While many South Africans are up in arms over losing two to three hours of electricity a day because of Eskom’s load shedding, there are people who have always had their “load” shed. In Princess informal settlement, an area that has never had electricity, David Mogorosi’s dwelling is something of an oddity.

President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe to push President Robert Mugabe and his opponents to sign a document guaranteeing free elections. Mbeki was upbeat on his arrival in Harare, repeating that he was certain a deal was within sight, but he found the two sides further apart.

Deferring to the wisdom of the native Americans, who counsel that before you criticise anyone, you had better walk a mile in his moccasins, the Mail & Guardian attempted to do just that with Jackie Selebi. We went shopping for the soft leather shoes and other goodies convicted gangster and drug dealer Glenn Agliotti said he bought for the police national commissioner (and his wife and mistress).

You sense an overwhelming feeling of anticipation as you pass the rooms in the maternity ward. Tumi Gaoaketse’s excitement is contagious as she leads us to her baby’s bed. Onthatile was born on December 6 at the hospital in Dobsonville, Soweto. His mother describes him as a gift from God; the baby boy she gave birth to a year ago died shortly after he was born.

All copies of a new book that notorious apartheid murderer Eugene de Kock believes defames him and harms both his dignity and his reputation are being withdrawn from bookshops. This follows a Pretoria High Court interim order two weeks ago after De Kock applied to the court to halt further sales of the book, White Power and the Rise and Fall of the National Party.

On May 30 2005, the day judgement was handed down in Schabir Shaik’s trial, Jacob Zuma flew to Zambia on an official visit. Now, as Zuma canters towards the ANC presidency, the rest of the continent is watching developments within the ANC with varying degrees of interest. Zuma, was the first leader to visit President Robert Mugabe after his controversial win in Zimbabwe’s 2002 presidential election.