Peter Robinson cricket A few years ago Fanie de Villiers argued that South Africans don+t quit. In his more recent incarnation as a TV presenter, De Villiers says lots of things and not all of them make immediate sense, but at Sydney in 1994 he was able to explain in a few short words exactly […]
Ebrahim Harvey Left field In the first article that I wrote for this paper a year ago, I stated: OThe ANC is on a collision course with its own support base and could suffer come the 2004 election.O This view, expressing the negative impact that the economic policies of the ruling party has on the […]
Making money is not all the owners of African Harvest are interested in they also believe in fulfilling their corporate responsibility Mail & Guardian reporter New chip rather than blue chip is how the black empowerment company African Harvest sees itself. OWe are a new South Africa company,O says executive chair Mashudu Ramano. OWe are […]
Proposals calling for an end to commission caps have already evoked criticism – but this may be shortsighted Neil Thomas Many consumers buying or holding insurance products are probably blissfully unaware that a portion of the premium they pay every month is going to the broker who sold them the product. They will not see […]
Creating opportunities in which new investment talent can grow is crucial for the future of the South African economy Mail & Guardian Reporter Attracting new black talent into the investment and asset management field is crucial to transform it from Oa closed shop, a white boysO clubO, says Raymond Ndlovu, investment and assets manager of […]
Mail & Guardian Reporter South Africa has yet to realise the full effect the Internet and e-commerce could have on improving the lives of ordinary South Africans, even deep in the bundu, says multibillionaire Internet whiz Mark Shuttleworth. OThe beauty of the Internet is that you are connected no matter how isolated,O he says. OThe […]
polarisation Jaspreet Kindra The Azanian PeopleOs Organisation (Azapo) this week sidled up to the African National Congress, moving South African politics a small step closer to racial polarisation. AzapoOs shift dropping socialist militancy in favour of calls for racial solidarity is but one symptom of a growing racialisation of the countryOs public life. Calls for […]
Alexander Sudheim THEATRE Ever since Darwin claimed them as our kin, man+s fascination with the ape has been a deep and divided one. The idea that we humans, the supreme species on the planet, may have links to the missing link closer than many might consider comfortable, inspires revulsion in some and enthrallment in others. […]
Barbara Ludman and Mungo Soggot LIFESTYLE Not so long ago, Greenside+s main shopping parade was known not for haute cuisine but for several antique shops, the Spar, Woolworths and -the doggy stylist+. The suburb, however, is currently undergoing something of a gastronomic renaissance, with three new restaurants replacing the late lamented Pizzaghetti and keeping company […]
Andrew Gilder The yearly FNB Vita Dance Umbrella in Gauteng is the premier showcase for emerging and established choreographic talent. Over the years its solitary position, and the abundance of talent, led to the Umbrella becoming over-populated and unwieldy. To remedy this situation FNB Vita organised -satellite+ festivals to give artists not able to make […]