TUESDAY, 12.00NOON: THE United States is forcing South African steel producers to sell steel plate exported to the US at prices far higher than those allowed to Russia, China and Ukraine. The US domestic steel industry is heavily protected by quotas and “floor prices” imposed on foreign steel producers, preventing them from undercutting the US […]

TUESDAY, 2.00PM: PAUL ADAMS, with his best first-class analysis of 7/69, placed Western Province securely on track to give Griquas the Supersport series wooden spoon, beating them by an innings and 45 runs at Newlands on Monday. Province scored their second win in seven outings, thanks to their international wrist spinner. Last week Adams set […]

TUESDAY, 1.30PM: THE Southern African Development Community, currently chaired by South Africa, has asked the international community to write off the debt of its member states. The debt burden is retarding the SADC programme of regional integration. At a debate on the debt crisis in Sweden, SADC executive secretary Kaire Mbuende said as SADC debt […]

MONDAY, 6.30PM: THE financial index on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange was pushed to its ninth consecutive record high on Monday, and its good figures were emulated by the industrial and all share indices. Gold shares, however, were held down by the poor gold price. The financial index’s fever was maintained by rumours of mergers and […]

MONDAY, 6.30PM: PAKISTAN, who were floundering with their score on 264/8 at the tea break in the first Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, are battling grimly on. The Pakistanis are hanging in there at 311/9. MONDAY, 11.00AM: PAKISTAN will resume their innings on Monday at the Wanderers in Johannesburg with their score on 106/4, […]

Lynda Gledhill While a nurse’s job is to heal the sick, mending the profession’s racial wounds is proving difficult. The recently formed Democratic Nursing Association of South Africa is struggling to overcome the still-prevalent problem of racism, especially in private hospitals. “These places are still predominately white,” said the association’s president, Philda Nomusa Dudu Nzimande. […]

Incentive schemes are big business, writes Belinda Beresford It’s nice to be wanted. It’s even nicer if your desirability is displayed in a concrete way, say by an exclusive lounge at the airport, special discounts on purchases, a bigger company car or even the odd little gift. Motivating people to do what you want is […]

Dogged by hyenas The dog-eat-dog world of the wild, not just human interference, may be contributing significantly to the demise of the African wild dog. The critically endangered species, with only about 5 000 animals remaining in the wild, may be succumbing not just to loss of habitat but also to thievery by spotted hyenas, […]

trade David Sharrock in Tangier Ask any teenage northern Moroccan male what his future will be and he will tell you he has three options: to escape across the sea to Europe; become a contraband dealer; or get into the hashish trade and end up either rich or in prison. Mohamed, who has tried all […]

Janet Smith Deon van der Walt’s conversation is blunt. They use “cum doubles”, he reveals, when South African men can’t get it together at the critical climactic moment in porn movies. Unlike our men, American actors can apparently shoot from the groin in three minutes. They’re very professional about it. A quick chat with the […]