Yearly Archives: 1994

Scientists are unanimous that culling Namibia’s seals this year makes no sense. But the government is persisting . Fiona Macleod reports AN urgent appeal has been made to the Namibian ombudsman to intervene in the government’s plan to cull thousands of seals this year, which scientists have warned threatens to wipe out the country’s entire […]

SENIOR National Union of Metalworkers members are to meet on Saturday to investigate claims of “serious sexual harassment” by two of its delegates during the Cosatu national congress. Numsa general secretary Peter Dantjie said national office- bearers would meet to weigh the allegations. Cosatu’s press officer, Neil Coleman, would not comment on the alleged incident. […]

Instead of depending on the government for a roof over their heads, a group of homeless women from Khayelitsha has started an innovative savings scheme. Justin Pearce reports FOR the women of the Victoria Mxenge Savings Scheme, development starts with coins in a jam jar under the bed. On Saturday, the group of 200 homeless […]

Will their children should get an equal start in life? Four parents express their views. Pat Sidley reports THE routine business of choosing a school for a six- year-old has become a taxing dilemma for South African parents. Between the expectation of “a better life for all” and the terror of “falling standards”, sending a […]

Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Pulp Fiction, opened the South African International Film Festival this week. The controversial director spoke to Andrew Pulver in London WHEN Quentin Tarantino strolled up the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year to take possession of the Palme d’Or for his second feature, Pulp Fiction, it wasn’t […]

With a carload of prejudices Charles Leonard recently attended his first hotrod races at the Wembley International Raceway in Johannesburg MY first experience with hotrods not only taught me some of life’s valuable lessons, but it also gave me my first taste of class analysis. As a farmer’s son my father took me along to […]

CRICKET: Paul Martin IT sure ain’t gonna be no easy ride in this sheriff’s posse. Big Bob Woolmer is known in the cricket world as something of a radical, an intellectual, a man of ideas, new ideas. For one thing, he will be requiring from the South African cricket team the same sort of dedication […]

Paul Stober A FORMER Vanderbijlpark district surgeon is appearing before a South African Medical and Dental Council disciplinary committee for allegedly helping cover up police torture. Albert Niemann has been accused of sending a false medical certificate to a magistrate’s court, declaring an awaiting-trial prisoner with signs of physical abuse “completely normal”. The prisoner, Michael […]

An explosion of shanty towns in the Vaal may force the PWV government to rethink its rejection of site and service schemes. Drew Forrest looks at the growing blight along the Golden Highway DRIVING south, it starts with Freedom Park and St Martin’s Trust, rambling down a hillside opposite Eldorado. Across the toll road lies […]

New South African coach Bob Woolmer is faced with a bowling problem CRICKET: Jon Swift IT IS of more than passing interest that Bob Woolmer, our new national coach, sees his first priority as working on the confidence of the players who make up the South African side. “I think one of the problems is […]