There are still questions over the treatment of illegal immigrants at Lindela camp, writes Andy Duffy Guards at the private deportation camp Lindela had to use batons and dogs to quell a near-riot last week after hundreds of inmates massed to storm the gate. Management at Lindela, which is linked to high-profile African National Congress […]

Andrew Muchineripi : Boxing Welcome Ncita and Sugarboy Malinga could be nicknamed the comeback twins for both are making returns to the ring after long layoffs. Ncita (32) is scheduled to fight Hector Lizaragga, the number one contender for the IBF featherweight title vacated by the British wonderboy Naseem “Prince” Hamed. The bout is set […]

Ann Eveleth Free State farmworker Samuel Moabi (55) has once again fallen victim to old-style rural labour relations. Moabi’s latest employer, farmer “Labbies” Labuschagne, fired him for speaking to the Mail & Guardian, Moabi said this week. The M&G interviewed Moabi in early November after a Welkom magistrate fined his former employer – Bothaville farmer […]

FRIDAY, 12.00NOON: THE South African cricket team scored one for the record books on Thursday when they beat New Zealand by a single run at the Bellerive oval in Hobart, Tasmania. The South Africans won the toss and elected to bat first in the 50-over match. Tight bowling and good fielding by the Kiwis held […]

Relieving the debt burden is a matter of national urgency, writes Kumi Naidoo If South Africa is serious about reconciliation and justice, we need to look creatively at the burden of debt incurred by the previous government. Over the last year, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), churches, the Human Rights Commission, Sanco and trade unions have raised […]

Andrew Muchineripi : Soccer Clive Barker is displaying remarkable confidence ahead of the Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia for a national coach whose team has been outplayed in three consecutive matches. He told reporters before departing for the eight-nation tournament that Bafana Bafana would reach the final and only world champions Brazil presented a threat […]

When Tokyo Sexwale looks back on his tenure as premier, he will have few regrets, writes Charlene Smith When Tokyo Sexwale delivers his last speech before the Gauteng legislature, he will take responsibility for all the successes and the failures of the Gauteng government. He will also, privately, reflect on what he calls the complex […]

Lesley Cowling : Material World Defence scientists in the United States are working on the ultimate smokescreen. They have developed an artificial fog that will keep the enemy in the dark but not the soldiers advancing under its cover. The new stealth camouflage, called Magic Vision, will not just confuse the gunners on the other […]

Ann Eveleth The Commission on the Restitution of Land Rights is “completely dysfunctional”, under-funded, under-staffed and way behind on delivery, say land rights activists, government officials and commission insiders. “We are the Cinderella of commissions,” chief land claims commissioner Joe Seremane says. “If the government will deny me the R20-million I need to do my […]

Mungo Soggot The man at the centre of the state oil scandal, Don Mkhwanazi, has asked the government to more than triple his salary to R1,2-million a year. Mkhwanazi, who works part-time at the Central Energy Fund as its non-executive chairman, recently sent a written proposal for an increase to the department of minerals and […]