Fringe productions have been forced to sell their tickets at higher prices than those on the main programme in order to cover their costs and are battling to pull audiences at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
Watching Seputla Sebogodi is like watching a beautiful sunset over the horizon. The
stage suits him. His authoritative presence is alluring, almost mesmerising, in his play <i>Tailormade</i>.
The trouble with obituaries is that their subjects never get to read them — well almost never.
As African leaders prepare to receive United States President George W Bush, they could do no worse than to ignore the old Nigerian proverb: the person that always eats bread does not appreciate the severity of a famine.
The international community has applauded the military agreement that launched the transitional government in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this week, but locals should be forgiven for running for cover.
President George W Bush faces mounting foreign pressure to have the United States lead an international force to pacify Liberia.
When Justine Henin-Hardenne managed to beat Serena Williams in the French Open semifinal, the American was booed every time she questioned a decision – even when she was clearly in the right. And towards the end of the match every first serve she missed was greeted with loud cheers.
The great race debate continues this week with a contribution from Murphy Morobe who writes that the inculcation of a non-racial ethos in South Africa needs to be more than just a phrase in the Constitution.
The Israeli government confiscated hundreds of hectares of Palestinian land on the West Bank this week for the purpose, Palestinians allege, of building settlements — in flagrant breach of commitments under the United States-led road map to peace.
Human rights organisation Amnesty International took the Sudanese authorities to task this week for seizing newspapers and demanded they end their curbs on press freedom.