Matthew Krouse Down the tube Election time is bringing out the best of what local television producers have to offer, allowing for some boundary-breaking exercises. Suddenly there’s a dearth of new programmes to watch, not all of them studio interrogations of the parties that will ultimately represent folks who decide to make their mark on […]
Corruption and crime have dominated the election debates up to now. But there are other critical issues that are germane to how South Africans will vote on June 2. These are just three. Education The African National Congress has always been strong on education policy. It brought to office an ambitious vision for a radically […]
SEVEN people, including a 10-year-old Pefferville girl, were injured during a stampede at the Ziphunzana stadium in Duncan village in the Eastern Cape where Deputy President Thabo Mbeki addressed a rally on Thursday. The stampede reportedly happened as the crowd surged into the stadium. African National Congress’ East London/King William’s Town regional secretary Sindisile Maclean […]
recovery Marianne Merten Garry has been clean for 18 months. He survived crack addiction. “It brings people to their knees quicker than anything else. You lose weight. You can’t sleep. I often sat in my room high on crack, highly emotional, wanting to cry. I couldn’t. It leaves you hollow.” Garry came to Cape Town […]
feet’ Sharon Hammond A senior manager in the Kruger National Park was accused this week of being a foul- mouthed tyrant who terrified his staff members and tortured animals. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) heard in Nelspruit that the trails and information manager, Bruce Bryden, allegedly cut off the feet of elephants […]
MORE than 45 pick-up trucks armed with anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft weapons and heavy machine-guns arrived in the south-central Somali town of Baidoa on Wednesday to protect a shipment of shillings due to arrive. The battle-wagons are manned by militiamen loyal to warlord Mohamed Hussein Aidid and the currency thought to be heading to Abdulrashid Shire […]
Ivor Powell More than 20 senior leaders of the Inkatha Freedom Party in KwaZulu-Natal have secretly defected to the African National Congress before the June election. A top ANC leader in the province told the Mail & Guardian that at least six of the turncoats are members of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature. The group also includes […]
Alex Sudheim The Durban Designer Collection celebrates its 20th anniversary this year by boldly taking one of the country’s most established and largest fashion shows to where it has never been before. According to Suzy Bell, the event’s creative director and arts editor of the Independent on Saturday (one of the event’s sponsors), the philosophy […]
Crack cocaine is one of the most popular drugs in the Cape Peninsula. Marianne Merten reports Crack cocaine, or “rock” as it is known on the street, is fast becoming the drug of choice in the Cape Peninsula, according to researchers, addicts and drug counsellors, but the South African Narcotics Bureau (Sanab) regards it as […]
There’s room for improvement at the South African Music Awards. Peter Makurube has some suggestions On May 13 the South African music industry took time off at the Sun City Superbowl to pat itself on the back. Unlike the cultural boycott busting days, the audience was at least representative of the country’s population. The who’s […]