Women’s rights? Oh sure … Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge’s dismissal says much about whether women’s rights really are a priority in South Africa. She has a long history as a women’s activist, serving on the parliamentary committee on the status of women and chairing the multiparty Parliamentary Women’s Group and the ANC Parliamentary Women’s Caucus. She has […]
Let’s stop the madness! Can Africa get it right? I ask this question as another African country, Chad, is in turmoil in the same old story of power and greed. It joins Kenya in a long list of countries that are tainting Africa’s image. Hardly a month into the new year and the continent is […]
The Comrades Marathon will go ahead peacefully on Sunday. This is the commitment from Athletics South Africa (ASA) president Leonard Chuene and president of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) Willie Madisha. The two leaders have had discussions around the matter, and they have both agreed that there will be no disruption to the ”ultimate race”.
A group of soldiers was in custody in Zimbabwe on charges of plotting to oust President Robert Mugabe and replace him with a Cabinet minister, a newspaper report claimed on Friday. In sensational revelations, the weekly Zimbabwe Independent newspaper said it had obtained court papers containing the allegations.
The revised Film and Publications Bill — adopted by the National Assembly — was unconstitutional and deeply flawed, the South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) said on Friday. The contentious piece of legislation originally sparked an outcry from the media industry, which resulted in a revised version appearing before Parliament on Thursday.
The Gossip have transformed themselves from a garage rock band into a radical punk outfit, and lead singer Ditto is on a mission to tackle hypocrisy in world politics as well as the gender status quo, writes Lloyd Gedye
Four artists exhibiting in Cape Town are unmaking the world as we know it, writes Carl Collison
Keorapetse Kgositsile’s foreword to Red on <i>Black: The Story of the South African Poster Movement</i> by Judy Seidman.
The Comrades Marathon is still on track despite threats by KwaZulu-Natal members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) to disrupt the event, Athletics South Africa (ASA) said on Friday. ”I spoke to Cosatu president Willie Madisha on Thursday and there will be no disruptions at,” ASA president Leonard Chuene said.
A gala on Friday marks the official opening of a book fair hailed as Africa’s largest by organisers. With the theme of ”More than Black on White”, the fair opens to the public on Saturday, starting four days of authors’ readings, book launches, panel discussions and seminars. Those attending include African, German, Indian, Swiss and Dutch authors and publishers.