Ted Leggett a second look Minister of Safety and Security Steve Tshwete has blamed the Islamic group People against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) for the long string of bombings that has plagued Cape Town. “I am absolutely convinced it is Pagad,” he has said, alleging that the attacks are part of an ideological campaign to […]

The former Bafana coach dealt South Africa’s Under-23s a blow at the Olympics Grant Shimmin in Sydney There could have been few happier men than Japanese coach Philippe Troussier at Canberra’s Bruce Stadium when the final whistle blew at the end of South Africa’s opening match in the Olympic football tournament last night. The delight […]

For most of his political life Richard Nixon was prey to drink, prescription drugs and fits of rage. Talking to Nixon’s psychotherapist and key figures in his administration, Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan piece together the events that culminated, astonishingly, in the president being asleep and incapable when his country went on nuclear alert against […]

I’m quite sure’ Scientists are divided over a theory that claims Aids was created by Western virologists developing polio vaccines in Africa in the 1950s John Vidal and James Meek The Belgian Congo, 1959. The winds of change are sweeping through Africa. There are riots for self-determination in the capital, Stanleyville (now Kisangani, Congo), and […]

Cedric Mayson Spirit level The dominees deserve a wry vote of thanks for admitting to the flat-Earth theology still followed by many Christians in South Africa. Last week they stated in Synod: “The Dutch Reformed Church accepts the Bible in its totality and in all its parts as the word of God … On the […]

Alexander Sudheim While most major music festivals tend to arrive in the world as humble, diminutive creatures that take many years to swell into significance, Awesome Africa has entered the scene at the top end of the market in impressive style. Only two years young this week, the festival formerly known as Living Treasures has […]

Denise Ford HIV-screening tests in state hospitals are usually referred to as “rapids” because they are fast and readily available. Positive “rapids” are usually sent on for a slightly more sophisticated test, Elisa (enzyme-linked immunoassay). It is customary to send two samples for each patient to minimise the chances of errors leading patients being given […]

How the European champions’ reckless spending, driven by their rivalry with Barcelona, has had a damaging effect on the game Paul Wilson Their home strip is pristine white, they have won the European Cup more times than any other club, and they stand for everything that is currently wrong with football. Real Madrid began their […]

OWN CORRESPONDENT, Harare | Friday ZIMBABWEAN police have released four officials of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change who were arrested during a raid on party offices on Thursday morning. MDC youth wing chair Nelson Chamisa and Gandi Mudzingwa, personal assistant to MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, and Join Nkatazo and Socks Ncube were released. MDC […]