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The Absa Premiership race is fast approaching the home straight. Orlando Pirates are favourites to lift the league trophy but it’s almost certain that this race will be decided in the last three matches of the season. Today I am looking at the top contenders’ chances of winning the league title. Orlando Pirates The Buccaneers […]

By Kim Smith One of my favourite quotes from former president Thabo Mbeki is: “One of the things that became clear and which was actually rather disturbing, was the fact that there was a view which was being expressed by people whose scientific credentials you can’t question.” What sets the pre-Socratic thinkers apart, what causes […]

Much has been made of the scathing letter addressed to Black Management Forum leader Jimmy Manyi by Trevor Manuel, the minister of national planning. Noted academic and analyst Adam Habib surmised as much yesterday saying “strategic calculations are being made about the Western Cape. I cannot imagine that he has not consulted widely on this […]

Reality is a bitch, that’s why I like mine in small doses and preferably heavily diluted. This is particularly true of a reality that is either embarrassing or indefensible and especially when that reality is in some way my own creation. Take, for example, some of my undeniably embarrassing and inexcusable behaviour. Like most South […]

Protest on the part of the citizens of a country is a way of making their displeasure or grievances known to governing authorities, whether these have been elected or occupy their positions by inheritance, as it were, in the case of royalty. In the case of despots abusing their governing positions beyond the level of […]

By Danielle Nierenberg & Amanda Stone   The year 2010 was declared the International Year of Biodiversity by the United Nations and not surprisingly, the focus lay mainly on the usual species the public recognizes and adores, without addressing the bigger issues. It isn’t only pandas and rainforests that need protecting. There are also thousands […]

South Africa has recently been invited by China to join the group of fast-emerging economies, BRICS, as they will be known going forward. BRICS, with the exception of South Africa, each contribute to more than 1% of the global GDP. Our economy has in the past struggled to reach the 6% GDP growth target despite […]

With the Cricket World Cup upon us, for those who don’t really understand one of the most archaic sports going around, here is what you need to know about the teams competing (the ones who can win the tournament at least … apologies to the associate nations, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh), important players and other loose […]

By Anton I Botha I was mildly amused the other day when my brother introduced me to the PC game Far Cry 2 which has villains that speak Afrikaans. While trekking through the African savannah, players are confronted with multiple ‘baddies’ that the hero (American of course) has to take out through any means necessary. […]

Pitso Mosimane’s record as Bafana coach has been impressive so far, not only on the playing field, where the team has displayed some exciting football, but also off the pitch where his work with the players is encouraging. He has proven himself to be more than a coach to his players. He is building strong […]

The way our junior national team coaches struggle to get the players they need is a disgrace. It shows how ignorant this country is when it comes to development. It’s stupid to expect any degree of success from the senior national team when the youth teams are ignored. The best football nations in the world […]

By Benedict Matjiu After months of worn-out adverts punting soccer deals, owners of companies doing own voice-overs and endless tweets of self-promotion, I find myself asking has “underground” become the new above-the-line? Noah (CEO of Cell C), Eugene Khoza (Mr Nedbank), Kagiso Lediga (CEO of Nando’s). The big names in South African comedy are really […]