jackpot David Davies : Golf Mark OMeara, who at 40 has never won a major championship and yet is riotously rich, thinks players should be paid for playing in the Ryder Cup. The American, who in eight games in three Ryder Cup matches has won twice, said in Paris this week: I think the whole […]

Ann Eveleth Dotted around South Africas exclusive suburbs a string of modern cubic compounds luxurious villas set in flowering gardens house the elite of Mobutu Sese Sekos Zairean kleptocracy. Tucked away with their extended families and domestic entourages behind high walls and electric gates in Sandton, Pretoria and Cape Town, at least 20 of the […]

Gustav Thiel A special task team investigating murder, corruption and cover-ups by police in the Northern Cape say their efforts will come to naught because they implicate the commissioner of police, Johan Deyzel, in their report. The most serious allegation probed by the team involves 1994 claims by policemen that a disused Kimberley mine-shaft which […]

FRIDAY, 1.00PM MALAYSIAN and Indian steel producers who avoid paying import duties by bringing in low-value welded pipe under the guise of specialised seamless pipe are threatening the health of South Africa’s steel industry, officials say. “This is direct customs fraud that could wipe out sectors of the industry,” said Tony Heher, chief director of […]

Sarafina II Minister of Housing Sankie Mthembi- Mahanyele blithely claimed this week that the auditor generals report on the Motheo housing project scam cleared both her and her department of any wrongdoing. Her interpretation suggests that either she didnt actually read the report or she chose to overlook its salient features. The auditor general found […]

Cosatus battle with government over economic policy reached a head this week. Compromise seems unlikely, writes Sechaba kaNkosi.

FRIDAY, 1.00PM STATE farms sold for tens of thousands of rands below their market value by the Agricultural Credit Board (ACB) in the early 1990s should be reviewed by the national treasury to see if permission ”ex post facto” should be granted for the sales, according to the sixth report of the De Meyer commission […]

Justin Arenstein In a clear attempt to be seen to be acting decisively, Mpumulanga Premier Mathews Phosa has appointed an independent private- sector commission of inquiry into the Motheo housing controversy. The commission, headed by Deloitte & Touche managing partner Hugh Dreyer, will use a team of experts from Deloitte & Touche and from auditing […]