Paul Edmunds Granted, this was no inner-city free luxury bus ride. Instead, it was a jerky trundle on a diesel-smelling orange behemoth, askew on its tired springs. It was also probably one of the only times most of the passengers will ride on a public bus this year. Art Night was begun by gallery owner […]

Howard Barrell WHO IS … JACKIE SELEBI? When word leaked out early last year that Jackie Selebi was about to be appointed director general of foreign affairs, departmental officials who had not been in the African National Congress and so did not know him were worried. They quietly phoned colleagues who had been working with […]

Shaun Harris This is the first quarter that the local unit trust industry has operated under its new classification system, introduced because the rapid growth of new funds was quickly making the old system outdated and to get South African funds in line with international markets, particularly that of the United States. Overall, the new […]

Deon Potgieter Boxing East meets West on Friday in Poland, when for the first time two South Africans are featured in world title fights in the former communist country. Simon Ramoni, the current International Boxing Organisation (IBO) world junior featherweight champion, makes the second defence of his crown against undefeated Hungarian Fandor Koczar, and national […]

Three of SA’s opposition parties are calling for a change in the current system of parliamentary representation, reports Howard Barrell Opposition parties are clamouring for changes to South Africa’s election laws to make MPs more directly accountable to voters. The leaders of the Democratic Party, New National Party and United Democratic Movement are among those […]

This week Africa celebrates the adoption of the African Charter on Human Rights and People’s Rights, but it seems South Africa is regarded by its neighbours as rapacious, imperialist and xenophobic Carlos Cardoso: The treatment inflicted by the South African state and many South African citizens on Mozambicans is unacceptable. Every Thursday a train carrying […]

SASOL said on Friday that it is looking to secure coal from other sources after shelving a proposed coal strip mine on the Vaal River. ”We are examining alternatives,” Alfonso Niemand said, adding Sasol could boost output from existing mines or buy from external sources. Sasol, which turns coal into liquid fuels via a synthetic […]

WHILE Scotland and England maintained the Five Nations challenge for the World Cup with comfortable wins on Wednesday, Argentina spoiled Europe’s day with a shock win to oust Ireland in the quarter-final qualifying matches. Wing Diego Albanese scored the only try of an error-filled match as Argentina beat Ireland 28-24 to reach the World Cup […]

The Appeal Committee of the Advertising Standards Authority meets on Friday to assess the ASA ruling on the Charlize Theron rape commercial. Advertising agency The Jupiter Drawing Room and Femina are appealing the decision of the ASA Standards Committee and as the appellant will appear before the Appeal Committee. The complainants submitted documentation in reply […]