Swapna Prabhakaran THE man who pulled the lever on about 1 500 people did so with a clean conscience, because he knew those he hanged had been sent to him by a judge. Chris Barnard, now dead, told British television in the 1980s that: ”It didn’t bother me because the person was sentenced to death […]
What patrician journalism in South Africa needs is a heavy dose of impoliteness, argues Ronald Suresh Roberts ‘WHEREVER you find injustice, the proper form of politeness is attack,” wrote American activist T-Bone Slim early this century. This view contradicts the cowering ethos that gripped media bosses under apartheid, and survives, even thrives, today. ”To publish […]
NAOMI CAMPBELL IN SA INTERNATIONAL supermodel Naomi Campell arrived in South Africa on Friday. Campbell is in the country to begin her advertising campaign for a South African retail store. She will leave the country on Tuesday after a four-day shoot. TRC TO PROBE BUSINESS THE Truth Commission has belatedly decided to probe the role […]
Wonder Hlongwa and Mukoni T Ratshitanga THE Inkatha Freedom Party has closed three of its 14 national offices, amid a cash crunch caused by falling membership fees. Senior IFP officials say the party, due to hold its annual conference in Ulundi this weekend, has been hit by poor management and administration and a breakdown in […]
The policeman who terrorised Western Cape activists appears to suffer from selective amnesia, writes Gaye Davis MERE mention of Jeffrey Benzien’s name struck fear into the hearts of otherwise hardened Western Cape activists during the dark and dangerous days of the mid-1980s. This was the man whose name regularly came up in political trials, where […]
These considerately crafted little numbers come from Waldeck Studios — a 3-D design company founded by artist Ian Waldeck. The company designs and crafts anything from sculptural objects to architectural components, to the odd pair of handcuffs. These particular toys were commissioned, says Waldeck, by a friend in engineering, who asked him to assemble something […]
THURSDAY, 11.00AM The trade and industry department’s standing advisory committee on company law has called for public debate on the issue of low-voting N shares, with possible changes to the Companies Act and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange rules in the pipeline. N shares are a type of security similar to ordinary shares, but with lower […]
BRITISH POLICE ARRIVE TO HELP THREE senior British police chiefs have spent the past three weeks in South Africa as consultants to the SA police, and have recommended that the quality of policing is more important than the number of policemen. They have also advised that “getting the public involved” is the vital secret. They […]
THURSDAY, 1.00PM: ZAMBIA, Mozambique and Namibia all share the points at the top of the table in the Cosafa Cup soccer tournament after their opening matches. Zambia, who were pre-tournament favourites were held to a 2-2 draw by Tanzania at the weekend. Namibia, who are a suprise at the tournament, boast a record of a […]
THURSDAY, 10.30AM TRANSPORT parastatal Transnet has approved a record R1,5-billion in capital expenditure for SA’s seven commecial sea ports in 1997/98. SA’s ports have long suffered from limited funding for new construction. Portnet CE Ivor Funnell said on Wednesday the sharp increase of R1,44-billion in Portnet capital investment is largely the result of increased demand […]