Thuli Nhlapo Two government departments are divided over plans by a state oil prospecting company, to extend its operations into the war-torn Sudan. The Department of Foreign Affairs has warned the Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs that plans by Soekor, a state-owned oil and gas exploration and production company, to extend its operations into […]

The man being groomed to run Telkom faces disciplinary action for allegedly colluding with a controversial private security company Mungo Soggot, Stefaans Brmmer and David Shapshak Telkom crown prince Bheki Langa’s job is on the line after a lengthy investigation uncovered a string of alleged irregularities including dubious payments to a private security company and […]

Fred Esbend A new form of public protest has hit the streets in Port Elizabeth minibus taxi drivers are using their vehicles to broadcast their unhappiness with the government. “Corruption … Life’s a bitch! Enjoy the ride”, is emblazoned on the back of a taxi travelling through the city. Another taxi has a huge sticker […]

A book by a left-wing academic and an Italian prisoner is taking the United States by storm Ed Vulliamy How often can it happen that a book is swept off the shelves until you can’t find a copy in New York for love nor money? The library’s edition is reserved for the foreseeable future. Amazon’s […]

More familiar as a young mafioso in The Sopranos, on closer inspection Michael Imperioli proves to be the world’s politest wiseguy Danny Leigh Here, let me take your coat. An ashtray? Sure, sure. Use mine …” For a man who has, over the past three years, shot a hapless patisserie assistant in the foot, jammed […]

MPUMALANGA’S Attorney Council, which represents 433 mostly white attorneys in the province, agreed on Thursday to amend its constitution to make the body more representative. MAC spokeswoman Constanze van der Walt said the organisation signed a declaration of intent agreeing to constitutional changes and restructuring during discussions with the Mpumalanga chapters of the Black Lawyers […]

MAIL & GUARDIAN REPORTER, Johannesburg | Friday SOUTH African husbands, partners or lovers would probably have loved to be a fly on the wall on the Park Hyatt hotel ballroom in Rosebank, Johannesburg, on Tuesday night. The conversation over the foie gras and wine was positively scandalous. “Oh my God!” shrieked a woman standing near […]

PEDRO STEENKAMP, Walvis Bay | Friday NOT even the veteran fishermen in Walvis Bay can say exactly what is wrong. They can only speculate why the shoals of nearly all the fish species along the Namibian coast have vanished. But it’s a fact, they said: for nearly the whole of the past two months, the […]

Barry Streek The South Africa-Zimbabwe border is leaking like a sieve with more than 200 holes in the security fence around the Beitbridge border post, army patrols that only come on duty at 10pm and widespread fraud and corruption. This has been reported by the National Assembly’s portfolio committee on home affairs. “We saw many […]

Cheryl Goodenough Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Joyce Mabudafhasi has called on the youth to make their voices heard on environmental issues and to mobilise ahead of the World Summit for Sustainable Development, to be held in Johannesburg next year. Mabudafhasi made her call to the 400 delegates from 27 countries who converged […]