problem Madeleine Wackernagel : Taking Stock As analysts and the markets fte the Gencor-Gold Fields creation of Goldco, the directors of JCI and Lonrho must be feeling increasingly left out in the cold. Not only did their plans for closer relations meet with a very muted response, but now speculation is growing that the Duiker- […]

Julian Drew Soccer Willem Jackson proved to be a revelation on his debut for Bafana Bafana in the friendly international against France on Saturday, but the irony is that had the little-known Pierre Issa been fit, Jackson would probably have been on the bench. “It was disappointing that Pierre was injured because he would have […]

American and French interests contributed to the conflict in Congo (Brazzaville), report Chris Gordon in Luanda and Howard French in Abidjan The Angolan invasion of Congo (Brazzaville), which helped bring down the government of Pascal Lissouba this week, is part of a determined move on a range of fronts to finally break the military power […]

This week’s landmark decision sees Internet providers wiring into development, writes Aspasia Karras The South African Telecommunications Authority’s (Satra) pronouncement on Internet exclusivity this week has more spin-offs than the one that captures the popular imagination – the David and Goliath showdown whereby Telkom lost the exclusivity battle to the independent service providers. Pinky Moholi, […]

The complexity of sexual behaviour is forcing medicine to be unconventional in fighting Aids, writes Julia Grey `Stadiums” – places where “the game” is played – take many different forms around the mines in Carletonville, south-west of Johannesburg. A stadium may be the parking lot in front of a beer hall, a stretch of veld […]

pace Antony Barnett It’s 2010. You’re travelling through a remote part of the world. You have a phone with you – one of the latest generation mobiles, complete with a screen and Internet connection – the phone that you use at home and at work. It rings. It’s your estate agent. He has found the […]

Caitlin Davies Sun International is about to fight its biggest battle yet in Botswana as community leaders, church followers and the public join forces to oppose the issuing of a casino licence in the northern village of Maun. “We are shouting to the international community to invest, but a casino is dangerous. We need to […]

ALGERIA WANTS ROOIVALK PARASTATAL arms manufacturer Denel has been invited to Algeria to demonstrate the Rooivlak attack helicopter, Denel said on Friday. The invitation came from the Algerian Ministry of Defence, which has also shown an interest in acquiring the Seeker surveillance system. CASH FOR EL NINO WATER Affairs Minister Kader Asmal announced on Friday […]

The truth commission has its own gravy train -but it’s not for victims, writes Lizeka Mda Joyce Mthimkhulu is turning 61 on Sunday. She’ll go to church, but that’s the extent of her celebration. This Port Elizabeth family has very little to celebrate these days. Not when living from one day to the next is […]