FRIDAY, 1.30PM MURDERED People Against Gangsterism and Drugs national secretary Sharief Khan was on Thursday proclaimed the vigilante group’s second martyr at his funeral. Meanwhile, Ebrahim Satardien, the man arrested for Khan’s murder, appeared briefly in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Friday for a bail application. The bail hearing was postponed to Monday and Satardien […]
ASMAL BACKS CEASEFIRE NATIONAL Conventional Arms Control Committee chair and Water Minister Kader Asmal has agreed with the Ceasefire Campaign that the SA armaments industry is overemphasising its contribution to the economy. Ceasefire representative Heike Spiegelberg said: “The income generated by arms exports last year was a mere R900-million, which still needs to be balanced […]
The falling gold price has shattered the fortunes of the South African mining industry, and the lives of hundreds of thousands who depend on mining jobs for their survival Angella Johnson THE round metal Lesotho pot was boiling nicely. Makabelo Ntaote added more cow dung and wood to the fire. She used to have a […]
The Cape Town 2004 Olympic Bid’s attempts to `Africanise’ its programme may be too little, too late, argues Julian Drew DEPUTY Foreign Affairs Minister Essop Pahad has shared a vital fact with Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, a fact that has so far eluded the bid company: the first known records of organised sport are from […]
Andrew Worsdale THE Australian Film Festival offers a different view to the commercial movies we have come to identify with Australia. It is on at the Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg from July 11 to 16 and at Cavendish Square in Cape Town from July 17. Of the 10 features in the festival, several are must-sees: […]
THURSDAY, 4.00PM NIGERIA has lost more than US$100-million in frauds involving 3 381 bankers at more than 150 different commercial and merchant banks in the past six years. John Ebhodaghe, chief executive of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), which takes charge of bank regulation, said the figures showed that frauds and forgeries rose 362%. […]
Young guns Ernie Els and Tiger Woodswill be battling each other, but the tough Royal Troon course might be the winner in the British Open GOLF: Andrew Spencer IT is nice to know that in a world dominated by the big buck and the superstars of the US PGA tour, a quietly deceptive layout on […]
FRIDAY, 8.00AM A SECURITY company manager in Harare opened fire on 200 employees on Thursday who were stoning the company’s offices, demanding 50% pay rises. He injured 18 workers. The workers burnt a dozen company motorbikes before police arrived to quell the riot and arrest the manager. THURSDAY, 4.00PM MORE than 11 000 Zimbabwean railway […]
FRIDAY, 11.00AM: ON Thursday, the Premier Basketball League will start its new season as planned at Wembley, after Basketball South Africa and Premier Basketball League met and resolved their differences over who is in control of the league. The National Sports Council acted as a mediator and it was agreed that Basketball South Africa will […]
Gwen Ansell on Steven Berkoff GRAHAMSTOWN adores Steven Berkoff (right). Even after he referred to their quaint town as a “dump”, festinos still packed the theatre and gave the man a gushing standing ovation. The media, echoing the festival programme, have proclaimed him this year’s emperor. Problem is, despite the mildewed tailcoat, the Hamletian black […]