Opera in Cape Town: critics trace how a colonial art form was reinvented as African: Many people thought that classical opera in South Africa – regarded as a western, colonial art form that was the preserve of white people during apartheid – would die with democracy in 1994. Instead the opposite happened. Black singers emerged …
Death on the Nile: a meditation on celebrity and a riposte to Christie’s critics: Lifestyle pictures/Alamy Kenneth Brannagh’s adaptation of Death on the Nile reminds us that Agatha Christie’s work is not solely concerned with English villages. Christie also drew on her travels in the Middle East with her husband, the archaeologist Max Mallowan. Although …
World Cup 2022: if Qatar can silence critics with a strong tournament, an Olympic bid could be next: A prize for the taking. Shutterstock/fifg When FIFA picked Qatar as the first Middle Eastern country to host the men’s football World Cup in 2022, some considered it a bold gamble. Others thought it was a mistake …
South Africa in the news: Neil Jenkins at 50: The humble Valleys boy who faced down the critics and became a Welsh rugby hero: He’s a Welsh rugby icon who has seen it all in the game here over the past 30 years You sometimes wonder where all the years have gone. Neil Jenkins turned …
Belarus: targeting of critics likely to intensify as Lukashenko expands his reach: Nearly one year after the presidential election that plunged Belarus into a crisis of political legitimacy, persecution of government critics and activists appears to be on the rise. Two recent incidents – a Belarusian Olympian refusing to return to Belarus from Tokyo, and …
South Africa in the news: I Don’t Care About Them or Their Criticism: Misbah-Ul-Haq Attacks Critics: Pakistan’s head coach Misbah-ul-Haq on Tuesday said that he “doesn’t care” about what critics say about the national team’s performance.”I don’t care about them and their criticism,” Misbah said …: “South Africa” – BingNews Scientists race to study Covid-19 …
South Africa in the news: ‘He’s not 70’ – Safa’s Jordaan hits out at Broos critics amid age questions: South Africa Football Association president Danny Jordaan has defended the appointment of Hugo Broos as the head coach for the national team, Bafana Bafana. Broos, 69, was appointed to take the place …: “South Africa” – …
Lockdown critics are sure the costs outweigh the health benefits – here’s why they’re wrong: Jam Travels/Shutterstock As the UK reports its worst excess deaths since the second world war and the NHS is stretched to breaking point, critics of lockdowns have largely gone quiet. Despite this, previous experience shows that we’re never far from …
South Africa in the news: Cricket-‘An absolute joke’, Handscomb slams Paine captaincy critics: Former test batsman Peter Handscomb leapt to the defence of Tim Paine on Thursday as the Australia captain came under …: “South Africa” – BingNews Undervaluing Public Health Expertise ‘Makes COVID Inequalities Worse’: Underuse of the expert knowledge of locally based directors …
South Africa in the news: Furman silences Bafana Bafana critics with storming display: Going into South Africa’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying doubleheader against Sao Tome e Principe, there had been question marks over the selection of Dean Furman.: “South Africa” – BingNews Bushiri, wife flee SA: Self-proclaimed Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his …
Randomised trials in economics: what the critics have to say: Nobel Prize Laureates in Economic Sciences Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee. Epa/Jonas Ekstromer The 2019 Nobel Prize has been awarded to three scholars for pioneering recent attempts to answer microeconomic issues in development using randomised experiments. Over the last three decades randomised trials …
Critics of South Africa’s judges are raising the temperature: legitimate, or dangerous?: South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has had to intervene to protect judges from unfair criticism. GCIS/Flickr The South African judiciary is once more centre stage in the political drama unfolding around the battle for supremacy within the governing African National Congress (ANC). …
John Travolta’s lambasted Gotti film hits back at ‘troll’ critics with bizarre ad: Such is the thinking behind a bizarre promo ad released by the producers of Gotti , John Travolta's new widely-lambasted gangster film. The film – a biopic on the late Gambino mob boss John Gotti, starring Travolta as the infamous Teflon Don …
Critics probably have bad eyes – Sculptor of Essien’s strange statue: The sculptor who made the statue of Ghana star Micheal Essien has admitted that his creation may not be to everybody's taste but insists he did a good job. Pictures of the statue surfaced some weeks, ago attracting loads of comments from social media …
South Africa in the news: England captain Joe Root backs Gary Ballance to silence critics against South Africa: It was, after all, the new England skipper who insisted he was returned to the squad for Lord’s and with him slotting in at No3, he allows Root to bat at his preferred No4. But if the …
South Africa in the news: Zuma’s critics within the ANC are vocal. But will they act?: Johannesburg – There is a lot of brave talk about standing up to President Jacob Zuma after the dismissal of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan amid a wider cabinet reshuffle which has been widely condemned as disastrous for South Africa. …
South Africa in the news: South Africa soccer coach fired after rant at critics: The coach of South Africa’s national team was fired on Thursday following a disciplinary hearing into his public outburst after a World Cup qualifier last month. Shakes Mashaba was suspended after a television camera caught him ranting at his critics …: …
South Africa in the news: Semenya’s critics are not advancing a scientific argument: 15 Aug 2016 01:58 (South Africa) Mokgadi Caster Semenya is the favourite to win the women’s 800m race at the Rio Olympics later this week. But some critics are suggesting that Semenya should not be allowed to take part in the race …