FRIDAY, 4.30PM: THE Lesotho National Assembly today began debating the return of “conquered territory” (effectively the whole Free State) from South Africa. Foreign Minister Kelibone Maope told the assembly his government intends to hire a specialist to advise Lesotho on the issue of borders between Lesotho and SA. Maope added the government intends asking MPs […]
For South African teams to win in the Super 12, 15 players need to give a full 80 minutes of effort RUGBY: Steve Morris SOMEONE, somewhere must have the answer to the conundrum of South African sides failing to go the distance in individual Super 12 games and mounting a concerted campaign in the toughest […]
A battle over press freedom looms between some Western organisations and developing countries, writes Benjamin Pogrund THE Orwellian-sounding New World Information and Communication Order (Nwico) has surfaced again, nearly 10 years after the West thought it was dead and buried. Information ministers from nearly 30 ”non- aligned” countries, including Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Malaysia and Iraq, have […]
In the fifth part of our series on economic policy, Asghar Adelzadeh and Mathane Lethale of theNational Institute for Economic Policy consider whether government policies have positioned theeconomy towards job creation, poverty reduction and sustainable growth The Growth, Employment and Redistribution strategy’s (Gear) success is not going to be based on whether the government meets […]
Maria McCloy on Freedom Day President MandelA arrived on a donkey cart and the Premier, Manne Dipico, on a camel. The president insisted on this – after all this is an important animal in Upington, a town of 60 000 in the Northern Cape, near the Kalahari, where the national Freedom Day celebrations were held […]
An American billionaire plans to convert land the size of Israel in southern Mozambique into a mecca of tourism – but at what cost to the local people? Eddie Koch reports You can see it in the sadness of her eyes. Leah Shibambo would love to believe this strange American’s promises of how his new […]
FRIDAY, 2.00PM: The entire national leadership of the African National Congress from 1961 to 1994, barring President Nelson Mandela, is to apply to the truth commission for amnesty, party representative Ronnie Mamoepa confirmed today. The ANC’s military and political leadership structures will publicly accept responsibility for the actions of operatives in the field. The party […]
Benjamin Pogrund COLOUR, CONFUSION AND CONCESSIONS: The History of the Chinese in South Africa by Melanie Yap and Dianne Leong Man (Hong Kong University Press) THE Nationalists never quite worked out what to do with South Africa’s Chinese people. Early in the 1950s, with the start of apartheid, there were fewer than 5 000 Chinese […]
THURSDAY, 12.00NOON: HELLENIC beat QwaQwa Stars 3-1 last night in a Premier League clash, after leading 1-0 at half time. The score was not a true reflection however, as the hardworking Stars blew several scoring chances that might have changed the outcome. Stars’ defence was always impeccable and goalie Jacob Maikwoso pulled off an excellent […]
THURSDAY, 2.00PM: PEACE talks between Zairean president Mobutu Sese Seko and rebel leader Laurent Kabila will take place on Saturday aboard the SA Navy supply ship SAS Outeniqua. The talks were originally scheduled for Friday, but were delayed due to logistical problems. The talks will take place in international waters off the coasts of Zaire […]