Rastafarians in South Africa want freedom of religion and the right to smoke ganja, writes Zebulon Dread Arthur Molisiwa is doing a masters degree in mathematics and his father is chair of a corporate giant; Moses Mlangeni holds a BSc in economics and is doing a postgraduate training course in business journalism sponsored by New […]
Brenda AtkinsonOn show in Johannesburg South Africa is not known for abundant, or even exciting, public art. In fact you’d be hard pressed to find an inspirational public work were you tracking one down, let alone stumble across a few in the course of your day. Of course, there are those pigeon-perch monuments to political […]
Unita’ John Grobler, Tangeni Amupadhi and Chris Gordon Details emerged this week of a large consignment for South African military vehicle (SAMil) all-terrain trucks, allegedly flown to Angola in violation of a United Nations arms embargo by a South African company, Interstate Airways. The tough SAMil trucks, developed exclusively by the state arms conglomerate Denel […]
Janet Smith A campaign to revive workers’ culture is at the heart of the Workers’ Library and Museum’s May Day celebrations and 10th anniversary festivities at the Electric Workshop in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Saturday May 2. Omar Don Mattera, Jeremy Cronin, Mi Hlatshwayo, Alfred Qabule, Nise Malange and other South African poets will perform on […]
Andy Capostagno : Rugby Maybe he knew. Maybe he knew that even he couldn’t improve upon 74-28 and that therefore retirement was the most sensible option. Sean Fitzpatrick was probably sitting in the stands at Eden Park on Sunday watching his beloved Auckland Blues deconstruct the Western Stormers and he probably thought, hell, I can’t […]
Ian Wylie and Liz Stuart Plastic may be the gold standard for a new millennium, but people are proving reluctant to give up notes and coins. Cash is still king and electronic purse pretenders are finding it tougher than expected to win allegiance. When coins tear holes in pockets, notes disintegrate and both make the […]
Alexandra residents take the World Bank to task over plans to expand the Lesotho Highlands Water Project We are a group of low-income residents of Alexandra township, near Sandton. We have filed a formal protest at the World Bank Inspection Panel – the equivalent of its auditor general – against the expansion of the Lesotho […]
Peter Frost : On stage in Cape Town The love between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson has inspired many a romantic fancy on stage, none slushier than the recent West End musical Always, a sunset-and-syrup escapade – as nauseating as it was, according to British playwright Snoo Wilson, untrue. Wilson’s new drama HRH, by contrast, […]
A growing number of readers have been demanding to know from the Mail & Guardian when Robert McBride is going to be released from the Mozambique prison where he is being held. Well might they ask. And it is not the only question which needs to be asked of the authorities where the McBride case […]
They may look like Hell’s Angels but riders of Steel Wings club are not about beer and bluster, writes Swapna Prabhakaran On Sunday mornings they gather like outsize flies at their favourite Pretoria pub, Greenfields. Then the whole swarm – usually about 30 riders – takes off down the highway out of the city on […]