Rose Dingaan Thobela takes on Glenn Catley in a world title bout this weekend. But the Rose of Soweto’s opponent is not your average pugilist Gavin Evans When you see Glenn Catley in the ring you might decide this is the kind of fellow who expects you to drop your eyes when you pass him […]

The HRC’s conference was characterised by much soul-searching about the definitions of racism Sechaba ka’Nkosi South Africa’s whites went on trial this week on charges of racism when black leaders attending the Human Rights Commission (HRC) conference on racism questioned their attitude towards black citizens and their willingness to reach out and reconcile. Unease and […]

Nicky Blumenfeld If you’ve ever visited Cuba, Colombia, Mexico or Brazil, you’d realise that there’s a lot more to the Americas than the United States and it appears that with the inevitable influx of aliens, the “developed” world seems to have realised that there’s rhythm beyond its mainstream borders. Likewise, the recent explosion of Latin […]

The Rand Daily Mail fought a lonely battle on the ‘slippery slope’ of opposition to the National Party government in the 1960s. In his memoir, War of Words, Benjamin Pogrund recalls what it was like to be part of this publication The telephone on my desk in the Rand Daily Mail newsroom rang. I picked […]

Robert Kirby CHANNELVISION Soft guitar music, sub-aural mutterings, slithery overlays of the loveable smile and at last the title scrolls: Hansie: Fallen Idol. We are into the first of a three-part interview with The Big C. It is hard to decide what M-Net and SuperSport were trying to achieve with this wretched exercise. I tried […]

Shaun de Waal WE FEAR NAUGHT BUT GOD: THE STORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIAL FORCES, “THE RECCES” by Paul Els (Covos Day) There must be many fascinating stories to tell of the men who were the elite troops of the apartheid military machine, and many lessons to be drawn from their history. A rivetingly […]

Barry Streek A Cape Town-based NGO, Ikamva Labantu, which services more than 1 000 community-based projects, was saved from imminent collapse by the business community following years of government bureaucratic bungling in processing its funding applications. Ikamva needs about R150000 a month to operate, but is getting R8 500 a month from the government to […]

Ivor Powell Abattle is developing between the government and Parliament as the state prepares a package of new laws to remove checks and balances introduced in the armaments industry to prevent corruption. If accepted, the already tabled Conventional Arms Control Bill and the draft Armscor Bill and Defence Related Industries legislation will allow the government […]

Rosanne Buchanan LIFESTYLE Convention centres are usually horrible, sprawling spaces with vast, dark meeting rooms and tasteless dining halls. But the newly opened R400-million Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) is modern, airy and impressive looking. The 10-storey SCC already has a line-up of important events until the end of the year, including the National Conference on […]

Emma Brockes Body Language At Club Sirius, the dating agency for “single, well-educated and articulate people”, success isn’t measured by the number of members who marry, but by the number who recommend the service to a friend. By recommending it, members are seen by the club’s management to have faced out a powerful taboo. That […]