Thebe Mabanga LIVINGSTONE’S TRIBE: A JOURNEY FROM ZANZIBAR TO THE CAPE by Stephen Taylor (Flamingo) One of the many striking observations that Stephen Taylor makes in this book is about Africabased correspondents for the predominantly Western media. “As a tribe,” he says, “journalists in Africa dwell amidst the sweetest landscapes, live off the finest pasture […]
A 29-year-old woman who allegedly shot her abusive husband, once a member of the SA Defence Force’s notorious Koevoet counter insurgency unit, will have to wait until June to find out whether a Namibian court believes she is guilty of murder, the Namibian Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Estelle Elmare Gray, of Henties Bay, is […]
Michelle Matthews 8Tease Fever, Eikestad mall, Stellenbosch. On April 30 (yes, there’s another public holiday on Tuesday) Nick E Louder, Richard Carter, Carsens and Dexter club each other with their DJ bags over who plays the best commercial dance music Cape Town or Stellenbosch? Ringside seats cost R20. Adrenalin, 38 Neptune Street, Paarden Island. There […]
Eastern Cape Branches in the provinces are unsure whether Makhenkesi Stofile will be available for the position of African National Congress chair at the next provincial congress. Stofile had indicated in the local media last year that he would not be available. Should he stand, the feeling is that Stofile, who replaced Raymond Mhlaba as […]
Peter Robinson Lifting the Covers: The Inside Story of South African Cricket by Luke Alfred (Spearhead) Luke Alfred quit his jobs as The Star and The Sunday Independent’s senior cricket writer earlier this year a decision that may or may not have been connected with the imminent publication of this book. Whatever the case, I […]
Fiona Macleod American pro-hunting lobbies are calling in the big guns to put pressure on the Botswana government to lift a ban on hunting lions in the Southern African country. George Bush, former United States president and father of current President George W Bush, heads up a lobby group convened by Safari Club International (SCI), […]
Nawaal Deane It has been almost 10 years since the Office for Serious Economic Offences (OSEO) began investigating allegations that attorney Ntehdi Bogoshi defrauded clients who were making claims against the Multilateral Motor Vehicle Fund. He has yet to be charged. The reason for this decade-long delay, according to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, is […]
Barry Streek Many prominent Cape Town companies still own dismal hostels in the city’s townships and are hindering the redevelopment plans of the city council. Thousands of people are cramped into the decrepit and unhygienic buildings described as “appalling” by a development organisation helping to upgrade them. In the apartheid era the government actively encouraged […]
Marianne Merten In December 1986 Benjamin Olifant was on his way to visit his mother when Klerksdorp police arrested him for “causing unrest”. He was shot dead in a police cell. Elsie Olifant received interim reparations of R2000. More than 30 months after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recommended various forms of reparations for […]
Alec Hogg Boardroom talk AME is set for better days. The JSE-listed penny stock owns 15% of the new undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and the right to promote his first title defence. A $250 000 punt on American heavyweight boxer Hasim Rahman turned to gold early on Sunday for African Media Entertainment (AME). In […]