Jacques Magliolo Newly acquired Billiton International made its debut in mining and financial giant Gencor’s first interim results. And, what an impressive start to its association it was. Billiton’s turnover, excluding associates and investments, amounted to US$1 074-million (R3 802- million) for the six months to end-December. Profit from operating companies (after depreciation) amounted to […]

The Bartel Arts Trust is injecting life into the arts scene in Durban, writes Humphrey Tyler DURBAN’S Bartel Arts Centre hasn’t got a door on its harbourside headquarters yet — the builders haven’t finished the entrance and you have to jump over the foundations to get inside — but it started full tilt this week […]

THEATRE: Humphrey Tyler WHAT a talented cast in Khaya in the Sky, now on in the Drama Theatre in the Natal Playhouse, in Durban — but, sadly, in the end, what a waste. It starts okay. The leader of a group of Durban squatters turns out to be called Rudolph Valentino, who speaks with an […]

The Markets Jacques Magliolo Does anyone actually know what is going on out there? The markets are becoming more confusing and complex by the day. Investors have to keep track of a vast amount of changing Johannesburg Stock Exchange and company law regulations, market movement, fundamental issues as well as the factors which affect these. […]

Weekly Mail Reporters MOST of the 14 regions of the ANC’s Women’s League have condemned the recent decision of 11 members of the league’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to resign their posts without proper consultation. The league’s Northern Natal secretary, Nokwethemba Biyela, said 12 of the 14 regions had “stood up” at the NEC meeting […]

Life assurers are honing their strategies in order to capture the multi-billion rand funeral business, reports Jacques Magliolo How big is the funeral business? Big enough for the life assurers to fight tooth and nail for it. Financial Services Board long term insurance manager Oppie Opperman says: “In 1993 total premium received by the life […]

Native tongue Bafana Khumalo ‘MY name is Keith, I am 25 years old.” The young black man hesitated for a while, took a sip from the styrofoam cup filled with a dark liquid in his hand, which was shaking slightly. He looked at the group of people dressed in hand-printed clothing around him and wondered […]

Marius Schoon plans to lay charges against Craig Williamson for the murder of his wife and child, writes Mark Gevisser The conscience of white South Africa is a self-assured Standard Six pupil whose voice has just broken, who is soccer-mad, and who witnessed his mother and sister blown to smithereens when he was two years […]

SOCCER: Clinton Asary WHEN Clemens Westerhof took charge of Sundowns this season he predicted that the “Brazilians” would win the league this year. But it has been a far from satisfactory start for the “supercoach” who led Nigeria to the 1994 African Nations Cup, and the last 16 of the World Cup the same year. […]

Making quick runs on the slow wickets in New Zealand is an art Gary Kirsten seems to have mastered CRICKET: Krish Mi’rams in New Zealand The pitches in New Zealand are notoriously slow but on Thursday the ground was completely soggy as the vital match between South Africa and the home team was rained off. […]