Strange but true, in South Africa some cattle are still being fed the remains of other cattle Carolize Jansen Four years after “mad cow disease” shook the cattle-farming world, the South African government still has no laws in place to prevent the syndrome. The Ministry of Agriculture promised this week it intends legislation banning the […]
Rupert Neethling The publication in March of Stephen King’s novella Riding the Bullet marked the first time that writing by someone of King’s commercial stature was released exclusively on the Internet. Riding the Bullet sold half-a-million copies in 48 hours. The advantage of this commercial model is that recently published works are made available on […]
legitimate [sleazy] behaviour’ Want to make a quick buck, squash a fine, get ahead in your career or get away with murder? The Mail & Guardian offers some tips from past and present pros Ivor Powell, Jubie Matlou, Mungo Soggot, Paul Kirk and Evidence wa ka Ngobeni The reaction to Mail & Guardian revelations last […]
Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the main opposition movement in Zimbabwe, says President Robert Mugabe should be offered an honourable way out. But how? Stubborn, oblivious of the damage he is inflicting on his country and the suffering of the individuals caught up in the dramas he has manufactured, Mugabe has paid attention so far […]
SOUTH African Breweries and Germany’s Holsten-Brauerei AG, seeking to establish a presence in a fast-growing market, have launched licensed production of Holsten beer in Russia. “We have signed an initial agreement for five years”, Alan Richards, managing director of SAB Europe division, said. A SAB-owned brewery in Kaluga, about 200km south-west of Moscow, is expected […]
David Gough in Mutitu, Kenya Mwangi Githendu might not know much about politics but drumming his fist on the table to emphasise his point, he insists: “I know when I’m being cheated.” It’s hard to imagine this kindly old man with his wispy grey beard and permanent smile as a leader of a violent peasants’ […]
Many of Timbavati’s famous white lions may have ended up as prize trophies on neighbouring game farms Fiona Macleod Lions are being stolen from the Timbavati Nature Reserve by suspected canned-lion hunting operators. An employee on a small neighbouring game farm was convicted and sentenced late last month after he was caught red-handed trying to […]
Isabel Hilton COMMENT Zimbabwe celebrated the 20th anniversary of her independence yesterday with the murder of a second white farmer. This was another government-inspired outrage on the way to what threatens to be a deliberate descent into a more general, armed conflict over Zimbabwe’s colonial legacy. Two decades ago, Robert Mugabe subscribed to a different […]
Mikkel Beck was a fan of the chef, so he invested in the restaurant Jim White Traditionally, the only contact footballers had with the catering trade was buying a pub the moment they stopped playing. Which, to be fair, was merely falling in line with expert opinion that it is always enriching during retirement to […]
Marianne Merten A piece of South African history was sold last weekend when 20 000 items from the refurbished Blue Train went on auction in Cape Town. The memorabilia that went under the hammer in Cape Town last Saturday included everything from an industrial- sized, peppermint-green toaster to ice cream scoops, pots, butler’s ties, toiletry […]