Anthony Kunda in Lusaka IN an embarrassingly theatrical turn of events, Zambian President Frederick Chiluba has admitted that his government is corrupt. The head-turning admission came about during a recent inspection tour of the nightmarishly potholed roads of Lusaka. At one point, the visibly perturbed Chiluba, gesticulating angrily, said: “There is something fishy here. Every […]

Ann Eveleth THE Shobashobane massacre trial is drawing to a close, with Durban High Court Judge Hilary Squires expected on Monday to begin delivering judgement on one of the worst mass murders in KwaZulu-Natal’s 14-year civil war. For the last two months, more than 50 witnesses have testified about the events of early Christmas Day […]

Stefaans Brmmer POLICE and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) are looking at “all possible causes” of the car accident in which police assistant commissioner Leonard Radu died last week – including the possibility of foul play. Radu, the most senior former African National Congress cadre integrated into the new South African Police Service (SAPS), headed […]

The Asian, a new weekly tabloid, has provoked a mixed response from journalists and academics alike, reports Jacquie Golding-Duffy A NEW tabloid will soon hit the streets of Durban and other major cities as it makes what promises to be a grand but controversial entry into the print market. The Asian, a new weekly newspaper […]

Maria McCloy ALAN DARGIN might just as well have been one of the stuffed koalas at the Australia tourist agent expo thing. He was sitting in the corner playing his didgeridoo while poshly dressed agents at Inanda Sun swanned about and ate lunch. Maybe they thought he was there just to create atmospheric Australian sounds. […]

SOCCER: Andrew Muchineripi AS the national youth team prepares to make its African championship debut on Monday in Morocco a debate almost as old as the game itself has been reopened. When it comes to a clash of fixtures, should a footballer play for his club or his country? Several Premier Soccer League clubs had […]

Our man in Havana finds the heirs of Teofilo Stevenson keeping up a noble tradition BOXING:John Duncan THERE is no laser show or dry ice at Cuba’s national boxing championships in the Ateneo Fernando del Dios Bunuel, an ugly concrete arena in the eastern sugar-and-beer province of Holguin. And the only people who are getting […]

tetchy THE members of the court represent some of South Africa’s finest legal minds, and as such can be intimidating individuals. They have been openly hostile to criticism, even that expressed in academic journals, and highly critical of press coverage. Here are opinions of some of their performance, expressed by clerks, academics and lawyers: Constitutional […]

After her heroics at the Olympics Penny Heyns took a well-deserved break. Now she has gone back to America to `stroke’ her way back to fitness SWIMMING:Julian Drew AT last year’s South African swimming championships Penny Heyns gave notice to the world of what they could expect four months later in Atlanta. Her stunning world […]

Mpumalanga Parks Board’s controversial boss has had his powers cut while the Dolphin deal is modified, reports Justin Arenstein THE Mpumalanga government has moved to clip the wings of its outspoken parks board boss Alan Gray over the controversial deal with the Dubai-based Dolphin Group. The deal would have given Dolphin exclusive commercial rights over […]