Bram Posthumus takes a look at what lies at the heart of Angola’s misery A snapshot, taken in Kuito two months ago on Angola’s 23rd birthday. The crowd in front of the bullet-riddled government buildings at the Praa de Vergonha (Shame Square) listens impassively to the music and speeches and then walks away. There’s not […]
THE touring West Indies are rumoured to be considering line-up changes for the fifth Test. Not at all a bad idea, since at the very least fresh blood will be exposed to the stresses of being trounced at the international level. On the list to head back to the Caribbean are Clayton Lambert, Steuart Williams, […]
Chiara Carter Moves by a South African company to create a free trade zone on a tiny island off the West Coast of Africa have been slammed by environmentalists. West African Development Corporation (Wadco) has won a contract to operate a free trade zone stretching across a third of the island of Principe – a […]
FRANSCOIS-XAVIER HARISPE, Abidjan | Friday 9.00pm. THE fragile one-day-old ceasefire in the Sierra Leone capital Freetown crumbled on Friday as rebel insurgents intensified their attacks against positions held by the pro-government Nigerian-led intervention force, Ecomog. Information was scarce on what areas of Freetown are in rebel or Ecomog control, as most phone lines are down […]
Donna Block Share World I have a New Year’s confession to make: my husband and I are personally responsible for keeping the world economy ticking over. This small feat has been accomplished by madcap, non- stop spending. You name it, we’re buying it with cash, cheques and credit cards. We are spending in shops, malls […]
Andy Capostagno Cricket And so it’s 4-0 and pretty soon now, highveld summer weather permitting, it will be 5-0. We have already run out of excuses for the poor performances of the West Indies and gone through adjectives with which to describe them. About the only thing we haven’t done is to take a serious […]
Angella Johnson: VIEW FROM A BROAD There are many clubs for travellers. There’s the mile-high club, that exclusive group of people who have copulated 10 000m above ground. Then there are numerous frequent-flyer clubs. Well, I’ve just joined what should be called the deportation club. It was not by choice and certainly does not have […]
Point for point, the two measure up, but the raw statistics are deceptive. What should be clear is that we are not really comparing like with like. Britannica is a text-based leviathan, a mass of information, some of it rather long in the tooth, sometimes too detailed, but often impressive in its scope, though making […]
Friday night: Alex Sudheim The water in the bath has turned cold, clammy and grey. I’m blissfully asleep when violent explosions rip through the silent night. In an instant I’m on my feet, skidding dangerously in the slimy tub and sending swampy waves slopping over the edge. Clinging to the towel rail, I peer out […]
AN investigation called by National Police Commissioner George Fivaz into allegations of perjury against Western Cape Assistant Commissioner Adam Blauw has been completed, Fivaz’s office announced on Thursday. The documentation has been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions and will be released for discussion after the director has considered the matter.