Neal Collins A million years ago, when foot and mouth rather than Bin Laden threatened civilisation, England’s rugby players were heading for a Six Nations grand slam. Only Warren Gatland’s rejuvenated Ireland and the dreaded foot and mouth disease could stop Clive Woodward’s men claiming the reward they had been denied by Wales and Scotland […]

Mail & Guardian Reporters This year’s Lesbian and Gay Pride event in Johannesburg will boast a greatly expanded cultural line-up, including poetry readings, theatrical performances and cabaret, in the lead-up to the parade itself on September 29. There are two aspects to this: lesbian and gay culture itself and lesbian and gay contributions to the […]

South African distance education widens its scope as Technikon SA moves into Botswana David Macfarlane South African distance education took a major step forward last month when Technikon SA (TSA) opened offices in Gaborone, Botswana, as part of its provincial operations. An initiative of TSA’s regional office in Mmabatho, North West province, the move expands […]

To suggest the US was at fault is illogical analysis Robert Mattes Living in a country protected by two oceans, enjoying unprecedented prosperity, and so large that you can travel for days in any direction and never cross a border, much less encounter a different culture, surely breeds among Americans an insensitivity to world opinion […]

The Transkei’s infant mortality rate speaks volumes about the poverty of the people and their services, writes Trudy Thomas One in 10 infants in the Transkei dies during its first 12 months of life, mainly from starvation, according to a study carried out earlier this year by the Health Systems Trust. It is a startling […]

OSAMA bin Laden has left Afghanistan, a Pakistani newspaper reported on Friday, citing various unidentified sources and a former interior minister of Pakistan. The News daily reported that the Saudi-born militant left the country on Monday, ahead of a meeting of Afghan Islamic clerics to discuss whether to extradite him. The meeting ended on Thursday […]

Suzan Chala Five years ago, at the top of a mountain, Scotch Madhlophe realised his potential. He understood there was more to him than being a murderer and an alcoholic. Madhlophe (28) was on a wilderness therapy trail suggested by a psychologist. He and nine other people climbed a mountain together, helping each other overcome […]

Maverick dancer Tossie van Tonder and four young Jazzart graduates have collaborated to bring a wealth of diverse experience to this year’s Dance Indaba in Cape Town Guy Willoughby One of the more watchable events on the upcoming FNB Vita Dance Indaba programme will be the explosive interaction of maverick dancer Tossie van Tonder and […]

Scientists are working to improve our agricultural products by researching why bees are being threatened by a mite, how our wines can become more globally competitive and improving the fruit and flower industries Sean O’Connor I watched a bee working my garden the other day. In future, I may not be so lucky. Over the […]

JACK REDDEN AND PETER MILLERSHIP, Islamabad/Washington | Thursday AFGHANISTAN’S clerics on Thursday urged Saudi exile Osama bin Laden, Washington’s prime suspect in last week’s nightmare attacks, to leave their country where he has lived as a ”guest.” The United States, which ordered 100 extra warplanes to the Gulf region in response to the attacks in […]