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Sandile Memela is no stranger to controversy. He speaks to Matebello Motloung about art, racism and Picasso.
There was a time, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern noted to his public servants last year, when those who had an interest in policymaking would be given the same warning as people who like sausages — "don’t look too closely at how they are made". Happily, today’s policymakers are increasingly realising the importance of examining various ingredients of policymaking.
Captain Inzamam ul-Haq steered Pakistan to the safety of a draw in the first Test against England at Lord’s on Monday with an unbeaten 56 in his team’s 214-4 on the final day. Pakistan, set 380 to win from 80 overs, made no effort to go for the runs after swing bowler Matthew Hoggard dismissed both openers with only 33 on the board.
A tsunami caused by a strong undersea earthquake off the south coast of Indonesia’s Java island killed at least 80 people on Monday, a Red Cross official said. ”Our latest data shows 80 people have died while at least 68 are badly injured,” said Fitri Sidikah, an official at the Indonesian Red Cross disaster centre.
Malawi on Monday launched a week-long HIV testing campaign amid fears the fight against Aids is being hampered by people not knowing whether they have the virus. The campaign follows the revelation that only 15% of the country’s population of 12-million people have been tested for HIV/Aids.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone will on Friday hold its first hearing in the case against Charles Taylor since the former Liberian president was moved to The Hague for security reasons, a court spokesperson said on Monday. ”This is a hearing to determine how preparations for the trial are going,” court spokesperson Peter Andersen told the media.
Idols winner Karin Kortje’s lover Cheslyn Williams made a brief appearance in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Monday charged with murdering Durbanville guest-house owner Renate Kellerman. The magistrate postponed the case to July 24 to allow investigators to establish whether Williams has a criminal record.
A new campaign against farm attacks is to get under way with a protest march in North West on Friday, the trade union Solidarity said. ”We want to make people more emotional over this issue,” Solidarity spokesperson Jaco Kleynhans told the media. He said vigils and other forms of protest are being planned in the longer term.