Rugby is in the Afrikaner soul: It has De Klerk’s cunning, Boer defiance and the fury of their world cup team. Andre Brink argues that its worst traits still shape the new South Africa
Stefaans Brummer PAUL Erasmus, former security policeman who admitted in=20 the Mail & Guardian his role in a 1989 death attempt on=20 cleric Frank Chikane, this week made peace with the=20 former general secretary of the South African Council=20 of Churches (SACC). The approach by Erasmus followed a request by Chikane – – who has […]
Four weeks of trauma and triumph culminated in South Africa emerging as champions, now they have to face up to that challenge, writes Jon Swift THE euphoria will take a while to evaporate into the realities of everyday life but the bitter aftertaste of Louis Luyt’s ill-timed attempts at humour will probably take a bit […]
Stefaans Brummer In the run-up to last year’s elections, security police=20 planned a new ‘moderate’ political party to counter=20 support for the ANC, reports Stefaans BrUmmer ADVANCED secret plans by the security police to=20 introduce a new, anti-ANC “moderate” party to the=20 political spectrum were scuttled only by the mid-1991=20 Inkathagate debacle, former police operative […]
Jon Swift THE tragedy which befell Max Brito cast a pall over the World Cup and the Ivory Coast threequarter’s broken neck and subsequent paralysis will be one of the sad memories of South Africa ’95. But there were other moments to remember. Kicks of the tournament: A toss-up between Joel Stransky’s matchwinner in the […]
Gaye Davis THIS WEEK’S lightning-fast passage of a Bill allowing=20 for traditional leaders to be paid by central=20 government strikes at the heart of the Inkatha Freedom=20 Party’s political control over KwaZulu/Natal chiefs. The Remuneration of Traditional Leaders Bill was=20 whisked through the Senate and the National Assembly in=20 two days this week, with the […]
The gerrymandering of municipal boundaries will help=20 the ANC win control, but hinder redistribution, argues=20 Dr Mark Swilling SOUTH Africa’s first non-racial local government=20 elections could be held up if the boundary disputes in=20 the Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg metros are not=20 Unravelling the issues in the Johannesburg metro may=20 reveal what underlies the […]
Justin Pearce and Jonathan Ancer Nico van Burick, acting editor of TV1’s Agenda, has=20 resigned with effect from next week — but seems likely=20 to stay on at the SABC for a further month. His resignation comes five months after the revelation=20 that he had been a commanding officer in the citizen=20 force propaganda unit […]
Chris Louw More than a year after the inauguration of the ANC- dominated Government of National Unity, diplomatic ties=20 are still maintained with the small island of Taiwan,=20 whose independence is not recognised by China. This, despite the African National Congress’ official=20 policy to establish diplomatic ties with China, an old=20 ally in the struggle […]
Aspasia Karras speaks to Vodacom general manager Joan Joan Joffe, general manager of Vodacom’s marketing and sales department, is no newcomer to media attention. Since she first stepped into the business world, she has been a well-documented phenomenon in the computer industry — an industry she describes, in apocalyptic terms, as an opportunity that appeared […]