Graham Hayman Universities are heading for a crunch with the mainstay of the government’s policy on education, the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Eventually, all tertiary institutions will have to meet the requirements of the South African Qualifications Authority, which created and administers the NQF. If they do not, they risk losing their government subsidies and […]

Makhosini Nkosi The Inkatha Freedom Party could suffer a serious setback in KwaZulu-Natal if the African National Congress presses ahead with efforts to have the election in the town of Nongoma declared not free and fair. Senior KwaZulu-Natal ANC sources said the party intends bringing an application to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)to have the […]

Rian Malan Crossfire Before we take off the gloves here, let us pay tribute to Piers Pigou for having the courage to defend the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s finding with regard to the infamous Boipatong massacre, or at least attempt to deflect attention from its real nature (A Second Look, May 21 to 27). It […]

all In a recent edition of the American Bar Journal, the problem of race in the legal profession received comprehensive analysis. Black lawyers speak of glass ceilings in white legal firms, black jurors refer to the manner in which they are distrusted by white counsel and black candidates for judicial office report on significant racial […]

Shaun de Waal THE LIVES OF ANIMALS by JMCoetzee et al (Princeton) JM Coetzee’s is the only name that appears on the cover of The Lives of Animals, but he is not the book’s sole author. His text, however, a long two-part story, is the centrepiece around which the others revolve. This text was delivered […]

Brave Over the last year and a half, Jann Turner has visited Eugene de Kock in jail several times. She found him angry and haunted `Eugene wants to see you. He says he doesn’t bear any grudges.” The call came from a lawyer I’d met during my work on SABC’s Truth Commission Special Report. Eugene […]

RSI may be caused by confusing the brain’s electrical systems. To rewire it, your fingers need a discriminating sense of touch. So, Roger Dobson asks, anyone for a game of Braille poker? Forget painkillers, physiotherapy and surgery – playing poker with Braille playing cards may be the way to rid ourselves of the growing plague […]

A new crisis, a new premier, but firms enriched by the end of communism go on salting cash away, writes Simon Pirani Russian prime ministers come and go – Sergei Stepashin is the fourth in 14 months – but the flight of capital is constant. It flows through semi-legal and illegal channels into assets denominated […]

The David Gleason Column Now that the euphoric Mandela years of transformation are about to become history, the hard part will begin. The imperative for the next president will be to deliver growth. And that, given the bizarre policy actions adopted by the Reserve Bank, is being made more difficult daily. Governor Chris Stals is […]

ANDREW MUCHINERIPI, Johannesburg | Thursday 4.00pm. FOR FA Cup read BobSave Super Bowl, for Manchester United read Kaizer Chiefs, for Newcastle United read SuperSport United. The Red Devils defeated the Magpies 2-0 on the green turf of Wembley last Saturday and it would come as no surprise if the Amakhosi triumph by the same margin […]