Shirley Kossick A Larger Silence by Yvonne Burgess (Penguin) Y vonne Burgess+s latest novel is, in effect, a sequel to her moving -alternative love story+, Anna and the Colonel (1998). It is not necessary to have read the earlier book to enjoy A Larger Silence, but the two together comprise the history of Rudyard Kipling […]
With the Sydney Olympics starting in September, John Pilger ruefully reflects on his home country Physically, there is no place like Sydney: the deep-water harbour, the tiara of Pacific beaches, the estuaries and secret bays where white eucalyptus, the giant ghost gums, rise from the water+s edge. At the centre is a stage set like […]
ZimbabweOs political and economic stability is in danger as President Robert Mugabe pushes ahead with plans to expropriate white-owned land Chris McGreal in Harare Zimbabwe is mobilising its army to rapidly resettle several million black peasants on expropriated farms after a government announcement that it will now seize about two-thirds of all white-owned land. And […]
Ivor Powell Shopping for spies in recent months, defence intelligence operatives have not concentrated their recruiting efforts only on political journalists. They have also tried to bring what its editor describes as a Ofeel-good travel magazineO into the espionage fold. This intelligence comes in the wake of revelations this week that Adrian Hadland, political editor […]
She now lives in France, but Marita van der Vyver is still writing about South Africa Jane Rosenthal Marita van der Vyver has been writing since her late teens and has been hugely successful from the start – her first book, Griet Skryf +n Sprokie, caused something of a stir. Her novels are unabashedly focused […]
Proposals calling for an end to commission caps have already evoked criticism – but this may be shortsighted Neil Thomas Many consumers buying or holding insurance products are probably blissfully unaware that a portion of the premium they pay every month is going to the broker who sold them the product. They will not see […]
Andrew Gilder The yearly FNB Vita Dance Umbrella in Gauteng is the premier showcase for emerging and established choreographic talent. Over the years its solitary position, and the abundance of talent, led to the Umbrella becoming over-populated and unwieldy. To remedy this situation FNB Vita organised -satellite+ festivals to give artists not able to make […]
The Farrelley brothers+ new filthfest Me, Myself and Irene opens this week. John Patterson hails its lavatorial lineage Whenever I meet someone who doesn+t consider 1980+s Caddyshack to be a pinnacle, an apogee, an Everest among vulgar American comedies, I find I must immediately reconsider the terms of our relationship. If they also find Bob […]
moralityO Barry Streek In barring a Rastafarian, Gareth Prins, from being admitted as an attorney because he had twice been convicted of possession of dagga and said he would continue to use it, the Supreme Court of Appeal had Odisplayed a mindset deeply rooted in the Calvinistic morality espoused by the apartheid stateO, Professor Pierre […]
Anita Chaudhuri Annie Sprinkle, the American porn star turned performance artist, would like a word with British authorities. OItOs outrageous: your customs people wonOt allow any of my videos into the country. WhatOs the matter with you all? When I come over and perform my live show, they make me cut out anything that shows […]