The Mail & Guardian editor replies to Andrew McKenzie (Letters, August 13) by referring to its dark-skinned, South African Bantu-speaking readers as ”black Africans”, offering just short of an apology for having referred to them as ”African”. The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 enshrines these differences in law. There are three recognised kinds of […]

Thebe Mabanga Sechaba Mogale and Wandile Nzimande are living the new South African dream. In 1997 they established Loxion Kulca (Location or Township Culture), a casual-wear label that was started by sewing woolen hats. Since then, with perseverance and dedication, they have nurtured the label into a young and thriving enterprise. Their stay in the […]

GOLF David Davies The Ryder Cup looks increasingly likely to be cancelled as leading American golfers openly questioned whether one of the year’s most eagerly awaited sporting events could go ahead in the light of Tuesday’s atrocities in the United States. The event is scheduled for the Belfry in England from September 28 to 30 […]

Children are traumatised by high levels of crime, domestic violence andthe impact of death and suffering in their families due to HIV/Aids Charlene Smith The question to 850 children at a schools’ drama festival in Johannesburg last week was: ”How many of you have been present during an armed robbery?” Half raised their hands. The […]

New York | Friday AMERICAN authorities have arrested two teams of men at New York airports – said to be armed with knives and carrying fake identification papers. In foiling what they feared was a second wave of attacks yesterday, authorities said they took into custody four men and a woman at John F. Kennedy […]

Johannesburg | Friday WHILE the world economy is slowing, South Africa’s is actually doing very well, Tradek economist Mike Schussler said on Friday. ”The problem is that most South Africans are not getting this positive message and this is probably the fault of the economists and analysts,” he said. ”Our exports have grown at over […]

PETER COONEY, Washington, New York | Friday AMERICANS prepared on Friday to commemorate the victims of the worst attack on the United States since Pearl Harbor, while the nation’s leaders studied options for military retaliation. President George W. Bush, proclaiming a national day of prayer and remembrance for the thousands believed killed in Tuesday’s assault […]