South Africa’s second democratic election saw the virtual extinction of the party that invented apartheid, writes Howard Barrell The African National Congress scored an emphatic victory at the polls this week, soaring beyond the two-thirds majority threshold in an election widely acclaimed by international observers. And in one of the most remarkable recoveries in modern […]
WEDNESDAY, 12.30PM: FORMER South African cricket great Jackie McGlew died at his Craighall Park home on Tuesday after a long battle against leukemia. McGlew (69) captained South Africa in 14 test matches between 1947 and 1967. His score of 255 not-out against New Zealand is the second highest international score ever recorded. McGlew’s first-class career […]
Chris Gordon All the indicators suggest external backing for the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is nearing an end, despite a flurry of hostilities in the last week. A short summit meeting of the presidents of Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia and Congolese Foreign Minister Abeloulage Ndombasi discussed the unilateral ceasefire declaration by Rwanda […]
How can a 20-year-old bag a fortune for his first novel? Is it because it’s a stunner – or because he is? Dan Glaister investigates books and looks The four words most frequently used to describe Richard Mason are sensation, advance and Hugh Grant. Sensation because Mason is 20 years old and his debut novel, […]
cell Evidence wa ka Ngobeni The police’s Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) is probing the mysterious death of a man who shot himself in a police cell this week after being arrested for a minor crime. Police claim that Francois Hulscher (30), from Cape Town, pumped a bullet from a 9mm pistol into his head just […]
Bob Mattes compares how the parties have fared since the last Opinion ’99 survey The effectiveness of the political parties’ final four weeks of electioneering can be tested through a comparison of results from the April Opinion ’99 survey (the last opinion poll carried out before the election) with emerging election results. Assuming a turnout […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 6.45pm PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela on Friday repeated praises he had heaped on his successor Thabo Mbeki, saying the country was in good hands under Mbeki’s leadership. “He has self-confidence. Not only is he competent, he has vision and courage to carry on what needs to be done,” Mandela said in […]
THURSDAY, 12.30PM: SOUTH AFRICAN goalkeeper Andre Arendse has been ruled out of the squad for the World Cup after undergoing surgery to repair torn knee cartilage. Arendse, who plays for Fulham in England was injured during shooting practice on Monday after falling awkwardly when saving a shot, and was admitted to hospital on Tuesday for […]
Wonder Hlongwa Against police denials that there was a political motive in the killing of two women in KwaZulu-Natal’s volatile Richmond area, the families of the deceased insist they were indeed political. The two women, Zantu Ndabezitha (40) and Babongile Dlamini (43), were gunned down in separate incidents eight hours before Wednesday’s elections. The families […]
Neil Manthorp reports from Birmingham on Zimbabwe’s progress in the World Cup Zimbabwe’s rousing progress towards a probable semi-final place has been explained away in these parts by everything from a faulty format to a Southern African conspiracy. The truth is, however, they have worked as hard as any other team here and with far […]