Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela will speak on the same platform in Copenhagen this weekend, but South Africa still seems to have mixed feelings about Cuba, writes Peter Vale TEN months after the election, South Africa still seems unable to articulate a coherent and cohesive policy towards Cuba. Certainly foreign minister Alfred Nzo’s performance on […]
Combating discrimination was the main focus of the international Aids conference held in Cape Town this week. Justin Pearce reports BURIED in the agenda of this week’s Cape Town International Conference for People Living with HIV and Aids was a session entitled “Identities”. Delegates split into interest groups — sex workers, heterosexuals, drug users, lesbians/gays, […]
As Pick ‘n Pay loses its lead in the stores market and Pepkor gains ground, Jacques Magliolo explains why Pepkor is the horse to back Behind the scenes battles took place in two of South Africa’s largest stores listed companies in 1994. While Pepkor finished the year by concluding a major corporate deal and seeing […]
LIVE shows and radio and TV will be governed by public indecency laws and the Independent Broadcasting Authority respectively. A new rating system for films and publications –including computer software — envisaged by the new Bill uses four categories. An XX rating bans the distribution of material that * Child pornography; * Explicit, prolonged sex […]
Although crowds at the New Zealand Test were disappointing, it was a triumphant end to a hard season for South Africa’s cricketers CRICKET: Krish Mi’rams SOUTH AFRICA’S one-off Test win over New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland capped a season of great triumph for South Africa’s cricketers. The 94-run victory was the fourth in […]
Super 10: Skilful forwards lay the foundation RUGBY: Jon Swift THERE are times when the performance of a pack of forwards takes your breath away. The famed All Black eight-man blanket is invariably capable of eliciting this reaction. The French rise to these heights when Gallic whim takes them, and of late both the English […]
Bruce Cohen Winnie Mandela may have angered Nelson and upstaged Thabo, but she’s been thrilling the northern suburbs of Johnnesburg with an urban legend of epicurian The rumour started last November and goes something like this: Winnie and party of 10 or so arrived at the famed Ile de France restaurant in Bryanston, owned by […]
A rather unlikely witness gave evidence at the Eugene de Kock trial this week, writes Jan Taljaard AS the prosecution this week trotted out its star witness in the case against former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock, Judge Richard Goldstone’s “Mr Q” turned out to be an incongruously boyish policeman with an itchy trigger finger. […]
Finance Minister Chris Liebenberg has walked a tax tightrope in compiling next week’s Budget. Reg Rumney reports Expect no boon from the March 15 Budget if you are in the higher income tax bracket. However, on the positive side, expect no rise in value added tax. Given the political opposition to this tax as being […]
A fast rise for the Malagasy lassie TENNIS: Stephen Bierley SUDDENLY and — judging by her performance this week — refreshingly, a talent of quite exceptional ability has emerged from Madagascar. Dally Randriantefy is only 18 but already has poise beyond her years. It would be invidious to liken her to any of the greats […]