rights Khadija Magardie A SECOND LOOK The constitutionally entrenched right to gender equality faces subordination to the provisions of customary law. And unless the issue of balance between entrenched rights and respect for traditions and customs is seriously addressed, South African women, particularly rural black women, will be emancipated on paper only. The Supreme Court […]
Baldwin Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles Was Sonny Liston killed by the Mob? Did he throw both his fights against Muhammad Ali? And why was J Edgar Hoover so interested in him? A new book investigates the theory that the former world heavyweight champion was controlled by the Mob, who paid him to throw crucial […]
Ian Fife Hitler Hunzvi is going to eat your lunch. He is at your dining table, his hand up your daughter’s skirt. His men defile the most personal possessions in your home, which they say is theirs, then slaughter your spouse and children. That is nightmare number one right now in the white suburbs of […]
South Africa Paul Kirk A new survey of the muti industry shows that trade in traditional medicines tops R500-million a year and concerns 27-million South Africans. The study, by the Institute of Natural Resources, found that in KwaZulu-Natal alone more than 4E000 tons of indigenous plants are traded a year, while the value of the […]
The Simpsons finally has a rival for sharp, subversive, animated satire, but Zombie College can only be watched on the internet Michael Collins There’s something about the DIY aspect of a webpage that is in keeping with the punk ethic of another age, and from which sprang a million three-minute songs and equally as many […]
DAVID SHAPSHAK, Cape Town | Thursday 11.00am. DISGRACED cricket captain Hansie Cronje has admitted he was first approached by bookmakers in 1995 and took his first cash payment on the tour to India in 1996, but denied he ever threw a match or influenced the outcome. A humble Cronje dropped numerous bombshells admitting that during […]
The scenery in the Pilanesberg is exquisite: a mix of undulating granite hills and broad plains Angus Begg I’ve had an itch to go camping again for a good while now, thinking I might take my five-year-old nephew, Tadeu, away to one of the bigger game reserves, where he can have his first glimpse of […]
The cricketing world is waiting for Hansie Cronje’s testimony Mail & Guardian reporters When Hansie Cronje takes the stand he will reveal the tragic story of his extraordinary double life as South Africa’s captain – a life that finally brought him crashing down in a flurry of death threats to him and his family. In […]
Stephanie Theobald BODY LANGUAGE In the steam room, a tanned 22-year-old is relating the story of a pick-up she had recently. “She suddenly pulled out these needles and handed them to me!” “What sort of needles?” echoes a voice from the other end of the room. “You know, for piercing. She wanted me to put […]
Ebrahim Harvey CROSSFIRE It sometimes unfortunately happens that a great event passes us by without much ado. This was the case when Judge Arthur Chaskalson, president of the Constitutional Court, delivered a milestone lecture on human rights at the third Bram Fischer lecture at the Civic Theatre a few weeks ago. It would be hard […]