Khadija Magardie The legal profession, particularly its upper echelons, continues to be dominated by white men, says a recent report by the influential Johannesburg-based think-tank, the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS). The report critically evaluates several areas within the justice sector in need of reform with particular focus on obstacles facing the implementation of the […]
Steven Friedman worm’s eye view If Martians ask you to take them to our leader, try Lucas Radebe. The Bafana captain is a more plausible source of national leadership than any of our politicians. Our lack of leadership is of some importance. We have descended into the politics of meanness, of bad-tempered bickering as we […]
Enjoyment of wine can be increased by just a bit of knowledge, says accountantturnedwine seller Vaughan Johnson Marianne Merten Cape wines, Cuban cigars and dinky brandy bottles shaped like Table Mountain are proving an irresistible mix at Vaughan Johnson’s shop, together with its?friendly service and expert advice. For more than 10 years the shop at […]
Martin Gillingham road running It must have been difficult for Elana Meyer last Sunday as she sat in front of the television in her Stellenbosch home and watched her oldest rival win the greatest marathon in the world. The reason for Meyer’s absence from the London Marathon, or indeed its Boston equivalent six days earlier, […]
I’d love to be proven wrong in my belief that Phumelela’s revamped superfecta bet will be every bit as neglected as the original. Trying to select the first six runners past the post, besides being tedious, is also dangerous, especially with the betting unit raised from 10c to R1 with a minimum 10% fractional bet […]
Matthew Krouse Agfa Theatre on the Square, Sandton Square. Neil McCarthy returns to stage writing with The Great Outdoors, a tense but tender psychodrama starring Isidingo’s Jamie Bartlett. Tickets at Computicket (www.computicket.com) or Tel: 883 8606. Barney Simon Theatre, Market Theatre complex, Newtown Cultural Precinct. Sweat on Somerset is a 70minute docuperformance about real life […]
Alex Sudheim Bat Hall, Bat Centre, Durban harbour. St Raphael’s Special School, a primary school for the physically disabled, presents nine stage performances of the smash hit musical Sarafina! The public is invited to attend the openingnight performance at 8pm on Friday May 4, whereafter dedicated schools’ performances will take place from May 7 to […]
Michelle Matthews Baxter Theatre Centre. From Wednesday May 2, see Evita Bezuidenhout’s new show, Symbols of Sex and Stage, in which she takes on unsafe sex and careless politics. Book at Computicket (www.computicket.com). Cape Comedy Collective. These laughmongers have added a new gig to their circuit. On Mondays three comedians will perform at 1st Base […]
Delegates rejected the idea of a Khoisan people at a conference in Windhoek John Grobler San teachers and linguists from Namibia, Botswana and South Africa have agreed to produce a standard orthography for their language groups. At a meeting in Windhoek last week they devised a plan for the new system that will divide San […]
Bruce Whitfield looks at some of the first quarter’s biggest disappointments The first quarter of this year saw a range of financial, industrial and technology shares take a pounding on the JSE Securities Exchange. There was not a single resources stock among the bottom feeders this time. The worst-performing share in the first quarter was […]