Yearly Archives: 1997

Zaire’s government and the rebels who have captured a large part of the country have agreed to talk peace in Cape Town, reports Chris McGreal PRESIDENT Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire has agreed to peace talks with the growing rebel army in the east after he secretly despatched a special envoy to seek South African […]

Marion Edmunds THE government wants to weed out traditional leaders who were placed in their communities by the old apartheid regime. The Department of Constitutional Development is planning an investigation into the background of South Africa’s nearly 800 royals, which would include tracing family trees to try to determine which leaders are legitimate and which […]

Grand Prix legend Jackie Stewart is ready to take a back seat in the pursuit of further honours MOTOR RACING:Adam Sweeting IN 1963, Ken Tyrrell received a life- changing phone call. “I was running what was then a Formula Junior team, before the name was changed to Formula Three, so I was always looking for […]

FINE ART: Suzy Bell HOW many white middle class males in their 50s living in a retirement village – “where no-one buys art” – are painting berry- brown, sherry-brown bodies to inspire a sensual dialogue in post-apartheid South Africa? Well, Terrence Patrick is one. This artist does not simply yearn for reconciliation but for a […]

Glynis O’Hara GALLO Africa Limited is talking to Tusk Records about a takeover. A buyout of Tusk would give Gallo the largest share of the music market in South Africa, says Johnathan Park of the Association of the South African Music Industry (Asami). “But we’re talking 0,5 to 2% here – not a huge lead, […]

Bongani Ndodana OPERA has long had the unfortunate stigma of being perceived as an inaccessible European holy cow. True, some of its origins can be traced back to the late 16th century in Italy, to a group of learned poets and musicians known as the Florentine Camerata, but it has come a long way since […]

Hazel Friedman CALL her a big fish voraciously feeding off South Africa’s art plankton. Call her a prophetess and profiteer in one. Call her a superbitch and nurturing matriarch in the same breath. Call her, even, the Mother Teresa of the cultural church. In fact call her virtually anything at all. Just don’t call Linda […]

Politicians need to consider the social dynamics behind gun proliferation, argues Wits sociology professor Jacklyn Cock GUN violence is about contested social identities. This is evident in the case of the Kalashnikov assault rifle, the AK-47. I want to use this particular weapon to introduce some of the key themes in a sociological analysis of […]

Maria McCloy IF you’re one of the millions of South Africans who tunes in to any of an ever- growing number of music radio stations each day, it’s unlikely that many of the sexy, soothing, lively or witty DJ voices you hear belong to a woman. Or when you get down in the club of […]

The head of Durban’s port is accused of racist behaviour and using spy tactics against his fired deputy, reports Ann Eveleth THE head of South Africa’s busiest port is bugging the offices of his subordinates, undermining black empowerment and operating behind the backs of senior port management, according to allegations by port employees and suppliers. […]