Khareen Pech The National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) approved the sale of arms worth more than R60-million to President Pascal Lissouba’s army last year, months before the outbreak of hostilities that have torn Congo (Brazzaville) asunder. Official sources claim the deal involved only non-lethal equipment. But French sources in Paris say South African-origin weapons, […]
Dear Walter, Sorry I have been out of touch for so long, but I have been frantically busy resolving man-kind’s problems. As you know, the miracles we performed in bringing peace to South Africa have given us a reputation as the world’s foremost political mediators. As a result, whenever a tiff breaks out between ruler […]
Mozambique’s north South African farmers are moving into northern Mozambique, raising hopes, concerns and some belly laughs among inhabitants. Mercedes Sayagues reports Rural folk in Niassa province have never been so entertained. First came the missionaries. Braving mud and dust, gaping potholes and flimsy bridges, dozens are preaching the Dutch Reformed Church gospel across northern […]
Soccer: A draw against Congo, and one point, is all South Africa need to book their place at the World Cup finals, writes Andrew Muchineripi There is no higher peak in African football than qualifying for the World Cup finals and South Africa can realise that dream this Saturday provided they avoid defeat against Congo […]
Mukoni T Ratshitanga The University of Zululand has failed to send audited statements for millions of rands given to it by the Kagiso Trust for student loans and bursaries. Last week, the Mail & Guardian published a statement by the university’s rector, Charles Dlamini, saying Kagiso’s claim that it had not received statements was “false […]
Mystery surrounds an alleged meeting early last year between Iran’s Deputy Minister of Atomic Affairs and the head of SA’s Atomic Energy Corporation.
Janet Smith SABC radio and broadcasting and entertainment industry leader, Primedia, have done a fair swop of Jeremy Thorpe and Chris Gibbons, two of South Africa’s strongest newsmen. Thorpe, a former TV news chief executive producer who left the SABC this year after an internal battle over the decision to end the wire services of […]
The discovery of a 117 000-year-old set of footprints on the dunes near Langebaan once again places Africa at the centre of the evolution of man. If palaeo- anthropologist Lee Berger’s hypothesis is correct, these prints were left by the earliest humans, whose first home may have been the Western Cape. They were small feet. […]
In the early days of South African music, many stars sold their rights to record companies for a flat fee. Today they say they were exploited and are looking for compensation. Glynis O’Hara investigates A recent visit to South Africa by The Manhattan Brothers’ Joe Mogotsi has brought an old music industry issue to the […]
Government has reduced tariffs over a wide range of goods without considering the broader consequences for industry, writes Charles Millward In January 1943, a commentator in The Times of London noted: “Next to war, unemployment has been the most widespread, the most insidious, and the most corroding malady of our generation: it is the specific […]