Cannes gets happy ending with river film 'Mud'
Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal
Zimbabwe minibus crash kills 13
- Russia ruling party chooses Medvedev to reverse popularity slide
- Astronauts open hatches to Dragon capsule
- Everest season ends with 150 summiting
- Tapes could hold clues to more Manson Family murders
- Syrian rebels want air strikes on regime forces
- Dragon makes history with space station docking
- China cancels Britain visit over Dalai Lama meet: source
- Square Kilometre Array to be built in South Africa and Australia
Owner of 'The Spear' wants painting 'as is'
Force to good for Lions
The Western Force pushed the visiting Lions one step closer to the wooden spoon by winning their Super Rugby match 17-11 in Perth on Saturday.
SA champ hit by thieves
South African champion swimmer Cameron van der Burgh has lost half his medals and trophies to thieves who burgled his parent’s Pretoria home, it was reported on Saturday.
SA's best ever cup final goals
Cup finals usually come with loads of hype and razzamatazz … but more often that not the games can be quiet defensive and dull. That stands to reason, as there is much at stake.Beckham pay cut nearly 40 percent
David Beckham is no longer Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player after his salary was cut nearly 40% in his new contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Webber to start on pole in Monaco
Australian Mark Webber will start Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix on pole position for Red Bull after Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher set the pace in qualifying but was subject to a five place grid penalty.Does president Jacob Zuma know what he is doing?
Watered down SKA win, still a win - Pandor
Although the award of the massive Square Kilometre Array radio telescope was less than hoped for, Science & Technology Minister Naledi Pandor still feels it was a victory for SA and the African continent.
Eskom tests nation’s emergency preparedness
SA power utility gets ready to flip the switch as it embarks on a nationwide operation to test emergency structures.
SKA an achievement for South Africa, Africa: ANC
South Africa's selection as a location for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope is an achievement for the country and the African countries which co-operated in the bidding, the ANC said.
Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal
The Vatican confirmed Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI's butler had been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to newspapers.
Zimbabwe minibus crash kills 13
State radio says 13 people died and six were seriously injured in Zimbabwe when a crowded minibus burst a tire and slammed into a tree.
Grapevine
|
Marcia Klein
For some, Facebook is their fortune
I was eavesdropping on teenagers talking about how two of their friends had started going out with each other. "But is it FBO?" one asked. ("Facebook official" to all of you who are old.)
Bull's Eye
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas
Don't panic, the whiplash is on its way
It's a shabby business of late, the inability of the gold price to raise its sleepy head when everyone knows it should be dancing the fandango. (Okay, on Friday it rose, like, 1%, but, like, duh.)
Tax Talk
Matthew Lester
Matthew Lester
Tax law bound to change to stop loophole
Taxpayers seldom succeed in appeals to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). In the recent NWK decision many tax pundits openly criticised the judgment of Judge Carole Lewis as it shifted boundaries in tax planning that had existed for 100 years.
Spit 'n Polish
Barry Ronge
Barry Ronge
Spit & Polish : 20 May 2012
"Sin tax" may sound like a punishment we deserve, but it's sinfully cynical. The phrase "sin tax" is something the world's weary consumers know all too well.
