Strasbourg | Friday THE European parliament has condemned “acts of terrorism” carried out by Unita rebels in Angola, notably an attack on a train last month which left 259 people dead and 150 injured. The EU parliament also cited an attack on a bus on August 24 which left 50 people dead and another on […]

As a Zionist Israeli and South African-born physician who has done humanitarian work in KaNgwane and in Gaza and Ramalla, I protest against the comparison of Zionism to racism/apartheid. I bear witness that Palestinians, Israeli citizens or not, receive care side by side with Jews in the finest Israeli hospitals and are treated with respect […]

Almost R1-billion has become available for disbursement from next year Thabo Mohlala The R855-million generated from the proceeds of the demutualisation of insurance giants Old Mutual and Sanlam to fund youth development programmes will be disbursed from early next year. The Umsobomvu Youth Fund’s office opened its doors for business last week, following a lengthy […]

A bitter battle over words Efforts to broker a joint declaration were hardly congenial, say Mail &Guardian reporters. In private, the South African government must be bitterly disappointed with events in Durban this week. It had hoped that the Third World, and particularly Africa, would speak with one clear voice at the United Nations conference […]

Wits University has become the first South African tertiary education institution to have a golf driving range, writes Ntuthuko Maphumulo. Retief Goosen’s victory at the United States Open and the Tiger Woods phenomenon have brought golf to the attention of people who never before would have been interested in the sport. Wits has decided to […]

Rowan Callaghan Hundreds of women in townships around South Africa who are fed up with failed diets are resorting to the drastic measure of wiring their jaws for a few weeks and consuming only liquids. The practice is so popular that one dentist claims to have performed the procedure at least 80 times in the […]

David Helfgott, the legendary pianist whose life was immortalised in the Oscar Award-winning film Shine, is in South Africa. This Australian piano virtuoso showed extraordinary talent from an early age. He won various competitions in Australia and went on to study at the Royal College of Music in London. His tutor likened him to Vladimir […]

Communities in southern Mozambique are fighting to keep their land, which has been earmarked for an exclusive coastal resort Fiona Macleod While delegates debate environmental racism at the Durban racism conference, a few kilometres north a row is brewing over a classic case of poor communities being displaced to make way for an elitist wildlife […]

The government should see the newspaper as a flattering reflection on our democracy, writes Political Editor Drew Forrest ‘Why go to that right-wing rag?” was one government official’s response when told that I was moving to the Mail & Guardian. It was not untypical. There is a quite general perception not only in ruling circles […]

Q&A: Andy cato Shaun de Waal Groove Armada are one of modern electronica’s most innovative and beguiling acts, with a range from the funky I See You Baby to the dreamy haze of their hit At the River both off their second album, the highly successful Vertigo. Their new album, Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub), will […]