Yearly Archives: 1994

A document leaked to the Mail, alleging misuse of funds, caused a stir at the Cosatu congress, reports Drew Forrest FURIOUS Cosatu leaders are alleging a disinformation campaign aimed at smearing them and influencing the Cosatu congress after the leak of a confidential financial report to the Mail. The report points to misuse of money […]

IF it is the job of a newspaper such as this to draw the attention of opinion-makers to warning signals flashing in one region of the country, then it is time to do so. It is Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezis modus operandi carefully to choose an apparently small issue and blow it up to the kind […]

Weekly Mail Reporter POLICE say they are planning more raids on vice clubs after they swooped on a Johannesburg hotel last week, but acknowledge that they are more tolerant than in the past. Club Caligula at Hillbrows Dorchester Hotel was raided by the Narcotics Bureau and other police units last Thursday. Three Zambian and three […]

Rumours of the demise of the financial rand system are greatly exaggerated, reports Duma Gqubule A RESERVE BANK masterplan has caused currency speculators to burn their fingers and lose billions of rands betting against the rand over the past couple of months. Governor Chris Stals this week laughed at speculators who had put wagers on […]

CRICKET: Luke Alfred UP AND down Blighty recently could be heard the waffle of the chattering classes: “Will Gatting go?” they asked; “What about Robin Smith?” someone mused; “Is Angus Fraser really up to it?” Everyone, of course, was referring to the composition of the England cricket side to tour Australia later in the year. […]

TWO years after demonstrators were mown down by Ciskei troops in what became known as the Bisho massacre, a decision has yet to be taken on whether to prosecute 69 soldiers allegedly responsible for the killings. Ciskei attorney general Willem Jurgens said this week nothing had changed since his statement in January, when he announced […]

The growing popularity of live-sex shows is more a matter of male demand than by public demand, writes Stefaans Brummer SECRETARY by day, live-sex stripper by night. Sometimes her boyfriend is in the audience. Says Jenny (25): It stimulates our sex life. Jenny had little interest in the business a year ago. Then the owner […]

More and more foreign coaches and players are plying their trade in South Africa, and this can only be good for the game RUGBY: Barney Spender THERE was a Welshman, a Frenchman, a Kiwi and a Pom … It’s an old tale and usually the prelude to a particularly dreary shaggy dog story but, with […]

Louise Flanagan THE Ministry of Defence has still not been briefed on the controversial Steyn report, deputy minister of defence Ronnie Kasrils admitted to parliament this week. I have been contextually briefed by General (Pierre) Steyn … I have, however, not been briefed on the contents of any report. This will be done shortly, Kasrils […]