Maureen Barnes The prime minister of Malaysia – Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, to give him his full title – got into a helicopter on one of his frequent inspections of his country and, flying over a remote area of designated protected forest, he saw evidence of illegal logging. In a fury, he flew back […]
Miles Keylock Live in Cape Town Since the demise of Mannenberg’s and the ongoing sabbatical of Klaus’s Jazz Club, Cape Town city centre has not had a regular venue devoted to the popularisation of jazz and the showcasing of quality South African jazz talent. Club Salsa’s decision to host Virtual Jazz Reality during August was […]
Leander Kahney Amid reports that computer-literate kids are learning to type before they learn to write, software publisher Knowledge Adventure plans to release new multimedia software for nine- month-old babies at the end of October. Jump Ahead Baby is at the forefront of a growing market for ”lapware” – software aimed at children under three […]
Tracy Murinik On show in Cape Town Joyous myths that are conventionally touted around the institutional roles of family; of the experiences of motherhood, fatherhood and childhood, most often attempt to preclude those questions or observations which might challenge them. Framed within sentimentality and much religious moralising, the complex range of experiences that people endure […]
Chiara Carter Image may not be all, but the brew of perceptions and policy that translates into voter support looks decidedly murky for the African National Congress and the National Party in the Western Cape. A MarkData survey released by Professor Lawrence Schlemmer indicates the haemorrhage of support for the NP countrywide has not stopped […]
JUSTIN ARENSTEIN, Nelspruit | Thursday 6.00pm. SOUTH Africa’s top corruption investigator, Judge Willem Heath, has been asked to investigate senior Mpumalanga Parks Board directors and officials for corruption after they allegedly issued irregular promissory notes to a series of international financial institutions. Mpumalanga Premier Mathews Phosa confirmed in a statement to African Eye News Service […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 8.30pm. SECURITY officials assigned to the Non-Aligned Movement summit to be held in Durban at the weekend on Thursday warned people to be wary of bogus convention co-ordinators who are issuing false invitations and accreditation cards. Police said on Thursday that people masquerading as co-ordinators are issuing fraudulent documents for […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 3.30pm. THE South African under-14 tennis teams competing in the NTT World Junior Tennis Final in Nagoya, Japan got off to a good start on Wednesday, with each team managing to beat one of the seeded teams. The boys’ team of Izak van der Merwe, Craig Smith and Shaun Ellison […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Kigali | Thursday 9.00PM. FIGHTING continued in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, on Thursday after rebel forces determined to topple President Laurent Kabila infiltrated the city. The allied forces backing Kabila appear to have maintained a hold on the city one day after fierce artillery battles broke out in the eastern […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 9.00pm. DALY’S Insurance sailed superbly on the fifth day of the Lipton Challenge Cup in Algoa Bay on Thursday, scoring their first victory and the overall lead going into the final day on Friday. In their eagerness to get off to a good start on Thursday the entire fleet was […]