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/ 30 January 2004
Another HIV book arrives on my desk to add to the groaning pile of what I call my "HIV/Aids bandwagon" collection. But it was heartening to see the usual pitfalls being avoided in a new book called <i>Long Life</i>, a compilation of stories from 13 HIV-positive women who are refreshingly not just the subjects of an Aids book but also the authors, writes Nawaal Deane.
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/ 30 January 2004
There is something perversely appealing about the photograph, the complexity we graft on to that ostensibly simple thing. Since its birth in the 19th century, the photograph has fascinated and perplexed us in equal measures. So much so we now call it art. Which presented a bit of problem to the organisers of the 2004 DaimlerChrysler Art Award, writes Sean O’Toole.
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/ 30 January 2004
It’s hard to believe that one of the best rappers ever to walk the face of the earth, Jay-Z, is leaving the rap game. This is the same game that took him from a street hustler to a rap superstar, writes Brian Letlhabane.
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/ 30 January 2004
A friend called me excitedly. "Guess who I am friends with?" she asked. I wondered about the six billion people on Earth — who could she be referring to? Finally she put an end to my misery: "Mzekezeke". Mzekezeke’s identity is known, but that does not make him less of an enigma, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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/ 30 January 2004
One of the major players on the international film festival circuit is the prodigious Berlinale, whose Golden and Silver Bears awarded to the best films in competition are as highly prized by filmmakers as the coveted Palmes dished out at Cannes, writes Alexander Sudheim.
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/ 30 January 2004
The now-approved merger between Tiso Capital and New Africa Investment Limited (Nail) would bring a "healthy consolidation" to the South African media industry, a leading analyst said this week. The comment came after the Competition Tribunal conditionally approved the R1-billion transaction, bringing to an end months of uncertainty.
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/ 30 January 2004
Up to 18 000 refugees were trying to find shelter in the desert just inside the border with Chad on Thursday after Sudanese government aircraft bombed several targets in a fierce flare-up of an unexpected new war in Sudan’s vast western province of Darfur.
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/ 30 January 2004
Nissan swept the boards at the 2003 Southern African Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (Savrala) Awards recently, walking off with the overall title of Manufacturer of the Year and emerging as the gold award-winner in both the leasing and rental sections of the prestigious competition.
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/ 30 January 2004
When shopping for wheels in the entry-level sector of the medium-sized performance saloon market, you basically have two serious choices: opt for the undoubtedly dominating traditional German saloon, or reward your obviously superior intellect by acquiring a fully imported and very, very styling Accord Type-S.
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/ 30 January 2004
The man most likely to succeed Michael Schumacher as formula one (F1) champion this year is Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen. But the thing about Schumacher is that he never gives up. Once again this makes him a serious contender for top honours in 2004, granted Ferrari is still up to the task.