Leon Perlman The Internet, introduced to the world by the United States military as a method of ensuring uninterrupted global communication, is providing a benevolent peace dividend — as a unique conduit for international commerce. But while many companies vacillate over whether to commit to the new business paradigm, a new enemy has emerged — […]

The man accused of killing a trainee diplomat has been allowed to leave the country, writes David Beresford WEDDING bells were due to ring out for Roslyn Perkins this week. Instead she is nursing her grief in England and fuming at a demonstration of the apparent powerlessness of the powerful where the new South Africa […]

Leon Perlman Transtel is to install a large national satellite-based network to foil cable thieves disrupting rail traffic. Cable thieves are disrupting rail services by pulling up copper cabling leading to line signalling and switching equipment. Despite increased policing, the problem is becoming endemic as thieves go on 24-hour shifts to yank out the arteries […]

Karen Harverson The National Occupational and Safety Association (Nosa) may lose the R10-million a year in funding it receives from the Department of Labour next year. Director General of Labour Sipho Pityana, speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, said it was unlikely that the department would confirm that level of funding to Nosa in […]

The dynamics of black participation in corporate South Africa are complex as has been revealed in the past year, writes Meshack As the past year saw political power shifting into largely black hands, 1995 saw gleams of what black economic empowerment may mean. The strident calls, the blinding euphoria and widespread upsurge of ventures covered […]

Chris McGreal THE world has got Nelson Mandela all wrong. You may think of him as the epitome of decency and statesmanship providing a beacon of hope on an unsettled continent. The truth is, he is a bumbling, sex-starved old fool secretly in the pay of the white man. Or, he simply does not know […]

The attack on the Koeberg plant was carried out by the African National Congress’ “special operations” division, headed by the former South African Communist Party chief, Joe Slovo. The unit carried out the major ANC coups of the liberation struggle, including the attacks on Sasol. Wilkinson’s immediate commander was Rashid Ismail who is now a […]

Is education the growth market of the future, asks Karen Harverson Some 60 percent of the Midrand Campus Group, a privately-run learning centre specialising in undergraduate and postgraduate courses, has been bought by listed company, the Housewares Group in a deal worth more than R16-million. The group, through its mail order subsidiary Glomail, first became […]

Rated the second-best team in the world Germany will be a real test for the South African team Soccer: Lungile Madywabe BAYERN MUNICH star Jurgen Klinsmann’s clinical finishing has made him one of the most feared strikers in the world. And this is the man South Africa’s defenders will have to try and contain on […]