A collection of art works currently on sale offers a good opportunity to take another look at the African art debate Yvette Gresl With all the African art works flooding flea markets, roadside stalls and curio shops, regular mortals who’d like to collect such objects often wonder how one begins to distinguish between fakes and […]

Riaan Wolmarans Every little thing he did was magic. Or at least a crafty illusion, but it really appeared as if he didn’t mind singing Every Breath You Take for the umpteenth time. The audience certainly didn’t mind – Sting’s performance at the MTN Sundome on September 24 was anything but tedious. It makes a […]

A 20-year-old classification error has led to the impending closure of a facility that provided for children with special needs Nawaal Deane and Roshila Pillay ‘Thank you for the world so sweet …” Two voices pipe up while the other children either hum along or listen intently. There are six children sitting in a large […]

Mercedes Sayagu’s Body Language I have discovered the new erogenous zone for the new millennium. I am embarrassed it took me so long. But I may be excused: I hit the party circuit only a few months ago, when my last lover dumped me. In more than one way, I was a casualty of the […]

Merryman Kunene One of South Africa’s biggest Olympic disappointments came from the under-23 soccer team who failed to reach the quarterfinals after a couple of bad results against so-called weaker sides (Japan and Slovakia), and one glorious win over Brazil. “For me it is difficult to comment on the other sports and how the National […]

Braam Kruger’s new book of recipes pays tribute to the exotic communities whose food is sold on the city streets Matthew Krouse Braam Kruger lives in a dream state – in Observatory, Johannesburg. He reminds one of a plaster gnome who dwells under a large mushroom, along with the fairies at the bottom of the […]

David Le Page Besides cheque fraud, the other major reason offered by South African banks for high bank charges is an overly small market, or as they put it, “inadequate volumes to justify the infrastructure involved”. The banking industry explains its quandary as follows. As more banks have appeared in the country, the major retail […]

scope Ivor Powell Restrictions on the government’s investigations into alleged irregularities in South Africa’s R32-billion weapons deals could see senior government officials accused of nepotism and self-interest let off the hook. The latest probe in a series that have produced no visible results was mooted by Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota after the release to […]

Health workers face a difficult choice when deciding whether to disclose patients’ HIV status to a third party Tracey Farren Nokwakwa screamed from the pain in her feet and shook convulsively, but the doctor was unable to find a cause. The hospital ran tests and admitted her for tuberculosis (TB), a pelvic infection and an […]