Barry Streek OBITUARY Mary Benson, the passionate and committed South African author who died on Sunday June 18 of a heart attack at the London Free hospital, went out, as she did in her own life, in some style. Three months ago, a party was held at South Africa House in London for her 80th […]
Barry Streek Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry Ronnie Kasrils has bluntly admitted that the government’s strategy of providing all South Africans with clean water has not been as successful as originally planned. He says the water programme has served more than 5,6-million people with water – 2,6-million to Reconstruction and Development Programme standards – […]
Kathryn Smith REVIEW OFTHEWEEK The commission for a monument to the women of South Africa was recently awarded to the combined team of sculptor Wilma Cruise and architect Marcus Holmes. As part of the Cabinet’s Legacy Project, administered by the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, construction has already begun in a vestibule and […]
Mercedes Sayagues In a last, desperate move to win the election, Zanu-PF militia are confiscating identity documents from villagers and farm workers across the country. ID documents are needed to vote. A replacement costs Z$250, or three days of work. At Shaka farm in Wedza, militia collected all ID documents, as well as Z$16 a […]
Whatever the outcome of the election in Zimbabwe this weekend, Robert Mugabe has a tough time ahead David Moore Call me an individualist, but the crisis Zimbabwe faces for the next few weeks could be fixed by one man: President Robert Mugabe. Even if a huge Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) or Zanu-PF majority floods […]
Taking advantage of loyalty programmes that offer travellers rewards makes sense in this competitive age Angus Begg Shamiyana is a 30-year-old South African working for a cellphone company in Seattle, United States. I’m in the seat next to her on a business class flight to Amsterdam, and in between the odd glass of champagne and […]
telescope stakes David Le Page In five years South Africa will be home to the second-largest optical telescope on Earth, thanks in large part to the ingenuity of Cape Town astronomer Darragh O’Donoghue. O’Donoghue has come up with an improvement to the plans for the South African Large Telescope (Salt) that will allow it to […]
Barbara Ludman Their work could not be more different – Anne Sassoon’s haunting shapes and faces, Hadassah Levin’s lyrical landscapes. But there are certain commonalities – two, actually – which make sense of their joint exhibition, on until the end of the month at the Lighthouse Gallery in the ancient city of Old Jaffa, just […]
Stephen Bierley TENNIS Lleyton Hewitt, the brilliant 19-year-old Australian who so spectacularly defeated Pete Sampras in the Stella Artois final at Queen’s last Sunday, found his Wimbledon path heading back towards the reigning champion this week when the draw was made for the championships beginning next Monday. Hewitt, the seventh seed, who pulled out of […]
What’s new Getting vehicle and household insurance online is not only becoming easier; South African companies, like Nsureline (www.nsureline. com), are pushing the envelope in what’s possible over the web in the first place. The company, which is part of the BoE group, recently launched a secure site that delivers an impressive range of services […]