After 24 years of vicious abuse at the hands of her husband, justice may finally be done for Anne Ribets Charlene Smith Anne Ribets is tiny and well groomed. Her appearance belies the fact that for 24 years her husband – now ex-husband – has regularly beaten stabbed and attacked her. He once allegedly abducted […]
Anthony Browne Directors of BP Amoco, the world’s largest oil producer, will this week face a revolt by shareholders who want investment diverted to renewable energy. The annual meeting will vote on a groundbreaking resolution urging the firm to abandon its Northstar oilfield in Alaska and reinvest the money in solar power. The resolution was […]
In Saron, an ANC-ruled town, the mayor and his deputy are fighting for their political lives Marianne Merten Most mornings a handful of protestors converge on the modest white municipal building next to the post office in Saron, a quiet hamlet at the foot of the Swartruggens Mountains in the Western Cape. They are there […]
Howard Barrell The African National Congress is showing its first public signs of embarrassment over its submission to the Human Rights Commission’s (HRC) panel on the media which has drawn a mixture of sharp criticism, threats of legal action and ridicule from a variety of newspapers. In a curious statement on Wed-nesday, the ANC reiterated […]
A dispute between an academic and a respected university raises questions about management styles Khadija Magardie The bitter wrangle between the University of Natal and its former head of social anthropology, Professor Caroline White, may set a precedent that will erode democracy in the country’s tertiary institutions. An internationally renowned academic and writer, White was […]
Stephen Gray REVIEW OFTHEWEEK Arrived at last in Johannesburg – via the Pretoria Art Gallery, the Labia Museum in Muizenberg and the Bellville Gallery of the show’s sponsor, Sanlam – is the retrospective of the work of the neglected South African artist, Harry Trevor. Perhaps retrospective is too sweeping a description, as Trevor’s career was […]
in the ANC Howard Barrell OVER A BARREL A local historian told a colleague recently that he feared the African National Congress might be going doo- lally. “Why?” asked my colleague. For two reasons, the historian answered: one, the government seems intent on rewriting HIV/Aids science; and, two, the ANC appears obsessed about the Mail […]
John Brand Last week’s “Bosses mustn’t have babies”, was a shocking story. The shock, however, lay in the reporting, not the judgment. The story was a litany of twists and distortions, distressing enough in themselves but made doubly so when read in the light of the editorial, a few pages on, that employed the ringing […]
Barry Streek The South African Police Service (SAPS) has a shortage of 7E000 personnel and 371 vehicles, according to Minister of Safety and Security Steve Tshwete. It will need an extra R7,8-million to hire the personnel and R471,5-million to finance the vehicles, Tshwete said in reply to a question tabled in the National Council of […]
Shaun de Waal CD OFTHEWEEK The Million Dollar Hotel (UNI/Interscope) is the soundtrack to the forthcoming Wim Wenders film of that name, based on a story by U2 singer Bono and inspired by a real hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Bono is also the moving force behind the soundtrack. First off, there’s a song with […]