Age: Somewhere between angry young actor and “old fart” of South African political theatre. Claim to fame: Overcame parental prejudice that grown men should not appear in public and make fools of themselves to win a slew of acting awards including an American Tony for his Broadway performance in The Present occupation: Risking being labelled […]
Right-wing political groups are trying to use a UN initiative to protect indigenous peoples for their own political ends, reports Eddie Koch A GROUP of boers, bushmen, basters and Zulu nationalists will make a bizarre set of bedfellows when they rally around the vierkleur, the pennant of the white right, at a conference this month […]
Evan Speechley may be a “glorified water boy”, but his job is a lot more important to the Springboks than that RUGBY: Luke Alfred THE sports physiotherapist’s role is overlooked by fans and journalists, yet the physio is surely one of the more crucial members of any team. In the case of Evan Speechley, physio […]
Themba waKashe, chief director of the Ministry of Arts and Culture, is reluctant to identify possible candidates for the most powerful cultural positions in the land — members of the National Arts Council —“because the people will be doing the nominating”. But a glance at the present make-up of the performing arts councils, the current […]
Eddie Koch The African National Congress this week released details about how members can bring charges against individuals in the movement accused of breaching the party’s code of conduct before its disciplinary According to a draft disciplinary procedure drawn up by the organisation’s national executive committee, charges can be “initiated for violations of the basic […]
The festival of theatre at the Market Lab this weekend opens windows into a range of communities. David le Page reports THE wealth of plays at the Market Laboratory’s Community Theatre Festival this weekend represents an outpouring of imaginative energy that could leave those whose only regular creative act is choosing a title at the […]
Marino Corazza MOVEABLE FEAST=20 IT’S Sunday May 29, and I’m at Sol’s very own, charming Sun=20 City. In the Soup Bowl, to be exact. At 6:30pm, it’s=20 showtime, folks: the Loeries.=20 ‘Twas the time of year for the pulp and celluloid maestros=20 to receive their just accolades. Fiction, but nevertheless,=20 let’s not kid ourselves, this […]
Nicholas Lezard WHEN asked “Read any good books this year?”, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernires (Minerva) is the one that has most consistently sprung to mind. It is a story of the Italian occupation of Cephallonia in World War II — a conventional historical epic, it’s the kind of book you’d take on […]
The Kriegler Commission report on last year’s prison unrest went largely unnoticed, but it made some important recommendations on penal reform, writes Bronwen Manby THE long-awaited publication on May 5 of the final report of the Kriegler Commission, appointed by the President to look into the causes of the unrest in prisons following the election […]
What ‘s worse than not having a ticket to the big match? Having a ticket but not making it to the game, writes Jon Swift THE phone call came in the early hours of Friday morning. The language emanating from the instrument was a choice mix of the more neanderthal part of Nether-landic and the […]