Peter Dickson Still weary from flood relief and mercy missions in Mozambique, South African Air Force (SAAF) helicopter pilots were this week plucking stranded victims from raging river waters in southern KwaZulu- Natal and northern Transkei. Pilots of the SAAF’s Durban-based 15 Squadron rescued 13 pupils and teachers from Riverside Primary in Port Saint John’s […]
Alan Henry MOTOR RACING When the Formula One (F1) paddock reconvenes in Melbourne this week, the main topic of conversation will for once not surround the future of a particular driver or team. Rather it is the very future of the sport which is of paramount concern after the recent revelation that its commercial controller […]
The opportunity to institute a constructive policy to deal with the HIV/Aids epidemic is slipping out of reach as politicians and scientists argue over who knows best Mail & Guardian reporters Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang confirmed last week that her department is busy setting up a panel of approximately 30 local and international experts […]
This weekend Cape Town city will razzle to the sound of chainsaws, DJs and one- man bands Erika Schutze Staring at the blackened face, woollen hat and scruffy overalls of Luke Jane I’m reminded of a chimney sweep from a novel by Charles Dickens, only he’s slightly more menacing. And the Blue Temple Night Festival […]
Tanzania’s vast plains are home to the world’s most dangerous and most beautiful beasts Stephen Pritchard Africa is a vast gymnasium for the senses. Sight, hearing and smell are given a punishing workout; tired, urban eyes become sharper, ears more alert and noses are offered new, stimulating aromas. Driving across huge landscapes in search of […]
floods David Le Page A University of Zululand researcher publicly predicted the dramatic flooding in the Northern Province and Mozambique, but his warnings went unheeded by authorities, particularly dam managers. According to a report published this week by British magazine New Scientist, Mark Jury made his predictions as long ago as September. Jury is currently […]
Rural women are likely to be the losers under the agriculture ministry’s new policy aimed at creating a class of black commercial farmers Samuel Kariuki The South African land reform programme has the potential of consolidating and expanding South Africa’s fragile democratic gains. But this process also has the devastating potential of fragmenting the vision […]
They may have only appeared once, but these characters made quite an impression: Poochie: Ill-fated canine addition to The Itchy and Scratchy Show, renowned for habitually “getting biz-zay”. Rabbi Krustofski (pictured below): Estranged father of Krusty the Clown; co- host of radio talk show Gabbin’ about God. God: Briefly endorses Homer’s new religion – based […]
A new initiative is reviving the creations of a poet and artist whose work ranks among the best from South Africa Michael Gardiner ‘I don’t want to become a campus guru.” This in response to my request to Wopko Jensma for permission to photocopy his poems for my students, necessary because his published work had […]
Mail & Guardian reporter Mail & Guardian journalist Donna Block has won the inaugural Citadel Personal Finance Journalist of the Year award for the print media category. The awards are given in two categories: print and electronic media. The judges decided the quality of entries into the latter category did not justify naming a winner. […]