The new Springbok management style has been a success on and off the field – so far RUGBY:Andy Capostagno TWO weeks into tour and still no banana skins. There were a few slippery moments in the first Test, but seven tries to two is a fairly emphatic victory in anyone’s language, and no one is […]

Rehana Rossouw DOOR-TO-DOOR campaigning has already started in some Free State towns as African National Congress members rally support for their candidates for the election of new leaders in the forthcoming provincial conference. A drive for new members is also under way to win seats on the regional executive – amid complaints in areas known […]

Allegations of political horse-trading have tainted the selection of the new SABC board, reports Jacquie Golding-Duffy THE new South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board members await President Nelson Mandela’s approval before they can take up their seats at the end of the month. But this round of nominees, selected by a parliamentary committee, has raised […]

John de St Jorre in London AN oil painting which has been missing for 400 years and is attributed to the Italian old master, Caravaggio, could fetch up to 10-million at an auction in London next month. The picture is the property of a private owner. The auctioneers, Phillips, originally attributed the picture in their […]

Anne Eveleth DEPARTMENT of Land Affairs labour tenant rights facilitator Busani Ngubane says many labour tenant eviction cases are complicated by the involvement of a plethora of unions and organisations operating in the Vryheid area. “Some of these unions charge people money just to introduce them to a lawyer. Others get people to sign contracts […]

The justice minister wrote a letter expressing outrage at the way police handled a murder, reports Angella Johnson THE family of an African National Congress (ANC) trainee diplomat killed at the Vaal Dam nearly a year ago, has received a letter of apology from Justice Minister Dullah Omar stating he was “outraged” with the way […]

The presdent’s handling of the leadership issue is an indication that the ANC is asserting the importance of the organisation over the individual.Stefaans Brmmer and Marion Edmunds report PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela’s weekend statement to his party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) was less a reflection on Thabo Mbeki’s chances to be his political heir than a […]

Homeless communities in KwaZulu-Natal have been locked into land agreements which they don’t understand and can’t possibly afford, reports Ann Eveleth ALPHEUS MNCUBE believes he is a lucky man. Smiling proudly from the corrugated-iron roof of his freshly packed wattle-and-daub house, the railway worker boasts about the fruits of his labour: “This house wasn’t here […]

Plans to restructure many of Gauteng’s hospitals have been delayed following much criticism, reports Andy Duffy THE Gauteng government’s plans to close or downgrade nearly a third of its hospitals have been put on hold, pending further investigation. The provincial health department, which has faced a barrage of criticism, says it is “sympathetic” to calls […]

The Finance and Fiscal Commission believes it is time the provinces raise their own revenue. Murphy Morobe spoke to Aspasia Karras about the commission’s proposals PROVINCES must start playing a much stronger role in developing their own fiscus if they are to survive as executive entities. That is the message the Financial and Fiscal Commission […]