Paul Kirk Unfortunately for Director Henry Manzi, the newly appointed head of the Durban Metro Police, he can choose his friends but not his relatives. In the latest edition of Metro Beat, a free magazine given to Durban ratepayers, Manzi admits to having no close personal friends. He is quoted as saying: “Friends might ask […]
The government could find itself in court again for its failure to supply promised anti-retroviral drugs Paul Kirk The government is likely to face a new legal battle after temporarily halting the use of a drug, nevirapine, that prevents mother-to-child infection Last year the national Department of Health promised to begin widespread trials of the […]
M&G reporter The Dolphinarium at Seaworld on the Durban beachfront is very popular with pre-school and primary school children. The pool arena is a site of excitement, as the kids cheer and shout at the performing aquatic mammals. Judy Mann-Lang, Seaworld education manager, says the intelligence displayed by the dolphins is the magnet that attracts […]
Steven Friedman worm’s eye view Right now, this is not an easy neighbourhood for democrats with short memories and long expectations. Events in several of the region’s states have seemed to make optimism about democracy here bizarre and yet we may look back on this period as one in which, for the first time, democrats […]
Pule waga Mabe ‘Through positive and creative campaigns, you are showing that when you mobilised for militant action against apartheid education, you did not see this as an end itself. When you refused to succumb to apartheid’s jackboot, it is because you knew you had a role not only in eradicating racist education, but also […]
Martin Gillingham athletics The preparations of more than 30 South African athletes for this year_s world championships have been plunged into crisis following allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement against senior Athletics South Africa (ASA) officials, which prompted the postponement of the team announcement. The announcement, which was to have included the launch of the […]
Four teams are still in the hunt for the premier league title Ntuthuko Maphumulo A week ago Sundowns seemed set to claim the Premier Soccer League (PSL) trophy for the fourth time in a row and top it with the Bob Save Super Bowl on June 9 at Soccer City when they face Santos. But […]
Michele Pickover and Verne Harris Brought into operation on March 9 this year, the Promotion of Access to Information Act is intended to be the legislative cornerstone of freedom of information in South Africa. Technically it is sound, drawing on the experiences of drafters and implementers of such legislation in a number of other countries. […]
Khadija Magardie Victims of violent crime in South Africa may in future receive financial restitution for their pain and suffering. This is if a recent discussion document, released for public comment and submitted to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Penuell Maduna this week, is favourably received. The South African Law Commission has mooted […]
Marianne Merten ‘We are divided and we will remain divided. Let’s vote and go home,” an African National Congress member of Parliament’s ethics committee proposed. And for the first time ever the committee voted mostly along party political lines. Minutes earlier Pan Africanist Congress MP Patricia de Lille had also called for a show of […]