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Procurement becomes a political football

Could it be that the African National Congress’s scramble to reassert itself in Cape Town is because the spotlight is now trained on its tendering practices when it ran the…

What is Cape Town, and who does it belong to?

Cape Town is a contested city. Factions want to impose an identity on it. On the one hand, it is romanticised as the Mother City — a place enriched by its cultural history and…

Can Cape Town survive another change of guard?

Another regime change and the Cape Town city administration will collapse: that is the judgement of many people who work there. Off the record, it’s no less dire and compelling.…

Army faces law over HIV sacking

A legal battle looms between the army and four South Africans who claim they have been shut out of the military because they tested HIV-positive. The South African National…

High cost caps use of female condom

It’s bigger and uglier than its male counterpart. Sometimes it even makes a noise. But many South African women who have used it say they prefer it. Ten years after it was first…

Winnie puts in strong run for top post

The prospect of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as their deputy president has rattled some ANC leaders, writes Marion Edmunds.

Armscor in search of Madiba magic

Armscor and the defence industry want to tap the Mandela magic abroad, and are putting pressure on the government to teach politicians the arms trade.

Mandela unlikely to sue former warder

As acrimony over Mandela’s former prison warder’s controversial autobiography dies down, there is talk of a movie deal, reports Marion Edmunds