Barry Streek Obituary The leader of the right-wing Herstigte Nasionale Party (HNP), Jaap Marais, was a determined man. Indeed some would describe him as fanatical, having clung to his faith in white supremacy right until his death this week. It was a determination graphically demonstrated by his passion for breeding budgies and, in particular, attempting […]

Barry Streek The imposition of interest-rate ceilings would affect those who had the greatest need for short-term emergency credit, forcing them to go to informal lenders who were even more expensive, a government-appointed inquiry into the R25-billion-a-year small-loans sector has concluded. “Setting interest-rate ceilings will restrict the flow of credit into the system by forcing […]

Haroon Bhorat A second look As the employment equity commission (EEC) of the Department of Labour begins to assess discrimination and inequality in the labour market, it is important to inject a series of numbers and facts early on into this debate. This is to ensure that the EEC makes proclamations and decisions based on […]

Nawaal Deane Magnus Heystek, the finance guru, has appeared in the Johannesburg High Court in the latest round of litigation involving a multimillion-rand family trust. Clive Berman, the father of the beneficiaries of the trust, last week sought to interdict the trustees from using funds from the trust to finance their litigation with him. Berman […]

The presenter of a new television programme on food was part of the world of people who carried out some of the most ghastly deeds in the name of the apartheid state Terry Bell The new food and travel programme on e.tv has almost certainly attracted an unlikely niche audience: a small group of Truth […]

hearings Marianne Merten and Peter Robinson The interim report of the King commission into cricket match-fixing – to be submitted to the government this Friday – is widely expected to recommend disci- plinary hearings for suspended cricketers Herschelle Gibbs and Henry Williams, who admitted they agreed to underperform in a one-day match in India. The […]

Dot Keet crossfire South African trade negotiators must surely have learned from this country’s hard experiences with the European Union that trade negotiations have very little to do with the rhetoric of “partnership” and a lot to do with the ruthless promotion – and, where necessary, protection – of the interests of national and multinational […]

Neil Thomas taking stock The problem with anything popular or fashionable is the ineluctable allure of the unobtainable. As soon as you can’t have it, you want it even more. Offshore unit trust funds, at least those of the rand- denominated variety, have recently attained this Joycean status. The initial impulse, soon after South Africa’s […]

Peter Robinson cricket All things considered, South Africa could not have asked a great deal more of Shaun Pollock and his overhauled team than has been forthcoming in Sri Lanka over the past five to six weeks. The first post-Hansiegate tour has to be regarded as a success – not an entirely unqualified one perhaps, […]

When Evander Holyfield steps into the ring again this weekend he takes with him a love of God – and money Gavin Evans When Evander Holyfield was searching for Bible verses to spirit him towards Mike Tyson, it was, intriguingly, to the New Testament he turned. Skipping the bits about turning cheeks and loving neighbours, […]