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The first week of Jacob Zuma’s trial ended on a dramatic note with the court hearing he had unprotected sex with his HIV-positive rape accuser and she was treated in a mental institution. Meanwhile, Zuma says he will emerge from his trial on rape charges with his popularity intact.
Transnet labour unions will proceed with ”unprecedented” strike action on Monday, which could see more than 50Â 000 workers staying away. South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union secretary general Randall Howard said the union hopes to delay the date of Metrorail workers’ transfer to Transnet.
Zadie Smith’s novel On Beauty and Ali Smith’s The Accidental live to fight another day at the women-only £30 000 Orange prize for fiction, reports John Ezard in London.
Shaun de Waal reviews William Kentridge Prints which demonstrates the full range of his printmaking.
In an edited extract of an interview with Matthew Krouse, Out in Africa film festival director Nodi Murphy speaks about the hazards of programming gay, lesbian and transgender content.
With <i>Tsotsi</i> holding gold, the challenges facing the film industry are to build profit and put bums in seats, writes Sulona Reddy.
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There was still no agreement by late on Friday afternoon over who will govern Cape Town. Talks between political parties were set to take place over the weekend in a bid to reach a settlement. ”We are waiting on various parties to get back to us on a variety of options and proposals,” said Ryan Coetzee of the Democratic Alliance.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is due to arrive in South Africa on Monday for his first official visit to the country since he took the post at the helm of the world body in 1997. Annan is scheduled to address the national Assembly, during which he is expected to make a key statement on his tenure as secretary general.
Transvaal Judge President Bernard Ngoepe said on Friday he has no reason to complain about the manner in which police searched for his murdered four-year-old granddaughter Makgabo Matlala. ”I am not in a position to comment on whether they did what they were supposed to,” Ngoepe said.
In his debut novel, <i>The Native Commissioner </i>, Shaun Johnson shows us the corrosive and evil side of apartheid, but without bashing us over the head with the obvious, writes Anthony Egan.