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 […]

A chance meeting on a dark highway has changed the life of a disabled man forever, Fred Esbend reports Otto Xelo’s disability grant was cancelled by the Eastern Cape Department of Welfare. But the nearest office where the wheelchair-ridden man could reapply for one was in Port Elizabeth 70km away from his home in Jeffreys […]

Eighteen public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been signed and sealed at municipal level and a further 18 are being negotiated by provinces, despite strong criticism from public-sector trade unions. The treasury’s intergovernmental fiscal review says such partnerships are taking “root” as national and provincial departments seek assistance to enhance their own capacity, and private investors explore […]

REVIEW Gavin Foster Jeep Cherokee Sport, R229900Jeep Cherokee Limited Edition, R266900 Unlike many luxury 4x4s, Jeep products always offer top class performance even in the worst off-road conditions. The Jeep Cherokee has been with us for the best part of two decades and has been a class leader throughout that time, even though its styling […]

The Zimbabwean president created an alibi for himself when hangings were reintroduced Michael Hartnack President Robert Mugabe flew back into Harare this week, after hangings were resumed and drastic plans to fix basic commodity prices below the cost of production were unveiled in his absence. Just as Mugabe established a foreign alibi for himself in […]