The Pill is 40 years old and in that time it has mostly received a bad press because of health risks – we hear less of the benefits. Tania Unsworth celebrates one of the defining inventions of the 20th century The Pill turns 40 this year, and during the course of its life it has […]
Tony Cox talks to Adam Haupt about his new album and the integrity of music that ignores the pop charts Tony Cox is one of those acoustic guitar trailblazers who began way before it was fashionable to create a uniquely South African sound. He first made a name for himself when he recorded 101 Ways […]
Jaspreet Kindra and Marianne Merten The alliance between former enemies the New National Party and the Democratic Party has left die-hard democrats to the north of Johannesburg ”devastated” and rightwingers in Ventersdorp ”speechless”, according to a Mail & Guardian snap poll. In the Cape, opponents of the merger were more pithy in their responses, accusing […]
Sechaba ka’Nkosi Minister of Education Kader Asmal has criticised the Law Society of the Transvaal for publicly announcing its intention to oust Tiego Moseneke, a Johannesburg lawyer and businessman, from the roll of attorneys without giving reasons to either Moseneke or the public. Asmal has also questioned the role of the National Association of Democratic […]
Zimbabwe taught Africa an impressive lesson on civic and political maturity last weekend. In spite of brutal pre- election intimidation, a flawed electoral process and attempts to obstruct independent monitoring, people were neither cowed nor discouraged. More than half of the voters told President Robert Mugabe it is time for change. Let us not forget […]
ThandwayiZizwe Mthembu CROSSFIRE Much as Parks Mankahlana bemoans Sipho Seepe’s disregard for logic and facts (”Seepe disregards logic and facts”, Mail & Guardian, June 23 to 29), he exhibits a frightening lack of understanding of the inter- connectedness of proposition, logic, facts and their synchronicity. This understanding is required for designing acceptable proofs of his […]
Roger Southall A SECOND LOOK Dr Mamphele Ramphele, former vice- chancellor of the University of Cape Town, recently faulted what she saw as the reluctance of intellectuals who identified with the liberation struggle to openly criticise what they considered mistakes or abuses by the African National Congress now that it is in power. Writing in […]
France has struggled to find a homegrown hero in cycling’s biggest race William Fotheringham Cycling as a sport was born on French soil, the French organise the biggest and brightest bike race in the world, yet the home cyclists have little chance of winning their own event, the Tour de France, which starts this weekend. […]
SHARES in Datatec jumped on Tuesday after the IT group announced that its US subsidiary Westcon Group has acquired a voice-data convergence technology company. The counter was up 3,22%, or 145 cents, to R46,45 at 1pm, with 298612 shares changing hands. The rise outperformed the information technology sector, which was last up 0,39% to 938. […]
MPUMALANGA’S capital of Nelspruit formally signed a memorandum on Wednesday pledging its support for a proposed R300 million international airport 25km from the city centre. The proposed Primkop Airport will be Mpumalanga’s first international airport and is sited near the Kruger National Park and other game reserves in an attempt to lure European and American […]