Thebe Mabanga The British rock guitarist Brian May once noted how “we live in interesting times. But we also live in dangerous times.” He may very well have been talking to South Africa’s youth. For although some of South Africa’s 16- to 30-year-olds are justifiably despondent in the face of rising unemployment, those who have […]
Andy Capostagno GOLF It is sometimes difficult to take Americans seriously when they speak of history. For most of their population, old is something that happened before World War II, antique before World War I. It is that much worse in the marketing of golf by the United States television networks, where adherence to family […]
Ian Fife Hitler Hunzvi is going to eat your lunch. He is at your dining table, his hand up your daughter’s skirt. His men defile the most personal possessions in your home, which they say is theirs, then slaughter your spouse and children. That is nightmare number one right now in the white suburbs of […]
Ebrahim Harvey CROSSFIRE It sometimes unfortunately happens that a great event passes us by without much ado. This was the case when Judge Arthur Chaskalson, president of the Constitutional Court, delivered a milestone lecture on human rights at the third Bram Fischer lecture at the Civic Theatre a few weeks ago. It would be hard […]
Unlike their counterparts in 1976, the ‘African renaissance’ youth need to grapple with problems posed by, among others, wars, child soldiers, child labour, drug abuse and trafficking, and globalisation Sifiso Ndlovu Writing about the history of the Soweto uprising and the present represents coming to terms with a traumatic past. This process of remembering against […]
The apartheid state used diplomatic bags to smuggle sensitive and often dangerous equipment rather than classified documents Stefaans Brmmer Department of Foreign Affairs documents suggest diplomatic bag facilities were regularly abused to smuggle arms components during apartheid – endangering the lives of airline passengers. A file in possession of the Mail & Guardian shows how […]
Gregory Mthembu-Salter Rwandan forces claimed victory against Uganda in Kisangani last Sunday after a week of heavy fighting. Kisangani’s electricity and water supply has been crippled and residents lack sanitation and food. Thousands have been leaving the city on foot, carrying whatever possessions they can. The latest fighting broke out despite an agreement, brokered in […]
Johannesburg, once a beautiful woman, has become an ugly old harlot. Bongani Madondo walks the streets of a filthy city and mourns his lost love It’s a freezing Wednesday at 7am when I decide to board a taxi – one of those rickety jalopies promising to break apart in the middle of the road while […]
AN Ethiopian delegation will head to Algiers to sign a ceasefire agreement brokered by the Organisation of African Unity on Sunday. An Ethiopian government official said that the delegation would likely be at the ministerial level. After claiming further military gains Wednesday, Ethiopia officially accepted the OAU plan which Eritrea had already agreed to in […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday 12.00pm. REMBRANDT Group said on Thursday it is considering splitting its underlying investments into two separate listed units as part of a restructure which will remove its pyramid structure. Remgro said in a statement the one company will represent its established investments while the other the technology-oriented interests. ”Implementation will […]