<b>NOT THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK:</b> Fourteen years later, <i>Basic Instinct II</i> is here. Shaun de Waal reviews the film.
Angelique Kidjo has more than an incredible voice, she has a conscience, writes Nadia Neophytou.
An upcoming seminar will focus on whether a cultural underground still exists. Nadine Botha speaks to organiser Fred de Vries.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) congratulated its members and allies on Thursday for what it called a ”magnificent demonstration” in support of the people of Swaziland. The message came after seven people were injured and 25 arrested for allegedly contravening the Public Gatherings Act at border posts with Swaziland on Wednesday.
A farm meant to be a showpiece for the Zimbabwean government’s land reform programme is lying derelict because three senior Zanu-PF ministers have looted essential equipment. Members of the military disclosed this to Vice-President Joice Mujuru during her tour of Manicaland recently. Army units are routinely deployed by the government to run appropriated enterprises and intimidate the populace.
As all hopes of economic and political salvation fade, President Robert Mugabe’s Cabinet members are turning to God. Six years into the country’s worst economic recession, six key members of the ruling Zanu-PF party are now messengers of God. But what is not clear is whether this latest development is coming from the heart or is driven by politics.
In the words of President Thabo Mbeki, South Africa has entered an age of hope. And, indeed, there are numerous signs to warrant such a bold claim. The nagging question is whether Christianity in South Africa today has likewise entered an age of hope — or has retreated into an era of despair.
Italy’s political leaders must move quickly to resolve the country’s post-election gridlock if poll winner Romano Prodi is to kick-start the stagnant economy, analysts warned on Thursday. ”It’s not a good start for the new government,” said Bank of America economist Matthew Sharratt. Italy faced a likely two months of ”administrative paralysis” before a new government could be sworn.
Building a paper airplane and thrusting it into the air is probably something everyone has done before. But for three South African aspiring pilots, their featherweight gliders have landed them a position to compete in the first international Red Bull Paper Wings competition in Salzburg, Austria in May this year. South Africa will join 48 countries in the first-ever paper-plane competition.
The probe into the ”bolt in the generator” incident at the Koeberg nuclear power station is continuing, and the process of bringing the damaged unit back on line is on track, Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin said on Thursday. The investigation by the ”appropriate agency” was continuing and it would announce any arrests.