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Name changes need more time THE latest flurry of discussion on name changes in the Eastern Cape comes at a bad time. Eighteen months before the start of the 2010 World Cup, the Eastern Cape Geographic Names Committee has announced that the names of both Port Elizabeth and East London – as well as their respective airports – will change within the next six months. While we recognise the importance of having names that reflect the culture, history and heritage of our province, the latest rush to push the changes through before 2010 seems ill-considered and badly planned.... On hunting for a husband or a life Living Large, with Charmain Naidoo I'VE been watching a reality television programme called How to find a Husband in which 37-year-old, single British TV journalist Sally Gray spent 10 weeks dating 50 men in the quest to find a mate for life. I‘m up to week nine of watching, and have resisted the urge to go on line to see whether her determined dating proved successful in the end.... Relive the suffering of shack dwellers Weekend Window, with Thabo Jijana AT first glance, the Archive of Memory exhibition at the Red Location Museum is a simple replica of a structure that remains a reality today.... Bashing ANC not best way to success for brave new party
THE much awaited convention to form a new political party after some senior ANC officials left the organisation is in full swing this weekend. What needs to be considered about what is arguably a milestone in the politics of this country is: what are the chances of this new formation becoming a credible political player?... Prodding Mbeki backfires on ANC
THE African buffalo, even when fatally wounded, is still terribly dangerous. It is not a good idea to torment it or to turn one‘s back on it. So, too, a wounded politician. And former president Thabo Mbeki is an excellent example.... |
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Maureen Clifford weeps after guilty verdict in eight-year, R155m fraud saga Lynn Shaw WEEKEND POST REPORTER shawl@avusa.co.za MAUREEN Clifford, the one-time free-spending darling of investment circles, cut a dejected figure yesterday as she wept softly after being found guilty of defrauding those who had at one time sung her praises.... 
Stone the crows, he clocked us! Ivor Markman IF YOU were one of the speeding motorists caught off-guard by the "traffic cop" and his gatsometer radar gun as you entered Bedford from the Adelaide direction over the past weekend, don‘t expect a ticket.... 
Brazilians ‘just won‘t allow‘ another Bay United victory Chumani Bambani WEEKEND POST REPORTER BAY United is hungry for a second win in the Absa Premiership when they face Mamelodi Sundowns in Atteridgeville‘s Super Stadium.... 
Short-changed finally get the big stick Sipho Masondo BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT THE vast array of charlatans who have had a field day, swindling the South African consumer for years on end, are living on borrowed time.... 
Music with a mission Luyolo Mkentane A PORT Elizabeth hip-hop outfit from the Joe Slovo informal settlement have their hearts set on preaching tolerance and life skills through their music.... |
