ALTHOUGH many white farmers have reacted with outrage to Derek Hanekom’s new Land Reform Bill for labour tenants, the draft law is neither new nor revolutionary. It is, in fact, based on regulations that are common in free market societies, writes Andra The Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Bill, published in the Government Gazette this month […]
In the hardest game, a soft voice of seasoned humanity shines through: Eddie Futch is 83 and still punching his BOXING: Kevin Mitchell A LITTLE over a month after he accompanies Riddick Bowe to the ring for his world heavyweight title fight against Jorge Luis Gonzales in Las Vegas on June 17, Eddie Futch will […]
WITH regard to your two excellent articles (M&G May 12 to18), “Abortion — A Test for Women’s Rights” and “Miscarriage of Justice”. It is estimated that over 200,000 illegal abortions are performed in South Africa each year — many of which are unsafe and even result in death. Three black women die every day due […]
The Life Offices Associations’ Paul Truyens responds to Cheryl Carolus’ criticisms of the industry’s policy on HIV testing THE insurance industry is very aware of the whole issue surrounding Aids and the plight of HIV positive people. In order to put the industry’s dilemma into perspective though, it is necessary to go back to the […]
THE South African National Defence Force’s claim that its refusal to employ people who test HIV positive is ”non-discriminatory” beggars belief. Not only does it violate the Constitutional principle that no South African may be discriminated against on the grounds of disability, but it also flouts the Guidelines on Aids and Employment issued by the […]
As South Africa scraps the death penalty, the ANC alliance is fighting to save the life of an American journalist on death row, writes Bruce Cohen The African National Congress, the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions have joined in the fight to halt the execution of an American […]
THE hospitality industry has been shrieking ”foul” after the much vaunted influx of Rugby World Cup (RWC) international tourists to South Africa failed to materialise. Arguments vary, but the 50 000 figure originally bandied about appears to have shrunk by half or even more. The Federated Hotel, Liquor and Catering Association of South Africa (Fedhasa) […]
Former <i>Weekly Mail</i> co-editor Irwin Manoim recalls the youthful enthusiasm and naiveté which got the newspaper off the ground.
10th birthday: Ten Years of Front Pages.
South Africa comes packaged to please at La Villette music festival. HAZEL FRIEDMAN reports from Paris LA VILLETTE is one of those curious cultural monuments that straddle the multiple personalities of Paris. Established during the mid-1980s, it has served as a sort of secular cathedral, injecting a modern multi- cultural spirit into a drab, immigrant […]