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 […]
TURN to the Electronic Mail & Guardian books section for plenty of entertaining reviews that haven’t appeared in the print edition. This week, for example, there’s a range of biographies of film greats including Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Steven Spielberg and many more. We’ve also improved the index system of the books section to provide […]
Stand-up comedian John Vlismas is heading for the international stage. ALEXANDER SUDHEIM laughs along HE skids on to stage, a lunatic druid on bad speed. Collides with the microphone. Glares at the audience with gargoyle eyes; shaven head; undertaker’s suit. Weird beard; hideous raptor leer. Explodes into bursts of language like a runaway catherine wheel […]
FRIDAY, 1.30PM COSATU has hit back at Labour Minister Tito Mboweni for his threat to pull the employment Bill out of parliament if a business-labour agreement is not reached. Cosatu, the country’s major trade union alliance, says the withdrawal of the disputed Basic Conditions of Employment Bill “will reward business for its intransigence”. It will […]
A new industrial strategy shows Gauteng’s future lies in hi-tech industries, reports Charlene Smith GAUTENG has no hope of achieving the 6% growth target set out in the government’s growth, employment and redistribution (Gear) strategy if it continues on its present course, according to a study commissioned by the Gauteng Economics Department. The year-long study […]
FRIDAY, 3.00PM UNITED Nationa officials on Friday said Unita forces had attacked and occupied Angola’s north-east frontier post in Lunda Norte province, in contravention of the 1997 Lusaka ceasefire accord. Members of the United Nations Observer Mission (Monua) who travelled to the area said in a statement they found the post had been occupied by […]
FRIDAY, 10.00AM: MICHAU WARRIORS’ hopes of staying on for yet another year in the elite Premier Soccer League were dashed on Thursday, when the South African Football Association (Safa) appeal board dismissed Warriors’ appeal against a disciplinary commitee’s decision to award two league points to rivals AmaZulu. The disciplinary committee last month ruled that AmaZulu […]