Es’kia Mphahlele a second look I endorse everything that Arthur Maimane wrote in the Mail & Guardian (“A masterpiece in bronze”, July 14 to 20) concerning the relative merits of some of the former Drum writers. There was no reason for naming an award after Nat Nakasa for outstanding service to journalism above the greater, […]
Johannesburg’s newest mall is tailor-made for the younger generation, but it is already beginning to age Melinda Silverman Architects hate malls. They hate their looks -ugly boxes adrift in a sea of cars – and they hate the way shopping malls have destroyed old-fashioned city streets. They hate the combination of windowless concrete brutalism and […]
Evidence wa ka Ngobeni, Pule waga Mabe and Ntuthuko Maphumulo Hours after William Masuku defied a directive from a vigilante group his Mamelodi home was attacked and his family held hostage at gunpoint for almost the whole night by members of the kangaroo court. A day before the incident Masuku was undecided whether to comply […]
Kasrils travelled to Hermanus last Friday and criticised the Hermanus councillors for their "lack of energy and dedication".
Barbara Ludman Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell (Warner Books) Patricia Cornwell is calming down. Either that, or those of us who have read all her books are getting accustomed to the horrors of the autopsy room. So when forensic pathologist Dr Kay Scarpetta slides the skin off a decomposing corpse, or when the kidney falls […]
Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings a second look There has been mixed reaction to the massive volunteer effort to clean and rehabilitate thousands of oiled African penguins. While most people applaud the rescue of this endangered species, others have cast moral aspersions on it. “Why help penguins rather than the poor?” asked a politically correct […]
serjeant at the bar In October this year the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will consider candidates for the largest number of vacancies for judicial office that that body has been required to appoint. For this reason, its decisions will have a major effect on the nature of an institution that remains predominantly white and male. […]
Paul Kirk Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Gambling Board have been moonlighting as casino bosses, working for the same casino bid companies to which they have awarded lucrative gaming licences. One member is a full director of a winning casino bid. The other is a director of a company closely linked to the largest casino operation […]
Ilda Jacobs A South African microbiologist jetted off to Siberia this week to capture microbes so that he can shoot them into space to help discover the history of life on Earth. Frank T Robb plans to capture as many “extremophile” microbes as he can from Siberia’s volcanic geysers and sulphur pits before firing them […]
Empowerment in the workplace not only benefits women, but business too Thuli Nhlapo The status of South African women both in politics and business has changed drastically since the 1960s when white males dominated management positions. The implementation of women-friendly labour practices such as affirmative action and the Employment Equity Act have helped in fast- […]