Extinction threat ups hunters' game

Soaring demand means syndicates are stockpiling rhino horn against future scarcity, writes Fiona Macleod.

Defence union says Sisulu should be removed

The South African Defence Union said on Friday Defence Minister Sisulu should be removed from her post in the interests of South Africa.

Police use rubber bullets to disperse soldiers

Tshwane police on Wednesday used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse about 1 000 soldiers attempting to gain access to the Union Buildings.

Court declares soldiers' march illegal

A planned protest march by South African army soldiers over salaries was declared illegal by the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday.

'Hell no, we won't go!'

It is 20 years to the week since the End Conscription Campaign was banned. Jonathan Ancer celebrates the remarkable movement of white activists.

New book pays tribute to late Bush War soldiers

A book in memory of South African Defence Force soldiers who died in the Bush War between 1966 and 1994 will be launched this weekend.

A young heart

Almost on the stroke of midnight last Sunday, a giant of the liberation struggle -- but also a top-class mathematician and a trained traditional healer -- drew his last breath. Lieutenant General Andrew Masondo, or "Comrade Dillinger", as he was widely known, finally succumbed to long illness.

A life of justice and openness

The life of Ivan Toms, who died in Cape Town on March 25, was shaped by his commitment to justice and innate sense of humanity. One of his proudest moments was receiving the Order of the Baobab for "his outstanding contribution to the struggle against apartheid and sexual discrimination".

Ivan Toms, 'bravest of the brave', dies in Cape Town

Cape Town's director of health, former anti-conscription campaigner Ivan Toms, was found dead in his home on Tuesday morning, police said. Police spokesperson Superintendent Billy Jones said foul play was not suspected at this stage. He said police used a key from a neighbour to gain access to Toms' Mowbray home at about 9.30am.

SA delegation to trek to Cuito Cuanavale

A Parliamentary delegation will depart from Pretoria on Friday in a convoy to Cuito Cuanavale to commemorate the battle that took place there during the Angolan war. The delegation includes military veterans from both sides, representatives from government, scholars and civil society, Parliament said in a statement.

Wouter Basson denies unprofessional conduct

While he might have been part of the apartheid government's secret chemical and biological warfare programme, he did not act unprofessionally, Wouter Basson said on Monday. Basson pleaded not guilty to six charges brought against him at the Health Professions Council of South Africa. The charges relate to his time as head of the apartheid government's chemical and biological warfare project.

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