The government’s reluctance to allocate adequate resources towards the fight against substance abuse has contributed to the sharp increase in drug-related crimes in the country, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said on Friday. Writing in her weekly newsletter, Zille blamed the fuelling of substance abuse in provinces such as the Western Cape on state inaction.
Unions representing South Africa’s platinum miners warned on Friday of strikes in August unless management agreed to pay demands during last-ditch talks next week. Talks between unions and employers stalled on July 11, but a new round will begin on Thursday, National Union of Mineworkers chief negotiator Oupa Komane said.
Lynley Donnelly wonders about horcruxes, Harry Potter and Voldemort.
Self-conscious and Edgars-chic, The Black Hotels have stormed on to Jo’burg’s live music scene, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Niren Tolsi reviews the documentary The Glow of White Women, showing at the Encounters film festival this year.
Harry Potter fan Yolandi Groenewald offers her interpretations of and predictions for the famous fiction.
Chinua Achebe, ‘the father of modern African literature’, talks to Ed Pilkington about inventing a new language, his years in exile from his beloved Nigeria — and why he changed his name from Albert.
The imminent conclusion of the Harry Potter series has sparked an outcry from JK Rowling’s fan base and our own Lynley Donnelly.
Jocelyn Newmarch offers her predictions for the last edition of Harry Potter.
Kwanele Sosibo speaks to Vincent Moloi about his documentary, A Pair of Boots and a Bicycle.