Marianne Merten Racial divides were entrenched in the elections for the Cape Town unicity, where the Democratic Alliance demolished the African National Congress outside the city’s townships. White and coloured Capetonians from Constantia, to working-class communities on the Cape Flats, all voted for the DA. In contrast the party scored just a few hundred votes […]

Slow pitches snuffed out the excitement as South Africa took the series against the New Zealanders Peter Robinson Among a number of attributes, Shaun Pollock is also one of the youngest 27-year-olds you’re likely to come across. All the same, he’s shrewd enough to know when to leave well enough alone. After South Africa had […]

Andrew Muchineripi soccer There was no shortage of spin doctors when the Rothmans Cup so extravagantly took off four years ago and, for once, the happenings actually matched the hype. Remember those two “unbelievable” finals between Kaizer Chiefs and Sundowns? Remember the legitimate Sundowns goal that was disallowed? Remember Paul Dolezar, the coach who seemed […]

A photographic display in the Northern Province puts its big-city rivals to shame. Stephen Gray looks at the life of one of the best chroniclers of South Africa’s past Prizing itself on its uniqueness, the new provincial capital of the north, Pietersburg, has a cultural attraction which is without equal in South Africa an entire […]

AFree State town has paid appropriate and touching tribute to its most famous son Stephen Gray The hamlet of Philippolis in the Transgariep, south-west Free State, has developed a striking new feature to commemorate one of its celebrated sons. This is no waggon-wheel and ironstone affair, or variation on a tombstone like their memorial to […]

to loan sharks Khadija Magardie The light drizzle that quickly turns to a heavy downpour has not discouraged the steady stream of elderly men and women from queuing in the early hours of the morning to collect their monthly government handout. Anyone arriving at the Coronationville Community Centre after 7am has to stand at the […]

We hope that the private response of African National Congress leaders to the results of Tuesday’s local government elections is more sober than the unconcern they have affected in public. The poll registered serious murmurings of dissatisfaction with the ruling party among its traditional support base. The party’s share of the vote is down on […]

Neil Spencer CD OFTHEWEEK This DJ-as-superstar lark has been getting out of hand for some time now. Let’s be clear: musicians make music, disc jockeys play it, and a box of rarities and mixes to scratch and sample don’t amount to a hill of beans, though they can add up to an awful lot of […]

Jill Waterman Dance The removal of funding from government for the State Theatre Ballet Company has led to Maestro Entertainment stepping in to produce and present The Nutcracker from December 1 to 16. This is a tried and tested old work, which in most cases brings in good box office returns. Maestro Entertainment, being a […]