The article about Henrietta Mqokomisa and her removal from Alexandra to Diepsloot was one person’s story analysis Chris McGreal The Gauteng Department of Housing spokesperson, Dumisani Zulu, accuses me of “blatant disregard” for good journalism for allegedly putting one side of the story in the account of the destruction of Henrietta Mqokomisa’s home in Alexandra […]
Congress Mahlangu The ownership of land or property by foreigners comes into the spotlight as the government prepares policy on the issue as part of the land redistribution programme. This follows a meeting between Director General of the Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs Dr Gilingwe Mayende and his home affairs counterpart, Billy Masetlha. New […]
Fiona Macleod The Kruger National Park had an operating profit of more than R10-million last year and is performing better than ever before, says its director, David Mabunda. Mabunda released the financial results of the country’s premier game reserve over the past five years to the Mail & Guardian this week to counter hysteria about […]
South African and African nine-ball champion Dino Nair “Dino-mite” to his friends will compete against 127 of the world’s best pool players for $300 000 in Cardiff later this month at the world nine-ball championships, writes Ntuthuko Maphumulo. Nair said: “I intend to win in Wales as it will be my first nine-ball international tournament […]
A challenge for the medical profession over Mhlongo’s stance on Aids crossfire Janet Giddy Professor Sam Mhlongo, Aids dissident, is surprised that he is the only doctor among 30 000 South African doctors who questions the belief that HIV causes Aids or that Aids exists. His explanation is that he had the benefit of a […]
Harry Viljoen and his henchmen need to do a thorough rethink of South African rugby comment Neil Sonnekus Back in the Sixties a rand could buy you a pound and a player like flyhalf Keith Oxlee was a legend. He was part of the Springbok rugby team, whose two main characteristics were that they had […]
A 14-year-old was told her alleged rapists would go free because she drank a can of cider one of the men gave her Charlene Smith The Welkom Magistrate’s Court is ignoring legislation that states alleged child rapists should be denied bail because “lots of these children are liars, some of them make up stories, drink […]
Barry Streek The cooperative movement in South Africa, which collectively commands assets worth millions of rands, is to reorganise itself into national and provincial forums to mobilise resources and lobby for support and changes in the laws affecting the sector, including the possible appointment of a minister of cooperatives. The decision to promote cooperatives was […]
Chris Dunton as the crow flies by Veronique Tadjo (Heinemann: African Writers Series) ‘I would have loved to write one of those serene stories with a beginning and an end. But as you know only too well, it is never like that.” Working by collage, poet and novelist Veronique Tadjo assembles her text from 90 […]
AMERICAN NOTES Tim Wood The US economy is like a Formula 1 grand prix with many spectators attending only in the hope of seeing accidents. They’ve been given a spectacular pile-up after the technology bubble popped and yet they’re desperate for more; something fatal. The morbid obsession to lay the United States low rises and […]