This week’s Mail & Guardian comes with a new set of features designed to make Africa’s best read even better.
l Writer, movie director and semi- retired actor John Matshikiza kicks off a new column, With the Lid Off. Those with long memories will remember this was the title of the regular column his father, Todd Matshikiza, wrote for Drum magazine in the late Fifties. John Matshikiza describes the adoption of his father’s column title as the first step in reclaiming his father’s heritage in letter and spirit. He will explain more next week.
l M&G arts editor Alex Dodd starts a fortnightly column, Landmarks, journeying to the monuments of South Africa’s past to understand their resonance and untapped meanings in our present. She starts off this week with a visit to the very Zulu ceremonies which marked the victory at Isandlwana.
l Taking Stock, a new column by Ferial Haffajee, will alternate with Landmarks. Starting next week, Haffajee will examine how the first five years of democracy have transformed South Africa.
l Body Language (PAGE 27) will focus on issues of sexuality, gender politics and feminism. This week: women discuss vaginas.
n The Mail & Guardian Graduate Recruitment Fairs will be running in Durban and Johannesburg next month. The Durban fair will be held at the Durban Exhibition Centre, Hall 2, from February 18 to 20, and the Gauteng fair will run from February 25 to 27 at Nasrec Exhibition Centre. These fairs, run in association with Jobscene, give graduates the opportunity to meet potential employers or explore further options in training or postgraduate education. For more information, call (021) 683-0576.