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Open glory for SA's Oosthuizen

Rank outsider Louis Oosthuizen won the British Open on Sunday, capturing golf's biggest prize by a stunning seven strokes with an accomplished display of front-running.....

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Make the Vuvuzelas go away?

The constant drone of cheap and tuneless plastic horns - the vuvuzelas - is killing the atmosphere at the World Cup....

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World Cup journalists held at gunpoint

A Portuguese photographer was held up at gunpoint early Wednesday and two other journalists were also robbed at the same World Cup hotel........

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Australia ready to welcome round-the-world girl sailor

An Australian schoolgirl who sailed out of Sydney under a cloud of controversy will return to an ecstatic hero's welcome on Saturday as she ends a remarkable seven-month round-the-world voyage........

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Europe faces days of air chaos from volcanic ash cloud

Air travellers were facing at least two days of delays after a huge cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano provoked the most extensive shutdown of airspace since the September 11 attacks in 2001........

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Airlines : 75% of baggage handlers corruptible

Airlines are battling to bring luggage pilfering under control ahead of the World Cup, according to SAA and SA Express chiefs Chris Smyth and Siza Mzimela....

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84% of South Africans ‘cannot live’ without their phones

According to latest findings by market research company, Synovate, 84% of South Africans ‘cannot live’ without their cell phone........

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Tiger Woods sexpeditions sorry

Tiger Woods apologised, sort of, in a much awaited, tightly packaged video apology for his sexpeditions - read from script, no questions allowed, no explanations, no details....

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Blue-lights out! - Zille

The Western Cape is to pass a law banning all politicians from using blue-light convoys in the province, Premier Helen Zille has announced....

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Women's Words - worth forwarding!

You might like to forward this to the man or men in your life: husbands, sons, boyfriends, that sort of thing. It may help them understand the REAL meaning of Women's Words. ...

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Survey reveals social networking has gone mainstream in South Africa

MWEB recently commissioned TNS Research Surveys to find out what people are doing on social networking sites in South Africa. The results reveal that it is the new way to talk ‘over the garden fence’........

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Woods - TV - Tabloids

The list of sponsors that have said they stand behind Woods, including Nike, Gillette and Gatorade proves "that women don't watch golf" said Saturday Night Live segment host Seth Meyers....

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Festive fun for everyone at Montecasino

For a truly delightful festive season experience, head to Montecasino in Johannesburg this December and bring the whole family along, as Montecasino brings you FESTIVO – a festival of lights, love and all things magical........

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Hell yes, you must govern - Hogan tells Eskom Board

Eskom, finally, on Thursday, confirmed the departure of chief executive officer Jacob Maroga as Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan (finally said something and) lashed out at those who had launched a political campaign (the BMF and the youth leagues of the ANC and Communist Party) to keep him in the post, saying 'Hell yes, you must govern' to the Eskom Board....

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Latest: Eskom and the Mad Hatters Tea Party

Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice. The Eskom situation unfolded like a new chapter from Alice in Wonderland. Where was Lewis Carroll when we needed her?...

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Yes, yes, yes! Christmas comes early

In an amazing turns of events the R47 Billion Airbus military aircraft deal has been cancelled, The CEO of Eskom has resigned and the head of Athletics South Africa and the board has been suspended 'with immediate effect'........

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Travelling by minibus taxi in SA

A minibus taxi is one of the cheapest (and only) ways of getting around for millions of South Africans. Not only do they get you around town quickly (too quickly for some), they'll bring you up close to other South Africans. But you do need to get your hand signs right....

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