Boyhood differs from JM Coetzees novels, writes Shaun de Waal JM Coetzees new book, Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life, is a memoir of his growing up in Worcester and Cape Town in the 1940s and early 1950s, but it is written in the third person. The boy is named only once, and indirectly; otherwise, he […]

Asbestosis has killed two employees and threatens the lives of hundreds more at the power station near Cape Town. Andy Duffy reports Terry Hudsons reward for providing electricity to the people of Cape Town is the prospect of a slow, agonising death. His friend, John MacGillycuddy, and seven others share the same fate. Two of […]

Will Japans economic reform programme deliver, asks Victor Keegan It was 8.45am and Dr Shoichiro Toyoda, chair of Toyota and of the Keidanren employers organisation, was explaining Japans planned Big Bang reforms. The office block shuddered. Tokyo was experiencing one of its periodic earthquakes. Fortunately, at 5,2 on the Richter scale this was only a […]

TUESDAY, 12.30PM: THE South African golf tour on Monday received a massive R2-million boost from Dimension Data, which decided to pull out of the European Tour and concentrate on the local circuit. Chairman of the PGA Tour in Southern Africa Arnold Mentz said the development is one of the greatest in South African golf in […]

TUESDAY, 4.30PM The truth commission hearing into the 1989 Motherwell bombing on Tuesday saw two former state assassins pitted against one another in their bid for amnesty for their part in in the car bombing that killed three policemen and an informer. De Kock’s lawyer Schalk Hugo challenged Nieuwoudt’s testimony to the commission’s amnesty committee, […]

TUESDAY, 5.00PM ZIMBABWEAN war veterans have accused the commission screening liberation war veterans of corruption and inefficiency at both district and provincial levels. Ziana news agency on reported that former fighters said the present provincial vetting team should step down and give way to a more efficient and transparent team from Harare. War veterans who […]

FRIDAY, 6.00PM SHARES on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ended mixed on Monday as gold shares gained on the steady bullion price, while industrials and financials fell victim to futures manipulations and caution ahead of the release on new economic data after the close of local markets. At the close the all gold index had gained […]

MONDAY, 1.00PM: VAAL Professionals scored a 5-4 win over league champions Manning Rangers in a first-leg Rothmans Cup quaterfinals match at Chatsworth Stadium on Saturday. Rangers defender Liswa Nduti opened the score in the fourth minute through an Innocent Chikoya corner kick. Rabbie Nkoane’s equalising goal in the 28th minute brought Pros back in the […]

DRC EDITOR HELD POLICE in the Democratic Republic of Congo have detained the managing editor of the daily Le Palmares, Michael Luya, for questioning, inspector Raus Chalwe said on Monday. Chalwe said Luya was detained “in connection with an inquiry” and will be freed once certain checks have been carried out, without giving further details. […]

MONDAY, 3.00PM JAILED former commander of the Vlakplaas police hit-squad Eugene de Kock was forced to take part in the 1989 Motherwell car bombing to ensure he did not testify against his superiors at the Harms commission of inquiry, his lawyer told before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Monday. De Kock, who is serving […]