Despite his wanting to speak off the record there wasnt much to record from Tito Mbowenis speech in parliament this week, writes Chris Louw LABOUR Minister Tito Mboweni surprised journalists this week when he insisted that his address to the parliamentary labour select committee was off the record. All parliamentary committees were opened to the […]

ATHLETICS: Julian Drew BUOYED by the success of 1992, Africa has sent an even stronger team to this weekend’s Athletics World Cup in London in the hope that it can retain the trophy it won in such rousing style in Havana. On the final day of competition in Cuba two years ago, Africa led the […]

THE MARKETS Jacques Magliolo THERE is a saying at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange that there is no skill in buying or selling shares during strong bull or bear markets, but that it takes unprecedented courage to go against mass hysteria and buy when others are selling. Portfolio managers are being made aware of this daily. […]

A document leaked to the Mail, alleging misuse of funds, caused a stir at the Cosatu congress, reports Drew Forrest FURIOUS Cosatu leaders are alleging a disinformation campaign aimed at smearing them and influencing the Cosatu congress after the leak of a confidential financial report to the Mail. The report points to misuse of money […]

IF it is the job of a newspaper such as this to draw the attention of opinion-makers to warning signals flashing in one region of the country, then it is time to do so. It is Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezis modus operandi carefully to choose an apparently small issue and blow it up to the kind […]

Weekly Mail Reporter POLICE say they are planning more raids on vice clubs after they swooped on a Johannesburg hotel last week, but acknowledge that they are more tolerant than in the past. Club Caligula at Hillbrows Dorchester Hotel was raided by the Narcotics Bureau and other police units last Thursday. Three Zambian and three […]

Rumours of the demise of the financial rand system are greatly exaggerated, reports Duma Gqubule A RESERVE BANK masterplan has caused currency speculators to burn their fingers and lose billions of rands betting against the rand over the past couple of months. Governor Chris Stals this week laughed at speculators who had put wagers on […]

CRICKET: Luke Alfred UP AND down Blighty recently could be heard the waffle of the chattering classes: “Will Gatting go?” they asked; “What about Robin Smith?” someone mused; “Is Angus Fraser really up to it?” Everyone, of course, was referring to the composition of the England cricket side to tour Australia later in the year. […]

TWO years after demonstrators were mown down by Ciskei troops in what became known as the Bisho massacre, a decision has yet to be taken on whether to prosecute 69 soldiers allegedly responsible for the killings. Ciskei attorney general Willem Jurgens said this week nothing had changed since his statement in January, when he announced […]

The growing popularity of live-sex shows is more a matter of male demand than by public demand, writes Stefaans Brummer SECRETARY by day, live-sex stripper by night. Sometimes her boyfriend is in the audience. Says Jenny (25): It stimulates our sex life. Jenny had little interest in the business a year ago. Then the owner […]