Yearly Archives: 2000

‘Frankenfoods’ Fiona Macleod Large shiploads of genetically engineered foodstuffs are quietly being imported into South Africa because a loophole in the law enables importers to fast-track such shipments without the public knowing anything about them. South African ports are receiving “an average of one large bulk shipment each month, mostly from Argentina and the United […]

Evidence wa ka Ngobeni One of South Africa’s most prominent liberal voices, Sheena Duncan, has resigned from the Human Rights Commission Trust in protest at the inquiry into racism in the media. Duncan, a stalwart human rights activist, was attached to the Human Rights Commission’s (HRC) fundraising wing. She says she has been dismayed by […]

Belinda Beresford The introduction of a new form of tax is always a worrying prospect – the thought of paying more money to the revenue service is not appealing. And the introduction of capital gains tax (CGT) is no exception. The government introduced the tax to close a tax loophole – people have been converting […]

Robert Kirby CHANNELVISION It is distressing to observe how effectively the SABC corrupts language. Reputable broadcasting of the bad old days – certainly by radio stations – not only fulfilled its myriad other functions but was presumed to be an example of the correct use of language. The BBC was the most obvious model, or […]

Jungle and drum’n’bass fans in South Africa are getting ready to party with one of the most revered DJs on the planet Greg Bowes He’s been called ”jungle’s greatest populist and its most underrrated practitioner” by the United Kingdom’s esteemed ”serious” music magazine The Wire, while his remixes for acts as diverse as rappers the […]

pension scheme Paul Kirk The daughter of Prince Gideon Zulu, the KwaZulu-Natal minister of welfare, is a consultant to Cornerstone, the company that has been accused of selling dubious funeral policies to pensioners across the province. The revelation that Zulu’s daughter, Dr Cynthia Kabanyane, is employed by Cornerstone is the latest in a series of […]

Farid Esack A SECOND LOOK So racism in the media is a problem … It bloody hell is. When reading a newspaper (in case it skipped your blinkered chauvinist eyes until then), just wait until you get to the last four pages of any newspaper and you are confronted with an even bigger problem – […]

TRANSNET, the key shareholder in South African Airways, said on Thursday the purchase of new planes for the carrier is on course but insists no supplier has yet been chosen for the R4,3-billion contract. Transnet denied reports that the SAA board reached a decision last week, apparently naming Boeing Co. as its preferred supplier. Europe’s […]