emerge in recent weeks has to be the one at www.generosity.org. The Generosity Game attempts to set up a system that promotes “random acts of kindness” both online, through a mailing list, and in the flesh via a catalogue on downloadable cards. Once you have […]
The time has come for the government to restructure the board and management of transport parastatal Transnet, writes Zukile Nomvete When Transnet, the government transport parastatal, announced and published its audited financial results for the year ended March 31 1999, it blamed its poor performance on the pension fund liability. To quote from their overview: […]
Darran Morgan Sifiso Nkabinde’s alleged assassins were arrested only after the docket was removed from Richmond police investigators and given to KwaZulu-Natal’s deputy director of public prosecutions, Chris McAdam. McAdam’s team of supercops who finally cracked the case included controversial Captain Johan Meeding – who was transferred out of Richmond last July by the former […]
Jacques Rautenbach Software piracy causes strong feelings: some people wouldn’t dream of not buying legal copies but the majority seem to adopt a “why should I?” attitude. Perhaps the problem lies with buying a computer. You can easily fork out R10 000 on a decent workstation and you’re looking at a minimum of R15 000 […]
apart Barry Streek The situation in two more municipalities – Stilfontein in the North-West and Noupoort in the Northern Cape – has reached such critical proportions that, in terms of the Constitution, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will have to intervene next week. This follows NCOP interventions in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape, Oogies […]
Bheki Makhubu A powerful clique of young political activists has emerged in Swaziland, challenging the country’s authoritarian system and threatening to disrupt King MswatiIII’s rule. A group of MPs in the Swazi House of Assembly recently almost proposed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini whose government has had a bumpy ride […]
TWO brothers burnt when a fuel tanker exploded at Ermelo two weeks ago have died in a Pretoria hospital. Etienne van Heerden, (27) died on Tuesday in Medforum Hospital, and Conrad, (29) died on Friday. Both brothers sustained third-degree burns fighting a fire in six rail fuel tankers in a siding at Ermelo station during […]
BAFANA Bafana midfielder Quinton Fortune has signed for Manchester United in a deal reported to be worth R15-million, the SABC reported on Friday. The British television satellite channel, Sky Sports reports that Fortune passed a three-week trial and a medical test at United, the most commercially successful soccer club in the world. Fortune was with […]
THREE of the Vodacom Tour’s top professionals will take part in this week’s Russian Open on the European Challenge Tour schedule. South Africans Hennie Otto and Steve van Vuuren, and Zimbabwean Marc Cayeux will tee it up in Thursday’s first round of this popular 72-hole event, to be played at the scenic Moscow Country Club. […]
WINGER Joe Roff was dropped on Thursday as selectors made three changes to the Wallabies for the Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand here on August 28. Selectors also resisted the temptation to rush back key players, skipper John Eales and flyhalf Stephen Larkham. Coach Rod Macqueen said selectors considered both Eales and Larkham after […]