Sarah Duguid Across South Africa, criminals walk free every day because of poor investigation methods. Police officers often see their cases thrown out of court because they are not sufficiently skilled to know how to follow proper procedure. There are 18 000 police officers currently employed as investigators, not counting private investigators, and they have […]
“Tshwete was larger than life a very tough man with the heart of a teddy bear.” Police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi about the late Minister of Safety and Security Steve Tshwete “Freedom does not mean anarchy … If you don’t want to walk, don’t set train coaches alight.” Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa at Freedom Day […]
Tony Jackman Is the rate at which sperm travels in space of interest only to those planning to copulate very slowly in zero-gravity conditions? It must be a tad disconcerting when your partner keeps floating off like a bad joke just when you’re approaching the punchline. The question is best not asked, as anyone who […]
Thierry M Luescher Student activism is in limbo. The struggle is over and no new driving force has emerged. HIV/Aids, poverty, unemployment, education, housing, crime, nation-building … students know that these are the issues. However, when asked what they do about them, there is silence. “I use condoms,” one might say, and many smirk or […]
Suzan Chala and Jaspreet Kindra Anti-privatisation protests could embarrass the government In a surprise move reminiscent of last year’s anti-privatisation protests during the Durban racism conference, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is calling for a civil society-led, anti-privatisation campaign in August this year. Johannesburg will host the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development […]
What is the origin of the phrase “draconian laws”? Named after Draco, the ancient Athenian statesman whose penal code made his name a byword for severity. Steven Davies, Cape Town What exactly (in biochemical terms) are the “toxins” that so many diet regimes aim to “flush out” of our systems, usually by semi-starvation for a […]
Riaan Wolmarans Barbarellos, Illovo Square, Oxford Road, Illovo. V-Sessions presents DJRudi playing deep and jazzy house on Tuesdays from 9pm. It’s R20 with a free cocktail if you register on www.verge.co.za. Bassline, 7 Seventh Street, Melville. Wessel vanRensburg performs onFridayMay 3 and Moses Khumalo is on stage on Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5 […]
THE governor of a fourth Madagascan province has announced his territory’s independence in protest over the proclamation of Marc Ravalomanana as president, officials said on Friday.
This week’s unexpected Cabinet announcement clearly signals a shift in South Africa’s policy on the treatment of HIV/Aids, and it would be churlish not to praise the government.
There are some interesting acts of communal memory happening in Cape Town from the Cape Town-boy-makes-good Mark Shuttleworth’s Sixty-Six Shit-Hot Sunsets to the tiny, organised, and impressive Holocaust Museum.