Bongani Ndodana WITH the new policy on the arts, Dr Malan’s bust, perched in its shrine in the Nico Malan opera foyer, has witnessed the unceremonious undoing of the Cape Performing Arts Board (Capab). First it was the frantic campaign to save the orchestra, then ballet went independent under the banner of Cape Town City […]
FRIDAY, 10.30AM THE Reserve Bank has mopped up about R4,8-billion which entered the money market as a result of the sale of a stake in Telkom to a US/Malaysian consortium. The Telkom sale brought about $1,2-billion into the country, prompting the Bank action to prevent a fall in interest rates. According to Reserve Bank governor […]
Palme d’Or: The Taste of Cherry, by Abbas Kiarostami (Iran) and The Eel, by Shohei Imamura (Japan) 50th Anniversary Prize: Youssef Chahine, Egypt, director of The Destiny Grand Prize: The Sweet Hereafter, Atom Agoyan, Canada Best Actress: Kathy Burke in Nil by Mouth, Britain Best Actor: Sean Penn in She’s So Lovely, USA Best Director: […]
South Africa’s campaign against landmines is not only based on diplomatic gains, reports Stefaans Brmmer ONCE the Buffel armoured troop carrier was a hated symbol of apartheid oppression. This week a Buffel, freshly repainted white to hide its ugly military brown, took pride of place at the World Trade Centre, where delegates from 50 African […]
RUGBY:Mick Cleary THE British Lions who stepped off the plane last weekend are big, physical men, selected for their size, their power and their brooding intent, the mirror image of those they are about to meet across the playing fields of South Africa over the next seven weeks. But the South Africans will not be […]
FRIDAY, 1.00PM LAURENT KABILA, self-proclaimed president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), has named his first government, but has left certain key ministries vacant, and leaving out for the time being the popular former prime minister Etienne Tshisekedi. Kabila opted for an American-style administration, abolishing the post of prime minister for which […]
‘REMOVE RHODES REMAINS’ A ZIMBABWEAN activist group called “Restoration of Revered African Sites” has called for the removal of Cecil John Rhodes’ grave, which it calls “an insult to the intelligence of the Zimbabwean people”. “It is a well-known fact that the Matopos is the holiest of shrines in the country and, by requesting that […]
FRIDAY, 1.00PM THE Moldenhauer commission report into the issue of fraudulent drivers’ licences in Mpumalanga calls on provincial premier Mathews Phosa to fire safety and security MEC Steve Mabona and traffic director Henry Brazer if he hopes to end corruption in law enforcement agencies. The report also suggests that safety and security department head Stanley […]
FRIDAY, 12.00NOON: SA INTERNATIONAL Gerry Baker beat Constance Steyn 25-23 at the Wanderers yesterday, making it through to the semifinals to be played this weekend. Baker said after the game it was a close shave. “Some of those shots he played should have had his name engraved on the trophy. Yes, it was getting to […]
The new-look SABC TV News has come in for a lot of flak. Joe Thloloe answers some of the criticisms SOME institutions in this country are thrashing about in the throes of transformation away from the public glare. Others, like the SABC and its Television News, are scrutinised and everybody throws in comment and advice. […]