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/ 22 September 2004
Two recent studies have shown we now become adults much later in life. Adulthood being judged not on the budding of breasts (which these days applies to both sexes) or the ability to vote, but on when one moves away from home, is financially independent or starts a family. But it seems we’ve got it all the wrong way around. We want children to grow up really fast, and as adults we want to be the children we never were.
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/ 22 September 2004
A Groot Marico community has slipped through the cracks of the restitution process after purportedly being promised houses after the 1994 election. The people of the 1972 Wonderfontein community, now living in Lehurutshe, were evicted from their land during the apartheid years. These apartheid-era evictees have missed out on housing compensation because of broken promises and red tape.
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/ 22 September 2004
Tiger Woods withdrew from the PGA’s 84 Lumber Classic, tournament officials announced on Tuesday, citing exhaustion after the United States’s loss to Europe in the Ryder Cup. ”I wasn’t ready physically and mentally,” Woods said on Tuesday. ”The Ryder Cup did take a lot out of me.”
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/ 22 September 2004
Before hitting the court, American Clifton Chunn boosts his adrenaline with rap music from Eminem and Jay-Z. Then it’s time for ”murder ball” — officially known as wheelchair rugby. It’s a crash-and-grab contest known only to disabled athletes with a dangerous disregard for bruises, and is one of four sports exclusive to the Paralympics.
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/ 22 September 2004
Sunday sees the first-ever Grand Prix being staged in China — but, by midweek there was little excitement ahead of the big day. But organisers are saying the race does not need heavy advertising. All 200 000 tickets for Sunday’s race have been sold at prices between 370 and 3700 yuan (R290 and R2 900).
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/ 22 September 2004
Because of the recovery of the economy over the past decade, the need for skilled labour has outstripped supply. Partly as a result of our employment equity policies, which have sound social objectives, the demand for skilled, black people has outstripped supply many times over. The growing salary gap caused by the demand for black professionals is unsustainable and threatens the economy, says Trevor Manuel.
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/ 22 September 2004
English champions Arsenal believe Arsene Wenger will resist any approach by Real Madrid and sign an extension next month to his contract, which runs out in 2005. Negotiations to tie down the Gunners manager have been given greater urgency following Jose Antonio Camacho’s decision to resign at Real Madrid.
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/ 22 September 2004
England captain Michael Vaughan’s one-day international best score of 86 guided his team into the Champions Trophy final as they defeated world champions Australia by six wickets on Tuesday. England finished on 262 for four, ending a run of 14 straight one-day international defeats against Australia stretching back to 1999.
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/ 22 September 2004
Zimbabwe caused a major upset when they pipped South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 2-1 during their African Women’s Championships match at Germiston Stadium on Tuesday. Banyana Banyana were the first to score through captain Portia Modise in the fourth minute.
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