The historical case for an independent judiciary
- 21 Jun 2012 15:36 - Serjeant at the Bar
- Viewed from the context of SA in 2012, Common Purpose reminds us of apartheid brutality, FW de Klerk's recent protestations notwithstanding.
SA-born film maker Jon Blair dances with his dark side
- 01 Jun 2012 00:30 - Matthew Krouse
- One feels an enormous sense of gratuitous satisfaction while watching Jon Blair's Rio drug documentary "Dancing with the Devil".
Mugabe in black and white
- 17 Jun 2011 15:09 - Percy Zvomuya
- The foundation for the Zimbabwean president's emergence as tyrant was laid before he was elected, according to a new documentary.
An imam who was and wasn't
- 10 Jun 2011 14:29 - Ilham Rawoot
- It becomes apparent very early in The Imam and I that this film is not just about a murdered apartheid-era imam.
Festival fare
- 10 Jun 2011 13:19 - Staff Reporter
- The 13th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival features 37 films from 14 countries and five continents this year.
Malema mouths off on mines
- 10 Jun 2011 00:00 - Mandy Rossouw
- Nationalisation is a fait accompli and the ANC is merely looking for the best way to implement it, claims Julius Malema.
