Contrary to government rationalisations, privatisation is not necessarily in the interests of disadvantaged South Africans, argues Brendan Martin THE price of water was as popular a talking point in the Gdansk birthplace of Polish Solidarity this week as the defeat of the city’s favourite son, Lech Walesa, in the presidential election. Water tariffs have risen […]

The attack on the Koeberg plant was carried out by the African National Congress’ “special operations” division, headed by the former South African Communist Party chief, Joe Slovo. The unit carried out the major ANC coups of the liberation struggle, including the attacks on Sasol. Wilkinson’s immediate commander was Rashid Ismail who is now a […]

Vuyo Mvoko The Ministry of Education says it wants to avoid a collision with the Witwatersrand University Council for now, but threatened yesterday if the council did not heed proposals it had made on Wednesday, it would “act”. “It is not something we want to talk about now … but we have a responsibility to […]

Is education the growth market of the future, asks Karen Harverson Some 60 percent of the Midrand Campus Group, a privately-run learning centre specialising in undergraduate and postgraduate courses, has been bought by listed company, the Housewares Group in a deal worth more than R16-million. The group, through its mail order subsidiary Glomail, first became […]

Justin Pearce When the Griqua people call for the return of Saartjie Baartman, they are seeking more than a load of human remains. Baartman’s body, preserved in French museums since she died in 1816, has become a symbol for the marginalisation of the Griquas from colonial times until the present day. The Griqua National Conference […]

Exiled movements are setting up in South Africa, reports Justin Pearce Willie Nwiido’s family thought he had died on the gallows along with Ken Saro-Wiwa — until they got word he was in South Africa. Wanted in Nigeria for his political activities, the 30- year-old Ogoni doctor went into hiding, only to re-emerge in Johannesburg, […]

Energy Africa Limited is Engen’s hope for future market improvements, reports Lynda After a lacklustre year, Engen has revived market interest with the decision to go ahead with plans to list its exploration and production business on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The new company, to be known as Energy Africa Limited, is expected to […]

Itumeleng oa Mahabane FORMER members of Phola Park’s self-defence units not selected as South African Police Service reservists appear to be behind this week’s spate of killings in the East Rand shack Seven people have died and 10, including a two- year-old child, injured since Sunday night, when gunmen wielding AK47s and 9mm pistols opened […]

Cape Times editor Moegsien Williams tells Rehana Rossouw of his plans to redirect the paper at an increasingly upmarket audience When Independent Newspapers announced in August this year that Moegsien Williams had been appointed editor of The Cape Times, speculation was rife in the Cape Town media industry that he would replace all white male […]

Leon Perlman FOLLOWING the move to electronic on-line communication with the masses, pioneered by the Constitutional Assembly, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, African National Congress MPs and the Constitutional Court, the offices of the president and deputy presidents have also become neophyte technophiles. A paperless office system is being implemented along with use of […]