than many people think Telford Vice Cricket The fate of the Titanic may be the major single reason 1912 sticks in the minds of many who would otherwise have no cause to hang on to the events of 87 years ago. But another, almost as damp saga played out in the same year was the […]

Director Ken Kaplan has made a zombie movie that mixes red blood and black humour. Andrew Worsdale, acting like a zombie, gets the inside story Ten years ago writer/director Ken Kaplan, at age 24, was in the formative stages of pre-production and major development on a movie called Fanus – Pure Blood. It was the […]

Thokozani Mtshali The announcement this week by the Gauteng Ministry of Transport and the South African Taxi Council of agreed measures to regulate the troubled industry brings hope for commuters caught in the crossfire of warring taxi factions. The announcement comes after years of hard work by the national Ministry of Transport in a quest […]

Mayday – the celebration of the eight-hour working day – was first celebrated in South Africa in 1904, by white workers. By the 1980s, it had become a major moment for black trade unionists, whose rallies included groundbreaking poetry and plays. These days, much of the Mayday fervour has been lost. And many South Africans, […]

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration is functioning very well, writes Luvuyo Kakaza It’s Friday morning and the modest headquarters of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in downtown Johannesburg are buzzing with activity. It is in this commission’s noisy corridors that reluctant management teams and angry workers start to lobby before […]

In light of the falling rand and the uncertainty in the share market, investing abroad is a very good idea, writes Donna Block What world markets are going to do these days is anyone’s guess. You might as well get out the old crystal ball. One thing that is certain though is the demand for […]

Howard Barrell The African National Congress has gained significant voter support in recent months, edging it closer to a two-thirds majority in elections in five weeks’ time. The ANC also looks set to control provincial legislatures or governments in eight of South Africa’s nine provinces – in all but the Western Cape. These are the […]

Graham Hayman The seeds of an awareness of new music were planted by Eastern Cape musicians last month when they presented works from six contemporary South African and foreign composers, first in Grahamstown then in Port Elizabeth. The ensemble featured University of Port Elizabeth (UPE) teacher Andrea Erasmus (viola), and Annamarie Conradie (cello) from the […]

The ANC’s leader-in-waiting this week walked confidently into the full glare of the spotlight, writes Makhosini Nkosi African National Congress president Thabo Mbeki is just about the only politician in the country who is guaranteed a government position after the second democratic election in June. With all opinion surveys predicting the ANC taking a big […]

Mathews Phosa’s political career may be at an end, but he won’t go down without a fight. Wally Mbhele and Makhosini Nkosi report As the African National Congress late this week announced its far-reaching findings on the political divisions behind the collapse of provincial structures in Mpumalanga, outgoing Premier Mathews Phosa came out blazing and […]