Team South Africa leave on Saturday to compete in the All Africa Games in Algiers from July 11 to 23. The All Africa Games contribute to the promotion of the Olympic spirit and stand as a major rendezvous for African athletes. These Games are a milestone in the preparation of the Olympic Games as they are an opportunity for the continent’s athletes to express their potential.
South Africans have every reason to be concerned about the latest crime-trends report, says Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille. ”There can be no doubt, however much government’s office-bearers try to play them down, that the statistics portray a society in which crime is endemic, violent and unrelenting,” she said on Friday on the DA’s website.
Not long ago it was French football great Zinedine Zidane who was the focus of their bid for celebrity — and a few laughs. Now, it is the peloton of the Tour de France — and their notorious links with the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) — which is the subject of musical group La Plage’s latest offering.
Britain said on Friday it was "getting to the bottom" of a militant cell behind last week’s failed attacks, amid tight security ahead of the anniversary of London’s July 2005 suicide bombings. The cautiously upbeat assessment came after Australian police searched two hospitals and questioned five doctors over the London and Glasgow attacks.
The future of reading novels could change from paper to paper-like-quality computer screens, writes Savo Tufegdzic.
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya meets legendary South African jazz drummer Makhaya Ntshoko and his quintet.
<b>MOVIE OF THE WEEK:</b> Mexican writer-director Guillermo del Toro’s <i>Pan’s Labyrinth</i> has arrived in South Africa at last, writes Shaun de Waal.
The head of China’s environmental agency has blamed the rising number of riots, and demonstrations across the country on public anger at pollution. Zhou Shengxian called for a "struggle" against polluters, and said the public refused to accept the increasing degradation of the environment.
Pieter Hugo’s new exhibition explores the politics of economic division, writes Monique Pelser.
Matthew Krouse reviews Michael Meyersfeld’s exhibition <i>Twelve Naked Men</i>.