Kuseni Dlamini, Greg Mills and Neuma Grobbelaar a second look Robert Mugabe confirmed last week, during Zimbabwe’s 21st birthday celebrations, what many have long presumed: that he intends standing in the 2002 presidential election. This and Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic and political circumstances raise concerns about the policies pursued by South Africa and the options Pretoria […]
At schools all across South Africa members of the Youth Enterprise Society are gaining the necessary business savvy to become entrepreneurs Roshila Pillay Kutlwano Phokojoe crochets tops, bags, Rasta hats and anything else customers need, by order. Last year she made more than R1?000, which she used to contribute towards her school fees, share household […]
Paul Kirk At least two of KwaZulu-Natal’s most notorious prison bosses, who are under investigation for dozens of murders and organised crime activities, could have been fired long ago if the Department of Correctional Services had simply followed its own rules prohibiting prisons officials from holding two jobs. Both Russel Ngubo and his friend Thami […]
Adam Welz Celebrate South Africa is a high-profile festival of music, dance, film, theatre, technology, carnival and craft taking place in London. Most of the main events are still to come and the highlights include: l A film festival at the National Film Theatre, from May 4 to 31, featuring a broad range of South […]
Without a spotlight on sexual violence the treatment of victims of these crimes has slid into an abysmal state Charlene Smith In March 17-year-old Lydia Michaels gave evidence in the case of the Bonteheuwel gang that raped her. The next day she was shot dead. This week, two days before 14-year-old Nozipho* was due to […]
Senior officials in the province are accused of giving jobs to their relatives Nawaal Deane Staff members at the Department of Education and Culture in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, are calling for action against what they call “rife nepotism” in their offices. Staff say they have been excluded from decision-making since last December when interviews for finance […]
Gerry Adams is one of the most prominent political figures of our time, yet the man behind the beard and spectacles remains an enigma. What did he actually do in the years before he swapped his Armalite for a negotiating suit? And will he ever be able to tell the truth about his past? asks […]
‘We have not for some time seen anything like the Watergate caper now unfolding in weird and scarcely believable detail, right down to the taped locks, the rubber gloves, the tear gas pens, the array of electronic equipment and the crisp new hundred dollar bills in the hands of five men who stole into Democratic […]
Sipho Seepe no blows barred It would be tempting to dismiss outright the allegations against the three leading businessmen, Cyril Ramaphosa, Matthews Phosa and Tokyo Sexwale to oust President Thabo Mbeki from office as preposterous. Indeed, many organisations including the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the South African Communist Party and some members of […]
AT least 2.5 million people have died since August 1998 as a result of civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to preliminary results of a study to be released early next week. The study by the International Rescue Committee, a New-York based refugee relief organisation, examined five provinces in the eastern part […]