Meaning remains just beyond reach in the works of visiting artist Jenö Gindl, writes Lauren Shantall.
John Matshikiza With The Lid Off Far be it from me to be critical of the way other newspapers operate, but, speaking as a simple citizen for a moment, I have to say I get frustrated at the lack of proper background and follow-up in many of the stories we are fed. If you don’t […]
Robert McCrum There’s nothing like a new poet laureate to confirm the choleric longevity of British philistinism. Tony Blair’s “traditionalist” appointment of Andrew Motion has provoked a reaction which shows that, if John Bull is no longer eating beef on the bone, he hasn’t forgotten how to sneer at a poet. The stampede by press, […]
Andy Capostagno Rugby In case anyone is still depressed about the showing of the young guns in Cardiff, there is further bad news: the golden oldies ain’t what they used to be, either. Naas Botha took a team of former greats to the fourth Tusker Safari Sevens in Nairobi last week. Included were such luminaries […]
Because the Congo peace talks failed to deliver the much-promised ceasefire agreement last weekend does not mean they have failed or that Thabo Mbeki is mistakenly staking his reputation on a lost cause. The president is to be commended for his evident hard work in attempting to settle a dispute which lurks menacingly on the […]
Sathima Bea Benjamin. The name rings with enough familiar mystique to enthrall the musically conscientious and the politically conscious. It’s a name rekindling memories of her pristine interpretations of the songs of Duke Ellington, her musical mentor. It rings with the reminder of her somewhat funky 1988 tribute to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on her most well-known […]
Anthony Egan MEMORY AGAINST FORGETTING by Rusty Bernstein (Viking ) Struggle autobiographies are becoming increasingly common – so common that one wonders if there is anything new to be said. The first chapter of this new book, however, dispels such fears. Lionel “Rusty” Bernstein’s autobiography is well-written and it contains a load of new and […]
The David Gleason Column Well, the great gaming fiasco has taken yet another (almost predictable) turn for the worse. Having made up its collective mind on one occasion, the previous Gauteng executive council declared to the high court that it was entirely satisfied with its decision and then, instructed to rethink, reversed course and handed […]
Loose cannon Robert Kirby Herebelow a look at what is nowadays considered to be unacceptable behaviour in the office, as sent to me anonymously by someone at a well-known South African insurance company. Apparently these guidelines are extracted from some sort of behavioural manual being supplied – by heaven only knows who – to employers. […]
Deon Potgieter in Copenhagen Denmark has fewer boxers than South Africa and certainly fewer world champions, but they have a positive attitude towards the noble art, which is sorely lacking in the southern tip of Africa. In fact local boxers travelling to Copenhagen may find that they have larger appeal in the Danish capital than […]