Just as his new film, All About My Mother, confirms his status as a master, Pedro Almodvar is about to swap Europe for the US Damon Wise The day Pedro Almodvar’s latest movie, All About My Mother, made its European debut at Cannes this year was the day the festival truly started. Until then, Cannes […]

Jaspreet Kindra Embattled Inkatha Freedom Party MPL Phillip Powell, who is currently being investigated by the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions, has left the country. The investigation relates to at least 20 tons of armament sent to Powell by former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock in preparation for possible war ahead of the 1994 general […]

Connie Selebogo The South African Roadies Association (Sara) may be boycotted by both the South African and international entertainment industry after being sued for R2,5- million by its most important client, Big Concerts. The company claims Sara defamed both it and its managing director, Attie van Wyk by accusing it of racism. Sara is prepared […]

Nicky Holford BODY LANGUAGE Carol Esslemont remembers lying in a mud bath in Abano Terme, a small spa town near Padova in northern Italy. She’d left her children and husband at home in Britain but she didn’t feel guilty. “About five years ago I started going on holiday alone,” she says. “At first I felt […]

Gregory Mthembu-Salter While tensions flared in neighbouring Zimbabwe last weekend, the Zambian government reassured its predominantly white commercial farmers and the international community that there would be no farm invasions in Zambia. Agriculture Minister Suresh Desai said instead, “Zambia has plenty of land that needs to be developed to enhance economic development.” Desai’s remarks characterised […]

Thebe Mabanga IN YOUR EAR Tim Modise’s PM Live (SAfm 104 to 107 fm: weekdays 4pm to 6pm) has just celebrated its first anniversary. Modise must feel smug when he listens to talk radio. He must recall his days at Metro fm when he was host of Jungle Fever. Every Monday he would have an […]

Drastic changes could shake South Africa’s public service if proposed plans are implemented Howard Barrell and Glenda Daniels South Africa’s 1,1-million civil servants face a revolution in their working conditions if the government has the political will to get its plans past suspicious public service trade unions. The government is due to unveil new pay […]