Peter Makurube It can only happen in South Africa: the most popular morning show radio host in the country is hardly known beyond his audience of 1,7-million. DJ Chomane Chomane started out at Lesedi FM as a junior presenter, and he had to deal with the bureaucrats of the old SABC. At the time each […]
Sunday night in front of the box fed up with endless images of bombs, refugees and Nato briefings I did a little channel surfing and came across a lovely little film, called A Month By the Lake, starring Vanessa Redgrave. She plays a spinster looking for romance during an Italian holiday just before World War […]
Emeka Nwandiko What do you wish for on your birthday if you are a king? Loyalty from your subjects, an end to years of industrial unrest, constitutional reform, more foreign investment to keep your kingdom, the size of Gauteng, afloat? The list goes on for King Mswati III of Swaziland, who will celebrate his 31st […]
AN East Rand bomb disposal unit defused two mini-limpet mines found by railway workers under railway tracks between the Lindella and Katlehong stations on Wednesday, police said. Police spokesman Captain Andy Pieke said the mines’ detonators were destroyed in a controlled explosion by a bomb disposal expert. He said the mines appeared old and could […]
Michael Finch Athletics South Africa’s top athletes and their agents have turned down Athletics South Africa’s (ASA) latest contract offer, saying that athletes will have too many obligations, but agree that a settlement is imminent. The initial deadline to sign the contracts was April 1, but due to disagreements over the amount of money being […]
Matthew Krouse Down the tube Television viewers will get a glimpse of last Saturday’s Avanti Awards when they air on SABC2 on Tuesday April 20 at 9.30pm. The Avantis, held under the auspices of the National Television and Video Association, are now the only television awards in the country. This year, the ceremony was very […]
censorship? Ann Eveleth The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) this week slammed the new Film and Publications Amendment Act, which passed virtually unnoticed through Parliament and the National Council of Provinces on March 25, as an “effort to return the power of censorship to the government”. FXI representative Laura Polecutt warned this week that the […]
axed Wally Mbhele The political future of Mpumalanga Premier Mathews Phosa, hanging on a knife-edge pending the outcome of an ANC investigation into political infighting in his province, was given a dramatic boost last weekend. In what observers describe as a solid vote of confidence in Phosa’s leadership, all his principal political rivals in the […]
this city Marianne Merten The police have spent a vast amount of the money allocated to Operation Good Hope, aimed at breaking the cycle of violence in the Cape Peninsula, on transport and providing bodyguards to protect detectives assigned to it. Financial statements in the possession of the Mail & Guardian show just more than […]
M&Greporters The celebration of World Book Day on April 23 started in Spain and has spread around the world, receiving official recognition by Unesco. Last year, 38 countries celebrated books and reading on that day. April 23 is William Shakespeare’s birthday; in the wake of the success of the Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love, perhaps […]