Recent censorship allegations doing the rounds locally show how easily falsehoods are spread on the Internet David Le Page For two weeks the Internet has been the spawning ground for widespread, distorted rumours about the government’s alleged plan to institute Internet “censorship” measures, “similar to those introduced in China”. The Interception and Monitoring Bill about […]
analysis Jayne Arnott and Helen Alexander On August 3 the Pretoria High Court declared section 20 (1) (a) of the Sexual Offences Act, which prohibits “unlawful carnal intercourse for reward”, unconstitutional. Although it still needs to be confirmed by the Constitutional Court, this ruling means that it will no longer be a crime to sell […]
Arundhati Roy achieved worldwide success as a Booker Prize-winning novelist. But she has given up the glory trail to become India’s most prominent activist. She tells Madeleine Bunting why she now risks jail Arundhati Roy burst on to the Indian national stage from nowhere in 1997. A drop-out architecture student and one-time aerobics instructor, she […]
ANC: Torn between two roles Does it makes sense for a party in power to continue to use the language of liberation, asks Ben Turok Many people find it anomalous that the African National Congress persists in calling itself a liberation movement when it is clearly a party in government. Some ANC leaders say it […]
While Numsa this week lowered its wage increase demand, motor industry employers have refused to budge Glenda Daniels Striking motor manufacturing workers are about to decide whether to accept intervention by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to reach agreement on a wage deadlock. About 21 000 National Union of Metalworkers of South […]
protests Marianne Merten Students from the Cape Peninsula joined their colleagues in Soweto in protest against Afrikaans as a medium of instruction and police brutality 25 years ago. August 11 marks the 25th anniversary of the protests by pupils from Langa and Guguletu townships, which spread across the Cape Flats and prompted solidarity demonstrations by […]
RUGBY Andy Colquhoun in Fremantle In 1850 building work began on a new detention centre to house 75 convicts, the first wave of felons despatched to Fremantle to begin a new life as far away as possible from the delicate sensibilities of British society. Today the building is the Esplanade hotel and houses the Springbok […]
It should be noted that, after the government, no organisation in this country is doing more to handle the appalling results of the Aids pandemic, using both local and foreign funding, than the Catholic Church, led by its bishops. These men are fully aware of what is going on. They see and know all about […]
Khadija Magardie When it comes to political chutzpah, even the most cynical would concede: Benazir Bhutto oozes it. In South Africa this week to attend Women’s Day celebrations, she made no secret of her primary raison d’tre to lobby for international support for her return to Pakistan, where she was once prime minister. Despite imprisonment, […]
Khadija Magardie The Office of the Public Protector has confirmed that it is investigating the CEO of the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE), Zith Mahaye. A representative for Public Protector Selby Baqwa’s office this week said it is in the process of investigating a complaint against Mahaye, but has not yet made any findings. The […]