I condemn, without reservation, terrorism and murder. Terrorists choose violence rather than the ballot box to inflict death and pain on innocent civilians. They justify their action by flying the banner of religion, race or political sovereignty. Islam is a way of life for more than one billion people in this world. Millions of these […]

Drew Forrest Researcher Ryan Coetzee calls for a Democratic Alliance “branding” of the Cape Town council in his survey of city opinion but concedes certain key DA initiatives may be hard for Capetonians to swallow. Arguing that the unicity government under mayor Peter Marais is alienated from the citizenry, Coetzee says it has allowed “unimportant […]

Suzan Chala The Arts & Culture Trust Cultural Development Project of the Year Award seeks to reward individuals and groups that devote a significant portion of their time, often without remuneration, to nurturing the country’s future stars in historically disadvantaged communities The judges look at the implementation and sustainability of the project, as well as […]

IN YOUR EAR Thebe Mabanga One of the most versatile personalities on radio is Yfm’s Rudeboy Paul Mnisi. He has been with the station since its inception in 1997 and has built his weekday evening show, The Groove Kamikaze, into a colourful radio experience. What’s more, he does not seem to believe that he has […]

Modern women make relationships seem like hard work, and where’s the fun in that? BODY LANGUAGE Julie Burchill Someone sends me a book called The Art Of Seduction. Oh, please. This is about as clever as sending Stephen Hawking a book called Great Pennine Walks. And 454 pages! They’re having a laugh, aren’t they? (Can […]

David Macfarlane The controversial chair of the University of South Africa (Unisa) council, advocate McCaps Motimele, is one of 12 defendants in a case involving alleged fraud perpetrated against the North West government to the tune of more than R5-million. And the fees Motimele earns as head of Unisa’s council are now under official scrutiny […]

Investigators are battling to get access to records on the controversial R43-billion arms deal Jaspreet Kindra and Paul Kirk New names including those of South African politicians have cropped up in documents connected to the R50-million arms deal seized by Scorpion investigators this week in simultaneous raids on premises of individuals and companies in South […]

Analysis Charlene Smith They stand not much more than five metres apart on Andries Pretorius road as you enter Bloemfontein. At beach bungalows at Port St Johns, schoolgirls bite their nails and undo a few buttons on their blouses for the major source of income for the town, tourism – in particular, sex tourism. They […]

The host country is preparing its positions on key issues Mail & Guardian reporter The slogan for the World Summit on Sustainable Development is “people, planet and prosperity”. It captures the emphasis of the summit’s themes. South Africa is developing draft position papers on the key issues likely to be discussed at World Summit 2002. […]

Congress Mahlangu The food shortage and food security crisis in South Africa has received immediate attention following a government initiative to declare October the month of food security. To complement this, the Department of Agriculture hosted a workshop entitled Regulatory Services: Towards an Effective Agriculture Environment in South Africa in Johannesburg last weekend. Despite mixed […]