Theatre:Alex Dodd What’s the point in writing a play about racial prejudice in contemporary South Africa, about the failings of the rainbow nation project and then presenting it to an almost completely white audience? A bit like attempting to tango solo. This is what must have been stumping ad man John Hunt when he first […]
The cartel’s pricing system and the state valuator’s job are at stake as De Beers and the government square up, reports Mungo Soggot The row between the government and De Beers escalated this week as diamond industry players plotted to oust the state diamond valuator while the government prepared to challenge the way the diamond […]
Andy Capostagno Rugby Three rounds to go and the Super 12 semi- finalists remain as elusive as a Waisale Serevi side-step. There are those who will argue that the Highlanders and the Stormers are certainties for the last four, but that’s all it is; an argument. The remaining fixtures for all the contenders are full […]
If reverb makes it hard for you to figure out what the words to Heartbreak Hotel are, help is just a click away. All the words to Elvis’s songs are available at , which includes a photo gallery of The King, from school photographs to the lanky youth of early publicity shots to the bloated […]
Tony Twine The relaxation of foreign exchange controls on South Africans has opened a world of opportunity previously forbidden. Unhappily, it has also unleashed a world of mystery on relatively innocent South Africans, many of whom had only had the domestic capital markets as their benchmark for investment performance. Wealthy South Africans, and those who […]
Ian Clayton Women in South Africa have won “a victory” in terms of the laws passed by Parliament since 1994, but key legislative changes are still required, says Pregs Govender, chair of the parliamentary joint standing committee on the improvement of the quality of life and status of women. The priorities she identifies are “a […]
Shaun de Waal SOUTH AFRICA: A GUIDE TO RECENT ARCHITECTURE by Christina Muwanga (Ellipsis) This exceptionally cute little book (it is a mere 10cm square, though 350 pages thick) is an excellent pocket guide to South African architecture of the last decade or so. It doesn’t go back into our history, so it lacks some […]
A new incarnation of Matabeleland’s Zapu party has emerged to fight the `Shonalisation’ of Zimbabwe, writes Mercedes Sayagues Bulawayo is simmering. Part is fermented anger and part is soulful excitement. The anger is rooted in the government’s neglect of Matabeleland. That western Zimbabwe is poorer is obvious, from the threadbare airport to the barefoot, ragged […]
and currents offshore The Mail & Guardian asked six financial institutions three questions about offshore investing. 1 Why should South Africans make offshore investments through local companies rather than going straight to the foreign investment manager? 2 What should the South African offshore investor be looking for when deciding who to invest with? 3 How […]
abusive police Ted Leggett There has been much speculation about why South African Police Service (SAPS) officers would abuse shackled and wounded citizens in front of BBC cameras, in footage they must have known would be broadcast all over the world. But criminal investigators often come across similar cases, where the perpetrators apparently go out […]