They know that most South Africans don’t care about Kosovo, but the Yugoslav community of Johannesburg feel strongly about what’s happening in their motherland, writes Kit Peel It seems there is no stopping the United States president. To divert the limelight from the famous “safe sex” Starr report, Bill Clinton began one of the most […]
Andrew Muchineripi in Durban Soccer The moment of truth has arrived for Bafana Bafana after a 2000 African Nations Cup qualifying campaign that has proved more difficult than many supporters expected. South Africa lead the Group 4 standings with seven points entering the penultimate round this weekend followed by Gabon with six, surprise packets Mauritius […]
JAMES SMALL, one-time top Springbok try scorer and record holder for Test caps, was left out of the Lion’s Currie cup squad of 22 players released on Monday, and his immediate future with the Ellis Park-based union hangs in the balance. Uncertainty surrounds the controversial Small’s intentions since his return from playing for a World […]
David Shapshak You can’t help feeling as if someone is on the verge of saying: “Houston, we have a problem.” The main auditorium of the Pretoria showground has been commandeered by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and transformed into a hi-tech election nerve centre, complete with the buzz akin to Nasa-like rocket launches. More accustomed […]
Food and Fine Art Andrew Putter Long Life is the new ramen bar under the Lounge in Long Street. Elegantly occupying a space which once housed the infamous Mau Mau artsite, it’s a narrow, high-ceilinged galley, minimally furnished with wood-slatted benches and a trendy front door. It’s exotic (ice with the Chinese beer), and the […]
THURSDAY, 12.15PM: A DRAFT white paper on energy policy released on Wednesday may see the complete deregulation of the liquid fuels industry in South Africa, which will involve phasing out the rigid control over the price of fuel, allowing prices to be determined by market conditions. Business Day reports that the paper, announced by Minerals […]
John Matshikiza With the Lid Off So what has changed in the past five years? I’ve seen quite a lot of this country recently, travelling both by road and by air. South Africa remains a highly peculiar place. In the air, the service has got much better, and the cabin crews no longer seem to […]
Alex Sudheim The 1999 Durban Designer Collection was a bold attempt to knock fashion from its elitist perch and teach it how to live by its wits on ground level. One of South Africa’s most prominent style events celebrated its 20th birthday this year by throwing the silky plumed bird of fashion out of the […]
Andrew Worsdale Movie of the week Celebrity is a major force in one’s life. Judy Garland, Bob Hope, Telly Savallas – you name it. At age 24, working in a video store while a film school student, I was ordered by huge black bodyguards to get “Mr Reynolds” a glass of water. I filled up […]
up? Aaron Nicodemus Parents of children at schools in Cape Town’s affluent suburbs say their children are forced to take the drug Ritalin – a stimulant which inhibits impulsive behaviour. Some children have been threatened with expulsion if they do not take the drug, while at other schools taking it has been made a prerequisite […]