George Byron

Shoot-to-kill call senseless

THE reaction to the high level of crime, and individual incidents of it, in South Africa has often been characterised by emotional expressions of frustration, helplessness and vengeful anger, rather than practical, workable action. So it is with the deputy safety and security minister‘s nigh hysterical outburst earlier this week. Susan Shabangu told an anti-crime forum in Pretoria that the police should “kill the bastards (criminals)” and “not worry about regulations”....

Blackouts crippling business

Brian Hayward WEEKEND POST REPORTER haywardb@avusa.co.za

ESKOM‘S load-shedding is costing Eastern and Southern Cape businesses more than R21-million a day, but economists believe the unquantifiable “inconvenience factor” to residents and businesses means the true cost of the blackouts is much higher....

Explorer team in search of Bigfoot

Brett Adkins

IT CERTAINLY looked like it could have been Bigfoot – for no other reason than it had a huge foot....

Tough times, or just the wrong attitude?

Bob Kernohan, Bussiness Editor

MY daughter asked me the other day how tough conditions really were in the motor industry today....

Mom puts foot down on daughter’s love

By Clayton Morar

WHAT’S there to do when your daughter is in love with a businessman you just don't see eye-to-eye with? That's easy for Sumita Narain, played by legendary local actress Usha Khan, who knows just how to get what she wants when it comes to her daughter's love life. It may even come at any price, but how is she going to put her plan in action?...