Thebe Mabanga The shocking incident in which a man allegedly raped a goat to death at the weekend is one of about 70 cases reported each year. Figures supplied by the Department of Safety and Security show the number of reported cases of bestiality between 1996 and 1999 is fairly stable, with the highest being […]

Why is a oe500 lump of titanium shaking the genteel world of golf to its foundations? Richard Williams It’s lunchtime in Nevada Bob’s, and the boys are discussing length. Karl, thirtyish, has just emerged from the storeroom holding a golf club. It’s a driver, the type of club that sends the ball furthest whether you’re […]

Riaan Wolmarans The massive Oppikoppi August music festival is this year expanding more than just the size of the stages – a separate festival is taking place near Worcester and an exchange programme is bringing Belgian musicians to this country. The arrangement between Oppikoppi and the organisers of the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium, which attracts […]

The Cape Comedy Collective has prospered in a town notorious for fab ideas and feeble follow-through Guy Willoughby ‘Is South African comedy Joe Parker?” the question was raised unexpectedly by Sam Pearce, co-director with stand-up comic Mark Sampson of the year-old Cape Comedy Collective (CCC), during a hip-hop interview around the present/future of Kaapse laughter. […]

David Le Page If ever the history of a particular technology demonstrated how human progress can be undermined by greed, power and machismo, it is that of the electric vehicle. And it is a repetitive history – a constant cycle of disappointed optimism has unfolded throughout the 20th century as the time for electric vehicles […]

Thebe Mabanga IN YOUR EAR Religion provides a rich source of interesting debate on a range of moral issues and radio has wisely latched on to its pulling power. Commercial stations do not touch religion with a bargepole. You see urbanised black people spend their Sunday mornings recovering from a Saturday night of clubbing, playing […]

With South African property about the cheapest in the world, perhaps now is the time to stop being a tenant and think of becoming an owner Ian Fife Property insiders who say that it’s time to start investing in residential property are supported by a recent world survey by Knight Frank that shows South African […]

Robert Kirby CHANNELVISION Last week SABC2 showed an hour-long assortment of early work by the Community Film-Makers, a endeavour intended to nurture local television material. Funded principally by the World Bank and the SABC, a group of young producers, directors and reporters are getting the chance to develop. In the first instance it is encouraging […]

Ebrahim Harvey left field The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has a proud and militant history in the trade union movement. It was organisationally and politically arguably the strongest affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) with an unwavering commitment to socialism. It also produced some of the best […]