Peter Robinson One by one they have taken the stand, damned Hansie Cronje with their evidence and then sought to soften the blow by declaring their respect for the fallen former captain. “The finest captain South Africa has ever had,” is typical of the sentiment. It has occurred to none of Cronje’s erstwhile team-mates that […]
The Simpsons finally has a rival for sharp, subversive, animated satire, but Zombie College can only be watched on the internet Michael Collins There’s something about the DIY aspect of a webpage that is in keeping with the punk ethic of another age, and from which sprang a million three-minute songs and equally as many […]
C Robert Kirby LOOSE CANNON You knew the way it was going to go that moment, a few weeks back, when a morose Hansie Cronje stepped into the press room flanked by two politicians and his greaseball Christian mentor. It was like finding that soft tomato at the bottom of the bag. You don’t have […]
Nigel Fairhead spoke out this week for the first time about the dastardly murder of his wife and young daughter Lin Sampson The early part of this year was marked by a spate of unusual fires that crackled ominously across the Constantia Valley and left a deposit of ash on everything like a veil of […]
cards Glenda Daniels About 400 businesses, involving approximately 400 000 workers, have applied for exemptions from the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). This includes South African Airways (SAA), the South African Chamber of Mines, Eskom, and welfare institutions and small businesses. About 21 000 workers are affected at the Chamber of Mines, more than […]
The leader of the notorious vigilante organisation Mapogo a Matamaga is fighting to keep his position Evidence wa ka Ngobeni A crisis meeting called by the head of South Africa’s largest vigilante group got off to a bad start last weekend when the group struggled for three hours to gain access to the community centre […]
Evidence wa ka Ngobeni Mapogo a Matamaga, the vigilante organisation that has attracted 40 000 members for its practice of sjamboking suspected criminals, has started a professional security firm in a bid to go mainstream. Unlike the main organisation, Mapogo a Matamaga Security Services, which plans to expand its area of operation from the Northern […]
The bulk of the New National Party favours a closer relationship with the ANC Howard Barrell and Barry Streek The Democratic Party and ruling African National Congress are engaged in a tug of war to win over the bulk of the collapsing New National Party. Whichever way the NNP leadership decides to go looks likely […]
Gregory Mthembu-Salter Rwandan forces claimed victory against Uganda in Kisangani last Sunday after a week of heavy fighting. Kisangani’s electricity and water supply has been crippled and residents lack sanitation and food. Thousands have been leaving the city on foot, carrying whatever possessions they can. The latest fighting broke out despite an agreement, brokered in […]
Johannesburg, once a beautiful woman, has become an ugly old harlot. Bongani Madondo walks the streets of a filthy city and mourns his lost love It’s a freezing Wednesday at 7am when I decide to board a taxi – one of those rickety jalopies promising to break apart in the middle of the road while […]