Julian Drew IT is early morning in Johannesburg’s trendy suburb of=20 Yeoville. I venture into the street and am greeted by=20 three blond Swedish girls. “Can you tell me the way to the=20 Pink House?” they ask in chorus. “Just follow the yellow brick road,” I am tempted to say.=20 But this is no fairy […]

Ann Eveleth Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi has lost a significant battle in his bid to clean up the controversial KwaZulu Police force. Former Sundumbili station commander Major Owen Zama — the first of 14 officers Mufamadi ordered suspended last year — was acquitted on Friday on charges related to an alleged 1990 attempt […]

Marino Corazza MOVEABLE FEAST=20 IT’S Sunday May 29, and I’m at Sol’s very own, charming Sun=20 City. In the Soup Bowl, to be exact. At 6:30pm, it’s=20 showtime, folks: the Loeries.=20 ‘Twas the time of year for the pulp and celluloid maestros=20 to receive their just accolades. Fiction, but nevertheless,=20 let’s not kid ourselves, this […]

PUBLIC comment is urgently being sought — by June 25 –=20 on a bold new land policy framework that promises sweeping=20 reforms for the poor and dispossessed. The Department of Land Affairs recently published a Land=20 Policy Framework Document which covers crucial land reform=20 issues including restitution, security of tenure and=20 sustainable land use. The […]

What ‘s worse than not having a ticket to the big match? Having a ticket but not making it to the game, writes Jon Swift THE phone call came in the early hours of Friday morning. The language emanating from the instrument was a choice mix of the more neanderthal part of Nether-landic and the […]

The Japanese will always be at a disadvantage when they clash with the giant forwards of the other nations in the World Cup RUGBY: Barney Spender THERE is the old joke: “For this week’s winner the big prize is a one week holiday in Bloemfontein, and for our loser it’s a two week holiday in […]

Eddie Koch IN a bold move to clamp down on venality in public office, the African National Congress has decided its MPs must open their family assets and extra- parliamentary earnings to full public scrutiny. The dramatic decision — possibly a first for any political party in the world — coincides with efforts by the […]

Jay Naidoo MENTION the “word” RDP and what’s the reaction? People look around for the bricks and houses. Where are the houses one year after? How many are there? Yes, ultimately, the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) is about putting roofs over people’s heads and food on the table. But before getting there, we need […]

SAILING: Jonathan Spencer Jones WITH little more than two weeks to go before the start of the next Rothmans Cape to Rio race, preparations are gathering pace for this, one of the foremost southern hemisphere yachting events. Yet it has not proved as popular as had been expected with the final total of 59 entries […]