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Teko Modise has put all the drama and speculation behind him and signed for Mamelodi Sundowns. He joins a Sundowns’ side where competition for a place in the starting line-up is very high, just like at his former club, Orlando Pirates. The big question is whether Modise will be able to cope with the pressure […]

So King Kenny goes back to Anfield and gees up the troops to pull fingers from Scouse (and international) arse and get going. And what happens next? Chelsea reminds them of their place in the 2011 pecking order. A cheeky cash up-front offer for their best player and talisman. Sure they’ve rejected it, but Chelsea […]

By Nelly Shamase In the midst of Oprah discovering she had a sibling, the re-instatement of culpable homicide charges against former Bafana Bafana player Bryce Moon and the unveiling of Zanele Magwaza-Msibi’s new breakaway party; one story has managed to captivate me more than any other this week. And the winner is: the ANC Youth […]

The issues of identity and name-calling seem to emerge from the very core of our being. An Australian in England recently sued the town council of Dymchurch for being “racist”. Apparently Geoff Stephens’ work colleagues kept imitating his Aussie accent and ragging him with cliched myths like, “is your girlfriend called Sheila?” It must have […]

Coaches always take the blame when their teams are not performing according to management and supporters’ expectations. So it is only fair to give praise where it is due. Bloemfontein Celtic and Santos are doing well and their coaches, management and players alike deserve credit. The two teams — sitting on position five and six […]

By Cynthia Ayeza Mutabaazi Almost every evening, between Troy and Beckett Streets, along Schoeman Street in Arcadia, Pretoria, a certain darkness falls upon the area. The prostitute trade thrives greatly here and the street lights never come on for some reason. I have noticed for some time now that the police seem to play a […]

Africa is, arguably, still the richest continent but her people are the poorest in the world — the world remains a mess! But there are some encouraging signs: Africa appears to be well-poised to lead the world into a better future. This view is supported by others. Michael Pilkington, for instance, believes that 2011 will […]

In South Africa it is legal, though frowned upon, to raise the old flag. Die Stem is part of the national anthem. Yet songs about the all-too-recent struggle are now hate speech. Makes no sense does it. Unless one is prepared to accept that black people are some kind of mindless, easily excitable rabble which […]

Have you ever seen a film where there are two characters, each pushing their own agenda, whose paths are destined to collide because it is just so? It’s a popular story arc in fictionalised works all over the world, since it gives a clear distinction between sides. Once the reader or viewer can see who […]

Just what a blind species we are — in the sense of showing hardly any capacity for foresight — was brought home to me again recently when I read a short article in TIME magazine on James Cameron’s visit to the province of Alberta, Canada, at the request of indigenous peoples, to see first-hand the […]

The Commission on Assisted Dying, being conducted by Lord Falconer in the United Kingdom, is focusing upon a highly controversial issue which will become more and more contentious as the 21st century unfolds. It’s aim is to consider what system, if any, should exist to allow people to be helped to die and whether changes […]