We have changed our newspaper this week as part of a concerted drive to ensure we are a truly modern paper designed for the late 1990s. This is an era when you may get flashes of news more quickly from television, radio or the Internet — but we aim to give you information, depth, reading […]
Indigent people may soon gain wider access to legal representation, reports Justin Pearce Contingency fees — where lawyers are only paid if they win the case — could soon be officially recognised. This will enable the poor to invoke the power of the law without the financial risk of losing a case. Although contingency fees […]
Justin Pearce Argus Newspapers’ new Sunday paper, aimed at taking a bite out of The Sunday Times’ market in Gauteng, will be named the Sunday Independent and launched on June 25. The choice of title — which has not yet been officially disclosed by the company — appears to be a first step towards a […]
Stefaans Brummer DEPUTY Minister of Constitutional Affairs Mohammed Valli Moosa this week intervened in the border dispute between Eastern Transvaal Premier Mathews Phosa and Nothern Transvaal Premier Ngoako Ramatlhodi. It is understood Moosa’s move to resolve the dispute over Bushbuckridge — part of the former Lebowa and Gazankulu homelands at present demarcated in the Northern […]
Steuart Wright Political scientists at four universities are in a foul mood over the expedient job-hunting behaviour of internationally respected Nigerian academic Professor Oye They said the charming political scientist and international relations specialist had simultaneously signed contracts for three chairs at their universities at the end of last year. However, news of each university’s […]
Government’s first serious effort to go on-line has begun, writes Bruce Cohen South Africa’s constitution-makers have hitched a ride on the information superhighway. This week, a large database of information relating to the deliberations of the Constitional Assembly was established on the Internet, the global electronic network. The service will contribute to making the process […]
Bafana Khumalo Native Tongue You know the feeling. It’s late at night and no matter how=20 many times you toss, turn and punch that pillow, nothing=20 happens. You turn to the body next to you, moving closer.=20 She/he/it shakes your hand off, groggily asking, “What on=20 earth do you think you are doing?” You move […]
Reg Rumney The acronym of the new body representing the philanthropic=20 companies who give money=20 to deserving causes, Saga, seems apt. The South African=20 Grantmakers’ Association was launched this week, with 33=20 paid-up members, after a four-year gestation. Saga aims to bring some professionalism to grant-making and=20 give legitimacy to corporate social investment (CSI).=20 This, […]
Jowie Mwiinga in Lusaka Senior drug enforcement officer Mwamba Makasa was driving into his yard one Sunday two months ago when a gang of four men shot and wounded him. The Drug Enforcement Commission in Zambia reacted to the daring daylight ambush by declaring an all-out war, dubbed “Operation No Return”, against Zambia’s drug dealers, […]
Mail & Guardian reporter SEVERAL top figures in Namibian politics, including two cabinet ministers and the Southern African Development Community (SADC ) executive secretary, have been accused of misusing drought relief aid. The Namibian Cabinet in early May refused to release the report of an investigation into the abuse of funds while ‘clearing’ all top […]