Thebe Mabanga CD OF THE WEEK It is hard to believe that Whitney Houston has entertained us for 15 years now. The double-CD compilation Greatest Hits (Arista) is a timely reminder of what brought her to the point she is at and what she is capable of. The compilation showcases Houston in two contrasting but […]
Jaspreet Kindra The purge of former minister of agriculture and land affairs Derek HanekomOs appointees continues with the departmentOs two deputy directors general having been given marching orders. The deputy directors general anti- apartheid struggle veteran Stanley Nkosi, who heads land reform implementation, and Sue Lund, in charge of land reform policy, were informed two […]
Mail & Guardian reporter Accountants, no longer grey men sitting in airless offices, are crucial in advising businesses as their image has changed completely in recent years. But the profession is still dominated by white males. As part of the continuing drive to raise awareness about the profession and attract young, predominately black talent into […]
The current debate in South Africa is obscuring, not illuminating, the issues David Le Page Genetic modification of organisms (GMO) has become an extremely emotive subject in South Africa, which has led to a swift decline in the quality of debate. The gulf between proponents and opponents was demonstrated in South Africa this week at […]
Colleen Lowe Morna South AfricaOs WomenOs Budget Initiative (WBI) is receiving more accolades abroad than commitment at home. Launched in government three years ago as part of a high-profile, two-year pilot project on gender and economic policy supported by the Commonwealth secretariat, the gender implications of public expenditure received extensive commentary in the 1998 and […]
Cordoning off almost 1,5-million township residents leaving only a few heavily policed exit/entry points has not happened since the apartheid years. Yet it was the first step taken by the Western Cape government this week after months of inaction over the simmering Cape transport conflict. The announcement of the 24-hour shutdown was made within days […]
Cedric Mayson spirit level Apart from sex, are women different from men? Is WomenOs Day on August 9 to celebrate a struggle for equal rights or the female contribution to humanity? Is there a OwomenOs point of viewO? Deputy President Jacob Zuma flew to a rally in Mpumalanga last Sunday in an aircraft piloted by […]
David Beresford Another Country Gazing at my face in the mirror I wonder whether I have not stumbled across one of the great discoveries of our times: the co- existence of Ron and Dave, which is to say me and me. The proposition is founded in a fit of indignation with she who probably qualifies […]
Glenda Daniels A new project to improve the treatment of rape victims reporting the crime in the Western Cape has been completed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The BJA conducted a study of the experiences of women reporting rapes at three Cape Flats police stations. The report shows that women are often not […]
It is a peaceful weekday morning. As I ring the bell at the art gallery, the suburb wraps me in friendly gurgles of chatter and radio and the hum of appliances. Someone had suggested a visit to the exhibition of artist Judith Mason Obecause she has some truth commission stuffO. I find myself in a […]