What political change will flow from the new capitalism? Larry Elliott reviews two new books on the subject The anniversary of the Russian Revolution is not what it was. Last Friday, 40000 communists marked the storming of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg with a march along Nevsky Prospekt, but the days when Leningrad was […]

Comment: Ronald Suresh Roberts Mere days after big business found itself on the sidelines as Parliament finalised employment-standards legislation, the performance of leading apartheid-era business players before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission raised fresh questions about business’s ability to make relevant contributions to the new South Africa. If business is to believed, its performance ranged […]

Sechaba ka’Nkosi For years the tiny townships of Ndaleni and Magoda in Richmond shared almost everything, from relatives and grazing lands to churches. But since April a simmering conflict has erupted into open enmity and now residents crossing the narrow road separating them do so at their own risk. At the heart of the fear […]

Angella Johnson It takes a small brigade of dedicated helpers, working around the clock, to help Minas Michael cope with his disabilities. And there is none more devoted than Simon Nkoana, a faithful retainer who worked in the family’s supermarket for 18 years. He acts as chauffeur, nurse, companion and friend. ”I love this kid […]

Marion Edmunds As in the movie Green Card, a Cape Town couple has challenged South African immigration officials to prove that they have not consummated their marriage. Moroccan baker Youssef Essakhi (24) says he is wildly in love with his wife Amina (62) and he is taking the government to court for denying him permanent […]

THURSSDAY, 4.00PM BUSINESSMEN of Asian origin are fleeing Kenya in the run-up to general elections, set for December 29, an airline manager said on Thursday. The same phenomenom occurred during elections in Uganda and Tanzania last year, when businessmen of Asian origin — usually Indian — took long holidays abroad with their families. In those […]

THURSDAY, 11.00AM: SPRINGBOK coach Nick Mallett’s hopes of upsetting France on Saturday suffered a severe a blow when fullback Justin Swart was ruled out on Wednesday night after pulling a hamstring at training. A replacement is likely to be named on Thursday. First choice fullback Andre Joubert is unavailable to tour because of corrective surgery. […]

THURSDAY, 12.00NOON: LATEST Reserve Bank figures show that borrowing from private banks by local authorities stood a shade short of R3,6-billion in September, nearly double the figure in the same month last year. DI 900 bank supervision returns from commercial banks in September show that last year’s sharp increases in credit extended to local authorities […]

THURSDAY, 12.00NOON: INVESTEC Bank has signalled its intention to expand into the North Ameriucan financial services market by buying New York-based securities firm Ernst & Company. Investec CEO Stephen Koseff, while refusing to disclose the value of the deal, said that although the new acquisition is a small operation, the purchase is the first meaningful […]

THURSDAY 12.00NOON: EIGHT groupings have made bids to government for a 100% stake in parastatal holiday resort company Aventura, the public enterprises ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said it expects to announce a pre-qualification shortlist early next week, following which the shortlisted groups will be briefed and asked to submit bids. Government said last […]