Tracey Naughton Currently showing in Pretoria is an exhibition of Australian Aboriginal art owned by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Some may question this showcasing of Aboriginal culture, titled Seasons of the Kunwinjku, in the context of the Australian prime minister’s reluctance to offer an official apology for the effects of history […]
Cedric Mayson SPIRIT LEVEL Our children’s shoes lived in the car, put on going to school and kicked off on the way home. That changed when we went into exile and walked the frozen earth of London. But in the spring our youngest scandalised the neighbours by running down the street kaalvoet, saying: “I want […]
Rupert Neethling A new United States phenomenon called “account aggregation” may well become the web’s next big thing. According to a recent report, account aggregation enables users to monitor their insurance balances, credit cards, bank or brokerage statements and even e-mail accounts at the same time and in the same place. However, before such services […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Friday 11.30am. ZIMBABWE’s white farmers will not be intimidated by President Robert Mugabe’s threats against them, a union farming official said on Friday, after Mugabe warned white farmers that they will die if they try to resist land invasions. At the same time political opponents say the president’s fighting talk will […]
In his exhibition with his partner Claire de Jong, Wayne Barker endeavours to be both sacrificial offering and high priest at the altar of truth Alex Sudheim Several years ago, on a cold winter’s night in downtown Johannesburg, I spent a few nervous hours with the vanguard of the South African avant-garde at a place […]
Brett Davidson LIFESTYLE At 5pm, Jo Stein heads for De Waal Park, with her dog, Lola – a cute cross- Staffie-Jack Russell. “Lola likes the park best,” she says. “More than the beach, more than the mountain. This is where all her friends are.” The park, nestled on the lower slopes of Table Mountain, is […]
BAFANA Bafana are still the best soccer team in Africa, according to the monthly Fifa rankings. Morocco are are in second spot, with Tunisia in third. Egypt, Cameroon, Zambia, Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria make up the rest of the top-ten. Somalia, who still compete despite a long-running war, are rated the least powerful […]
Barry Streek The government is spending R68-million a year fighting malaria and South Africa lost an estimated R19,4-million in productivity in 1998 and 1999 because of the disease, according to Minister of Health Mantho Tshabalala-Msimang. She told Parliament 26 445 cases of malaria were reported in 1998, 51 535 in 1999 and 24 047 up […]
Philippa Garson CLASS STRUGGLE Two very different education “stories” dominated the news last week, both encapsulating the bizarre contradictions of this land. The first was the findings of the Curriculum Review committee, which in measured tones discussed its recommendations at a lengthy and fairly highbrow technical briefing. The second was the less palatable and frankly […]
Several vacancies could pave the way for the appointment of more black judges to the Supreme Court of Appeal Khadija Magardie The Supreme Court of Appeal could soon undergo a major shake-up as several vacancies provide the opportunity to significantly alter the composition of an institution long criticised for being too white and too male. […]