theory Robert Kirby argues against the theory that South Africans lured Mozambican president Samora Machel to his death It is believed that between 80% and 90% of aviation accidents are due to human error. Refining the statistic a little further, it was found that out of a total of 28 000 aviation “incident reports” made […]
As a long-time ardent admirer of Govin Reddy may I add my humble voice to his own stridulations in regard to his having missed out on the top SABC sinecure. What is more disturbing is how the SABC board itself is also in the business of missing out, in Mr Reddy’s case, on a critically […]
Mark Tran in New York Basketball He is sport’s first $10-billion man. Michael Jordan, the basketball player, has not only built a vast personal fortune but has had a dramatic impact on his sport and sponsors. The cumulative economic impact over his 13- year career – on ticket sales in the National Basketball Association (NBA), […]
Andrew Muchineripi World Cup Nothing happened in the first series of group matches to suggest that traditional World Cup giants Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Italy will not be heavily involved come crunch time. Argentina and Germany won without great exertion, Brazil found the going tough because the Scots proved tough, and do not read too […]
Tracy Murinik On show in Cape Town I’ll admit to being a little sceptical when first hearing about the exhibition Childhood. Graffiti art in the Irma Stern Museum sounded gimmicky. Well, it isn’t. In fact, the collaboration between artists Gregg Smith, Mustafa Maluka, Ice and Sky 1 got me swallowing my words instantly. They have […]
fun Ruud Gullit So far, so very good. I have been impressed with this World Cup to date. These are early days and not all the teams have played yet, but I like the positive attitude so many are showing. There have been a few draws, but lots of goals too, and I think it […]
Pennywhistle master Big Voice Jack Lerole played on the streets of Alexandra township in the Fifties. Today he’s a star in New York. Peter Makurube takes a cruise down memory lane `Midway through the Dave Matthews Band’s sellout show at Giants Stadium [New Jersey],” writes Leita Tayler of Newsday, “the group brought a South African […]
Ferial Haffajee The old-style politics of the Western Cape have not deterred black business in the province from taking a step into the new economy. Brimstone, a leading empowerment company, will launch on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) next month. It is led by a cadre of comrades in business including former struggle bookkeeper Mustaq […]
Adam Haupt Live in Cape Town FUCT is one of those grotte which conservatives might avoid and which diligent cops give a good run through on a night out on the town. Watching our men in blue on the go to the sounds of really great drum ‘n’ bass and mostly commercial hip hop is […]
Michael White and Liz McGregor What should have been a triumphant valedictory tour for Nelson Mandela before he steps down as president of South Africa has been marred by European Union failure, under Tony Blair’s presidency, to deliver on open trade promises made when apartheid collapsed. Mandela joined the EU heads of government for lunch […]