2009

In the latest issue of TIME magazine, Martin Ivens laments the fact that 1968 seems to be valorised as a watershed year to a far greater extent than 1989. The first of these dates marks the student uprisings in Paris, the US and elsewhere, as well as any number of movements associated with it — […]

The British and Irish Lions got it wrong. South Africa may have played a terrible 70 minutes in the second Test on Saturday, but they proved they are worthy world champions by coming from the depths of defeat to overcome tough opposition. Granted, Ian McGeechan’s side were dealt a major blow when both their props […]

In what seems as a move away from previous calls by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran made a conditional offer of dialogue to the new American administration in Washington saying it was ready for “talks based on mutual respect and in fair atmosphere”. This statement comes following American overtures towards Iran saying the US is […]

We all had our fears before this tournament about how Bafana would be swamped in a an avalanche of goals. I thought one may have to hide behind the couch as we squirmed in front of the whole world. But alas, the boys have done us proud. In fact, one can have a reasonable amount […]

No Benni. No Nasief. A keeper who had been struggling at international level and, Macbeth Sibaya. A recipe for disaster. No? Not quite. Santana’s troops pulled together and treated the nation to a display of courage, dedication and teamwork unseen since the days of Shakes Mashaba’s now legendary u/23 team of the late 90s. Simply […]

Look the reality is that you’re lying. It’s true. You’re making it seem as though you have some sort of magic healing powers, which you don’t, as though you have the power to diagnose with 100% certainty every patient just from their symptoms, which you don’t, as though you do some research in the course […]

If you knew that a rose would scream, would you still pluck it? Child abuse is one of my psychological buttons. I suppose my reaction to someone who is accused of doing any such thing is along the lines of religiously crazed Iranians when told that Salman Rushdie has committed blasphemy. My gut reaction is […]

by Roger Diamond As global warming gets hotter on the international political agenda, and with recent oil price volatility, the nuclear power proponents have jumped on a bandwagon to promote “the peaceful atom” as a means to power our society. Although some of these proponents are reasonable and measured about the realities of nuclear power, […]