Directors face the ultimate challenge as corporate raider Active Value moves in for the kill Alec Hogg Shareholders of Primedia are being asked to vote on five key proposals at a special general meeting called for early May. This is the climax to a year-long war of attrition and could result in wholesale changes of […]
These vehicles are not more than four years old, but some have rusted so badly that the doors have fallen off Paul Kirk Hundreds of armoured vehicles bought from a major British arms supplier are being scrapped by the South African Police Service. The vehicles, called Scouts, are being taken out of service as they […]
Cyril A Hromnk Crossfire Commenting on the closure of the Kung (Bushman) diorama in the South African Museum (“Unmaking the San”, April 6 to 12), Pippa Skotnes writes: “The challenge is not to get rid of the diorama, but to alter it … to find ways to displace and replace the stereotype it perpetuates.” She […]
Leadership battles are emerging in the ruling party. Jaspreet Kindra reports Former African National Congress Youth League leader James Nkambule, who is in the witness protection programme, told the Mail & Guardian this week that former Mpumalanga premier Matthews Phosa was aspiring to stand for the position of the party president next year. Nkambule, who […]
Melvyn Minnaar Drive over the famously precipitous Swartberg Pass and, instead of carrying on to the beautiful village of Prince Albert, take the R328 north,?back towards Klaarstroom. Old people call this Die Gang (The Passage), a?beautiful, fertile valley along the steep mountains. This is where some of the finest wine grapes may come from in […]
Andrew Muchineripi soccer If ever there was a tournament that is Bafana Bafana’s bte noire, it is the Confederation of Southern African Football Association (Cosafa) Cup. Not once has our national team reached the final of this tournament, let alone win it and the R500 000 or more that goes to the conquering country. As […]
Riaan Wolmarans 206, 206 Louis Botha Avenue, Orange Grove. Special K is on the list for Friday April 27, and 206 is closed on Saturday April 28. Tuesdays:The Garage Zero, Kid Fonque and others play drum’n’bass, hiphop, twostep and deep house. Website: www.206live.co.za. Tel: 728 5333. Amazon, Banbury Cross shopping centre, corner of Hans Strijdom […]
Alex Sudheim Bargo, 15 Mitchell Crescent, Greyville racecourse. Durban’s nattiest nightclub provides a seamless combination of live music and clubstyle DJ action this week, kicking off on Thursday April 26 with a concert featuring, for the first time in Durban, Cape Town electronica legends Moodphase 5ive, Krushed & Sorted, Felix Laband and DJ Honey B. […]
Ntuthuko Maphumulo horse racing The sport of kings has given 21-year-old Monnapula Denicious Smith the sort of opportunity most youngsters just dream of. He is to be the first black apprentice jockey to leave South Africa to compete in the ninth annual Macau apprentice jockeys’ race meeting on the island near Hong Kong on May […]
Mail & Guardian reporter South Africa’s wine industry has taken another step towards transformation and global competitiveness with the conclusion of a 21month review and the adoption of recommendations ranging from affirmative action and quality?control to logistical support.? This process comes in the wake of longstanding accusations that established growers and exporters’ monopolies are favoured […]