The truth commission has been horrified to discover that the SANDF hid thousands of military files crucial to its investigations Evidence wa ka Ngobeni The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) hid key apartheid-era military intelligence information from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The commission had investigated the wholesale disposal of apartheid- era information […]

the world, but they are among the dangerous leaders and key suspects, the planners and strategists … they must be found. They will be stopped and they will be punished.” – US President George W Bush, unveiling posters of 22 “most wanted terrorists” during a visit to the FBI. “This inhuman and profitmaking action by […]

South Africa’s first entirely online bank has had a storming start, writes David Shapshak For a bank without any branches, new online banking service 20twenty has ironically garnered a lot of brand and consumer awareness. This is due in no small part to its high-profile outdoor advertising campaign, which featured a quote from Microsoft chief […]

Matthew Krouse Children’s theatre producer Joyce Levinsohn is the fourth individual to win the coveted Arts & Culture Trust Lifetime Achievement Award. Levinsohn, who began her career in London in the mid-1950s, has noted that she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dancing in the year that “coincided with the iniquitous Bantu education laws that […]

South Africa boasts a rich and diverse cultural and artistic heritage. This has evolved over centuries and has been shaped by events, experiences and the attitude and the soul of its people. The heritage of any country is unique, and, in a healthy society, is a source of national unity and pride. The development of […]

Mail & Guardian reporter The Business Coordinating Forum (BCF) for World Summit 2002, chaired by politician-turned-businessman Tokyo Sexwale, comprises representatives of all the major business organisations in South Africa. The forum is coordinating and promoting business initiatives in the preparations for the summit. According to the BCF business plan, which is to be a public […]

As the bombs rain down on Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance finds itself in a tricky position. Stefaans Brmmer reports from Khwaja-Bahawudin in northern Afghanistan A boyish soldier named Satar cradles a Russian machine gun at his post in a dusty hilltop trench, then fires a short burst towards a hill in the distance where similar […]

Performances at this year’s festival ranged from good to middling to downright bad Riaan Wolmarans It was very white, it was very Afrikaans and there were more food stalls than there were shows. The Aardklop National Arts Festival took place last weekend in Potchefstroom and while it attracted a massive crowd, with about 83000 tickets […]

ATHLETICS Martin Gillingham South Africa’s top athletics official has issued a blunt ultimatum to the government, claiming: “If you want us to bring back medals from major championships then you have to show us the money.” Athletics South Africa (ASA) came under heavy fire following our athletes’ performances at the world championships in August where […]

At the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 the developed and developing worlds had vastly different agendas. Developed vs developing: Pollution vs land degradation Acid rain/ozone depletion vs loss of biomass Water quality vs water quantity/access Over-production of crops vs monoculture crops Landscape destruction (road-building) vs landscape destruction (mining) Climate change vs desertification Population stagnation vs […]