FRIDAY, 11.00AM The free-spending Independent Broadcasting Authority has a R3,8-million deficit on last year’s budget and is set to spend R9-million in excess of this year’s budget, according to a report by auditors Deloitte & Touche. Earlier this year, IBA CEO Harris Gxaweni was suspended for failing to institute financial controls, and five of the […]
Tom Hibbert on Abel Ferrara IT was four years ago that I first set out to interview Abel Ferrara, the “maverick” film director whose talent to shock seems unparalleled. His Bad Lieutenant – in which Harvey Keitel plays a corrupt copper who is coked to the gills, given to masturbating in public and having writhing […]
DJ Shado Twala in the 15-minute interview. By CHARL BLIGNAUT Charl Blignaut: Hey, what on earth are you doing in Cape Town? Shado Twala: I’m trying to fix a plug. I’ll probably electrocute myself halfway through this phone call. CB: There goes your future in radio. ST: And my baby’s, most likely. CB: How old’s […]
FRIDAY, 3.00PM ANGOLA’S Unita rebel movement, apparently preparing to return to war with the Angolan government in the north of the country, is receiving war matriel from South Africa, according to reports by the Institute for Security Studies. Institute senior researcher Jakkie Potgieter said that during filed trips last November and in March, he saw […]
FRIDAY, 10.30AM The all gold index on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange was hammered down to a four-year low on Thursday as the gold price tumbled in New York on Wednesday to below the key $240/oz level, and closed in London at $339,75. On Thursday it recovered slightly in New York to close at $340,65. The […]
THE full-page advertisements inserted in South African newspapers (including the Mail & Guardian) by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association over the last week should be recognised for what they are: a crude attempt to protect vested interests of an industry, the commitment of which to the public welfare is questionable to say the least. Headlined “Health […]
FRIDAY, 4.00PM THE Harare summit of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species on Thursday again rejected South Africa’s proposal to reopen trade in rhino horn, in the second vote on the motion. The decision came as something of a shock after the optimism brought on by Cites’s approval of a compromise proposal on […]
FRIDAY, 11.00AM: THE Buick Classic golf tournament began on Thursday, and defending champion Ernie Els streaked into the lead with a seven under par first round score of 64. Els, who won the US Open on Monday, said after the round: “It’s right there, it’s still in my mind. I still get the nice feel […]
SOCCER:Andrew Anthony AT some point in the coming weeks, Pirelli, the name behind the world’s most famous calendar, is likely to confirm the announcement of its latest pin-up. A 20- year old, 1,8m Brazilian, the new recruit is not the type of model normally associated with the rubber manufacturer’s glamorous image. For a start, he’s […]
Top films, like Abel Ferrara’s The Addiction, are being released straight to video. ANDREW WORSDALE finds out why TO see some really great movies these days it seems you have to go to a one-off film festival or visit the video shop. “Marginal” films often go straight to video. This is the case with clunky […]