Lottery operators should not be allowed to cream off the profits, Richard Branson tells Madeleine Wackernagel Richard Branson is a firm believer in capitalism, but with one exception — a national lottery. The British entrepreneur, in Johannesburg last week to garner publicity for the inaugural flight of Virgin Airlines, was adamant that South Africa should […]

Fay Davids Linda Adams of Corporate Childcare leads the pack in lobbying for the provision of childcare at work. She’s knocked at the doors of this country’s major corporations to get them to start creches. Her perseverance is paying off. “More companies are requesting feasibility studies.” The Liberty Life creche is one of three that […]

Angella Johnson Police say they are beginning to make significant inroads in the fight against organised crime, following the arrest of a seven-man gang in connection with the manufacture of mandrax tablets. The men, including a British chemist, were nabbed last Monday after a month-long police surveillance operation in Lichtenberg unearthed a major drug- making […]

Censorship may be at an end in South Africa, but can the public accept the ramifications of this freedom? Katy Bauer reports ON Monday this week the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) heard two submissions from the public which challenged the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s revolutionary broadcasting of controversial gender material. What linked […]

Lynda Loxton The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) this week gave notice that it was losing patience with the way the African National Congress-led government, in its rush to attract foreign investment, was failing to consult its old alliance partners. General Secretary Sam Shilowa told the parliamentary finance committee that it was “unacceptable” […]

A Home Affairs employee went to the ends of the earth on a hunch he had about a `refugee’, reports Marion Edmunds Home Affairs official Jaco Duckitt is a man of initiative. In a bid to do his duty and uphold the law, he flew to Tanzania this year to establish the identity of man […]

Ann Eveleth DURBAN millionaire Vivian Reddy this week hit back at the Democratic Party with claims that the party’s “vicious” criticism of Health Minister Nkosazana Zuma were backed by powerful interests in the pharmaceutical industry. Lashing out at DP health spokesman Mike Ellis after he gave credence to reports linking Reddy to Sarafina II’s R10,2m […]

South Africa have lost twice to Australia and coach Clive Barker will want to rectify that, but he also has Ghana and Kenya to worry about SOCCER: Andrew Muchineripi HAVING already established their reputation on South African rugby and cricket fields over the years, Australia will make their soccer debut in the Simba Four Nations […]

Mungo Soggot Now that the dust has settled on the Constitutional Court’s ruling, federalists are realising that they got less than it had at first appeared. Only a fraction of the main political parties’ complaints succeeded. Said the court: “The basic structure of the Constitution is sound and the overwhelming majority of the requirements of […]

ARIZONA DREAM Emir Kusturica’s neglected foray into Hollywood flopped worldwide, yet it has much of the comedy and fantastic imagery of his masterpiece Time of the Gypsies. In it, Johnny Depp is his usual hapless self as a spacey fisherman. He’s summoned by his uncle, Jerry Lewis, to look after a Cadillac dealership. COLD COMFORT […]