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. […]
Khadija Magardie The new draft Bill on immigration could exacerbate the already high levels of xenophobia in South Africa. The Bill lists “the prevention and deterrence of xenophobia, at both government and community level” as one of its primary functions. But this is contradicted in its approach towards what it classifies as illegal foreigners. The […]
according to public Barry Streek After the churches, the media are the most trusted institution in South Africa – more so than all levels government, the police, the defence force and the of courts. These surprising findings were revealed this week by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) when it released its latest Public Opinion […]
Marianne Merten A top Cape gang leader and alleged child prostitution kingpin has been arrested on several charges of child prostitution, abduction, rape and assault. Amien Andrews, leader of the Hol Boys gang, will remain in jail until at least April, when he will bring a bail application before the Cape Town Regional Court. The […]