Although steps are being taken to curtail illegal liquoe exports and imports, wine producesr are still faced with the problem of excessive excise duties, writes Lynda Loxton HEAVILY taxed at home, South Africa’s wine producers are increasingly concerned about illegal imports and exports of spirits, which could be costing the country about R9- billion a […]
Gaye Davis MOVES to convene a summit between the African National Congress and its alliance partners, the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), have been given fresh impetus by a call for such a parley from one of the country’s most powerful trade unions. The call – […]
SOCCER:Andrew Muchineripi LAST season’s losing finalists Pretoria City (now Supersport United) are no more, but defending champions Cape Town Spurs should have little difficulty in advancing to the quarterfinals of the Bob Save Superbowl when they meet little known Tembisa-based first division side Classics, at the Athlone Stadium on Friday night. There is little liklehood […]
LAST week the Mail & Guardian published details of a contract which Athletics South Africa (ASA) attempted to persuade the Olympic 800m silver medallist, Hezekiel Sepeng, to sign. It would perhaps have been naive to expect heads to roll as a result of the disclosures we made. The government’s handling of Sarafina II has not […]
The IBA favoured new players against the print media giants, writes Jacquie Golding- Duffy THE media industry has taken giant steps to greater diversity with the sale of the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) six regional radio stations. The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) illustrated its commitment to a varied industry when it denied the two […]
Gaye Davis BANTU Holomisa, while preparing to launch a court action against the African National Congress to overturn his expulsion from the organisation, will be addressing rallies around the country in coming weeks. Holomisa was locked in consultations with his lawyers this week after instructing them to seek a legal review of expulsion from the […]
Anton Katz IN March 1976, Joelito Filartiga was tortured to death by Pena-Irala, the inspector general of police in Asuncion, Paraguay. Filartiga and his family were opposed to the government of Paraguay. His father, Joel, and sister, Dolly, went to the United States and applied for political asylum. Dolly later discovered that Pena- Irala was […]
While the makers of Nissan are laying off workers, they have bought two luxury retreats for executives and clients. Mungo Soggot reports IN the week that the company which builds Nissans kicked off a major retrenchment programme by sacking 200 workers, it has emerged that the car manufacturer has acquired two luxury retreats in the […]
SAILING: Jonathan Spencer Jones THE BY Global Challenge – billed as the world’s toughest yacht race – got off to a fast and furious start in driving rain and high winds in Southampton on Saturday, after some four years of preparation and training. The 30 000-mile race, which will last about 10 months, involves 14 […]
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 […]