After only two years, South African Rachelle Jonck has made a name for herself in New York’s opera world Coenraad Visser We meet at New York’s famous Carnegie Deli, appropriately across the street from the mecca of classical music. At the table next to us, an unsuspecting tourist ordered the house staple – pastrami on […]

Riaan Wolmarans CD OFTHEWEEK The Goo Goo Dolls made an impressive comeback in 1999 when their powerful ballad Iris shot up the charts after being featured in the filmCity of Angels. The success of their sixth album, Dizzy Up the Girl (Gallo), might have been attributed to the success of that track, but on closer […]

Ian Fife TAKING STOCK IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE SOUTH AFRICA’S LAST PROPERTY BOOM. THE LAST ONE PEAKED IN 1983, SO ALMOST EVERYBODY UNDER 40 HAS YET TO EXPERIENCE THIS KIND OF SOUL-STIRRING EVENT. THEN, ONLY WHITES COULD BUY GOOD PROPERTIES, SO MOST PEOPLE OVER 40 WERE SIDELINED AS WELL. A residential property boom is […]

Greek Goddess MAINROLE PLAYERS Kaizer Motaung Earned the name Chincha-Guluva – make a fool out of a defender – for his dribbling wizardry. Affectionately known as Boy-Boy, from childhood. Recruited into professional soccer – Orlando Pirates – by the late Eric “Scara” Sono, father to Jomo Sono. Left for the United States in 1969 to […]

Andrew Muchineripi SOCCER One question central to any discussion on the future of national soccer coach Trott Moloto is whether third place at the African Cup of Nations represents success or failure. This humble member of the Muchineripi clan has never been known for fence- sitting and I have no intention of changing good habits […]

South Africa’s free antenatal care is delivering – literally Khadija Magardie It’s 4.15pm in the labour ward at Johannesburg hospital, fondly known as “the Gen”, and staff have just delivered their eighth baby for the day. At the front desk, midwife sister Pretty Dubazana is talking to a patient. Her shift should have ended in […]

Thebe Mabanga Upon selling his company for a cool R3,5- billion, information technology entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth noted that university life was about “partying, booze and sex. Repeat if necessary.” The highlight of this cycle is definitely orientation week, enjoyed last week by more than 50 000 first years at 21 universities across the country. There […]

Heather Hogan The South African Police Service’s fraud unit is investigating an empowerment company that promised entrepreneurs their own bread distribution businesses, accepted their investments and then went into liquidation. Despite assurances from police that the investigation will commence this week, disgruntled investors, believing police are taking too long, staged a demonstration outside the Germiston […]

Khadija Magardie Current research indicates that at least one in every 10 South Africans will contract a new sexually transmitted disease (STD) this year. According to Department of Health statistics, the numbers of STDs are spiralling. Every year over four million new cases are reported. Given the close association between STDs and HIV/Aids, it is […]