PROMINENT European anti-apartheid activists are angry over President Nelson Mandela’s failure to condemn human rights abuses in Indonesia.
Weekly Mail Reporters CLASHES in Lesotho are unlikely to tempt South Africa to exercise its newfound moral authority and military muscle to become a regional policeman on the subcontinent. Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfred Nzo made it clear yesterday that although he was still awaiting reports from the country’s ambassador in Maseru, Gerhard Visser, South […]
Rob Greig talks to Computicket founder Percy Tucker about the special business he started PERCY Tucker, MD and founder of Computicket, retired this week at 65 amid plaudits from the leisure industry and show business. He was uniquely able to justify the ways of Mammon to the Muses and vice versa: in this lay much […]
Gwen Ansell takes a look at the high notes and uncertainties of this year’s Guinness Johannesburg Jazz Festival THE homecoming of two eminent South African jazz performers is the highlight of this year’s Guinness Johannesburg Jazz Festival, running from September 30 to October 1 at the Market Theatre Precinct. Pianist/saxophonist/composer Bheki Mseleku returns after close […]
Andrew Trench LATIN is creeping into the East Cape legislature, and if you’re a politician that could mean being called “calamari” or a “baboon”. It all started with NP MP Billy Nel. Rising to speak in a debate on the fishing industry, he referred to his NP colleague Sakkie Louw as a “Loligo Vulgaris Politicus” […]
Critical Consumer Pat Sidley WHEN an upmarket Johan-nesburg supermarket pulled all the chickens from its shelves it sparked a salmonella scare in the city. An investigation into the matter revealed that Woolworths’ fridges were empty because various diseases had affected the fowls and the supermarket was waiting until the chickens reached a larger size before […]
The disappearance of the seven single is more than a disappointment for music fans, writes Fred de Vries. Bands find it more difficult to make it and the taste of listeners is growing increasingly conservative DOES anyone still remember the good old single? That seven-inch slab of vinyl, preferably packed in an arty picture sleeve? […]
Chris Louw PROFESSOR Peter Vale, director of the Centre for Southern African Studies at the University of the Western Cape, has applied to become director general of the Department of Foreign Affairs. The post — presently occupied by Rusty Evans — was advertised recently. Vale, who was directly involved in drafting ANC foreign policy before […]
The family of a murdered woman has accused the Witwatersrand attorney-general of delaying the prosecution of the alleged killer, a man suspected of being involved in a trade union scam, reports Stefaans Brummer A FORMER security police captain allegedly at the centre of a “dirty tricks” operation against a trade union, and who is a […]
Chris Louw and Gaye Davis MINISTER without Portfolio Jay Naidoo will address non- governmental organisations in Johannesburg today to discuss their role in the government’s reconstruction and development programme. The two-day conference, to be attended by more than 200 NGOs and representatives of civics, unions, youth and women’s organisations from across the country, comes amid […]