Madeleine Wackernagel Two years and much diplomatic negotiation later, the new legislation on insider trading is ready. Mervyn King, who chaired the commission, says it was one of the hardest job he’s ever done. By their very nature, such commissions have to reflect a range of opinions: in this case, there were many interests, vested […]

A powerful lobby is fighting for free commercial speech, writes Hazel Friedman Graham Langmead is an unashamed fag hater. But if there is one thing he hates more than fags it is any attempt to ban advertising them. And while he believes breast is best, he virulently opposes restrictions on advertising substitutes. Just in case […]

hoping for peace Angella Johnson Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was about to step into the shower before setting off to the mosque for his morning prayers, when he switched on the special radio he always carried to monitor military activities and heard that a group of soldiers had taken control of Sierra Leone; he was […]

Bongani Siqoko : Boxing The Beast will be back to his best. That’s the promise as Vuyani Bungu prepares to defend his International Boxing Federation junior featherweight title against Arnel Barotillo at the Carousel on November 15. Golden Gloves Boxing Promotions publicist Terry Pettifer said fans can expect a different Bungu. “People have been complaining […]

Bjrk has made the journey from Icelandic child star to globally famous techno- chanteuse, haunted by an obsessed fan. She spoke to Lindsay Baker about her new album When Bjrk Gudmundsdottir wanted a break from her job in the local fish factory, she’d go camping. She’d hitchhike alone to the stark lava fields in the […]

After three years of controversial transformation at the SABC, we ask what it is getting right. Ferial Haffajee reports The SABC sealed its transformation this week with the adoption of a new logo. The logo symbolises a broadcaster in tune with the dictates of the market. The new broadcasting barons now have their eyes on […]

Headstrong and unconventional, Baron Edmond de Rothschild was one of the world’s great financiers, writes Derek Wilson in London Informality, boundless enthusiasm, and a full measure of the family’s financial flair were typical of Baron Edmond de Rothschild, the richest of the Rothschilds, who has died aged 71. When he greeted me on the wide […]

FRIDAY, 10AM: RESERVE Bank governor Chris Stals said on Friday that the recent market shake-up has helped curb bank credit extension, making it easier to bring rates down — and he hinted that this would happen before the March budget, perhaps even before the end of the year. He told a conference in Cape Town: […]

FRIDAY, 4:30PM: THREE Pretoria prostitutes charged with running a brothel have called on the Pretoria High Court to refer their case to the Constitutional Court because they argue that the Sexual Offences Act discriminates against women. Their call comes in a week when the Gauteng provincial executive has given its support to legalising prostitution, sparking […]