Phillip van Niekerk in Monrovia AGAINST the insistent rattle of gunfire, people sheltering in Monrovia’s diplomatic enclave of Mamba Point speak of something as threatening as the war: hunger. Once United States helicopters airlift Westerners and diplomats, those left behind in the Liberian capital will have to forage for something to eat in a city […]
NGOs are playing a role that government and business cannot, so it would be foolish to allow them to die for lack of funding, argues Helmut Bertelsmann Twenty-seven years ago, when I was at university, the world was inhabited by two kinds of creatures: Afrikaners, who supported the Nats, and English, who were liberal. Each […]
Where’s the best place to market beer and soft drinks? How about a funeral? Jacquie Golding- Duffy reports on new marketing strategies Funerals, believe it or not, are marketing opportunities that cannot be missed. At least, that’s the view of some beverage companies. Sales representatives and some distributors claim that sympathising with family and friends […]
Minnette Vari scratches beneath the skin of identity, representation and reality in her multi-media artworks. She spoke to HAZEL FRIEDMAN THERE’S an ancient myth concerning the origins of the looking glass, that when Eve saw her reflection in the water, like Narcissus, she fell in love with it. Since then, woman’s identity has been predicated […]
MUSIC: Gwen Ansell ‘AUTHENTICITY,” says a Zairois buddy of mine who prefers not to be named, ”was probably one of the few decent things Mobutu ever did.” He’s referring to the Zairean dictator’s post- independence campaign to reclaim the country’s cultural heritage. Its manifestations ranged from a strict dress code (men had to wear the […]
TELEVISION: Andrew Worsdale CAUSE Celebre — made in 1988 for Britain’s ITV, and to be screened on SABC3 next week — – is an adaptation of Terence Rattigan’s acclaimed play of the same name. The play is, in turn, based on the true story of glamorous Alma Rattenbury, accused, along with her 18- year-old lover […]
SOCCER:Julian Drew FEW people gave Congo much of a chance against Clive Barker’s African Champions in last Sunday’s crucial world cup qualifier in Pointe Noire. Bafana Bafana were unbeaten in seven games and after holding the seeded Zambians in Lusaka, they were favoured to head the group and book their place in next year’s showpiece […]
The South African team shrugged off all the adversity during their visit to Brazzaville last week … untill the second half of the match when they finally succumbed to Congo fever SOCCER:Julian Drew IT’S only eight o’clock on Sunday morning at the central market in the Patrice Lumumba district of Pointe Noire but already there […]
FINE ART: Hazel Friedman WHEW. Breathing space. That’s one of the first reactions one has to Zone, the all-girl group show currently on at the Generator Art Space. Admittedly, the welcome sigh derives partly from the fact that these days almost anything represents a respite from the work of the Caucasian Testosterone Club – that […]
CRICKET: Pat McDermott MUCH has been said about the brittleness of the South African top order. It has assumed the proportions of a national crisis in the bars where the followers of cricket dissect the manner in which the touring Australians have shown such disdain for the best this country has to offer. It is […]