FRIDAY, 3.30PM TRUTH and Reconciliation Commission chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu and new National Party leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk met for an hour on Friday morning to discuss relations between the NP and the TRC, although there was no immediate out of court settlement. However, both men described the meeting as constructive and said discussions will […]

FRIDAY, 12.00NOON: FORMER Zimbabwean national goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar and Hans Segers could face life bans after being charged by the UK Football Association on Thursday with breaking football’s betting rules following the evidence they both gave at their trial on match-fixing charges. Grobbelaar, Segers and Aston Villa striker John Fashanu were last month cleared of […]

Martin McGuinness speaks to Dean Nelson about what he has learnt from the South African peace process Variously described as Sinn Feins chief negotiator, the Irish Republican Armys godfather of godfathers and the personification of its armed struggle, Martin McGuinness appears far too sober to have revelations. But he has had one and its shocking: […]

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 […]