Lynda Loxton BANKS and other financial institutions could soon be expected to play a more active role in cracking down on money laundering in South Africa. Although no hard statistics are available about the extent of the problem, Justice Minister Dullah Omar warned delegates at a conference in Cape Town this week that nobody should […]

There is little new proof about who assassinated Olof Palme, despite various accusations, reports Peta Thornycroft THE Swedish government is no closer to proving a South African link in the assassination of prime minister Olof Palme than it was when he was gunned down one night on a Stockholm sidewalk 10 years ago. Almost every […]

Marion Edmunds MINISTER of Broadcasting and Communications Jay Naidoo is considering rushing through an amendment to the Broadcasting Act to allow the government to keep some or all of the money raised from the sale of the SABC’s commercial radio stations, according to sources in the industry. The SABC is hoping to raise more than […]

clean Eddie Koch AT least six police brigadiers and colonels, named in the trial of Eugene de Kock, have broken ranks and approached the truth commission about the possibility of applying for amnesty as they are disillusioned with the way the generals are handling their submission to the organisation. The truth body has also taken […]

Martin Welz has found out who his friends are, writes Rehana Rossouw NOSEWEEK editor Martin Welz was lauded by media institutions this week after successfully defending himself against a defamation action in the Cape Town Supreme Court. But the marathon six-month trial has left Welz disillusioned with the media industry, which he says failed to […]

Uplink Broadcasting has been granted a licence, but will advertisers support it? Jacquie Golding-Duffy reports on industry views ADVERTISERS are ambivalent about the new Christian satellite network expected to start broadcasting at year end. Uplink Broadcasting Limited, a group of about 500 businessmen, has been granted a temporary licence by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) […]

Egypt’s government is torturing the wives of Muslim militants, in an attempt to get at their husbands. Shyam Bhatia reports in Cairo AMAL FAROUK’S screams keep her three children, mother and neighbours awake every night. If she falls asleep, the nightmare returns and she wakes screaming: “No, please, I beg you, keep your hands off […]

Julian Drew THE row over the Sepeng contract is merely the latest in a series of controversies which have dogged Athletics South Africa (ASA), most of them centring on the chief executive officer of the federation, Bernard Rose. The former athletes’ agent and sales and marketing manager for a sports shoe company was appointed on […]

After the exposure last week of contracts asking athletes to `rig’ races, attempts were made this week to replace a signed contract with a `clean’ one, writes Julian Drew THE scandal over the “rigging” of races by Athletics South Africa (ASA) escalated this week with allegations that the country’s athletics chief, Bernard Rose, attempted to […]

Maurice Hamilton sees pitfalls ahead for Damon Hill in the race to realise his new team’s potential DAMON HILL has taken one or two gambles during his fight to reach the top in Formula One, but the surprising decision to join TWR Arrows is not one of them. Since his future prospects were already in […]