Q&A musa manzini Thebe Mabanga Musa Manzini, a graduate of the University of Cape Town (UCT) school of music, is one the latest, noticeable arrivals on the jazz scene. With class and elegance he effortlessly alternates between the electric guitar and the double bass. His self-produced, self-titled debut, New Reflections (BMG), earned him a South […]
The company’s chief financial officer says the downturn was a necessary evil to shake out unsound businesses Belinda Anderson The management of Idion Technologies is more confident than ever about the strength of the business. But, on release of its half-year numbers, the market knocked another 20% off the share price taking it down to […]
BOXING Deon Potgieter History could be made in October if the proposed clash between Cassius “The Hitman” Baloyi and Phillip “The Timebomb” Ndou goes ahead. It would be the first time two current South African world champions face off against each other and that with neither title at stake. Baloyi, undefeated after 25 fights with […]
Glenda Daniels Gender activists from across the spectrum of political parties, NGOs, educationists and trade unionists slammed the government at a gender summit this week for withdrawing funds from a parliamentary committee on women while spending billions on defence. The four-day summit, entitled Realising Gender Equality: Justice, Peace and Poverty Eradication, organised on the eve […]
Willem Heath’s former unit is to prioritise serious corruption investigations and dump small cases Evidence wa ka Ngobeni The Special Investigative Unit (SIU), the state’s premier investigation authority, is to shut down a string of long-standing probes into alleged fraudulent activities involving government officials and private individuals as part of a plan to overhaul its […]
Crossfire Cosmas Desmond According to the Catholic bishops, the morals of our country are being undermined by ”lack of self-control and lack of respect for others … unfaithfulness and irresponsible sexual behaviour … loose living”. In other words, ”morality” equals sexual morality a decidedly pre-Vatican Council II view of Christian ethics and of the church. […]
A 32-YEAR-old Egyptian woman, Sabah Abdel Kader, has been arrested for being married to five men at the same time, and faces charges of ”fornication and fraud,” a newspaper reported Tuesday. Under Egyptian and Islamic law, a man can marry up to four women, but a woman is permitted no more than one husband. Abdel […]
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The FNB Vita exhibition provides an overview of the state of contemporary art, writes Alex Sudheim.
Nina Simone’s glorious, furious days as the protest singer of the American civil rights movement might be over, but she’s still singing, writes Libby Brooks.