The bombing of Belgrade is yet another warning that the USwill stop at nothing to secure world domination, writes John Pilger When the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima after Japan had all but surrendered, the front page of the London Daily Express said: “This is a warning to the world.” When American […]
SOUTH Africa will play Saudi Arabia in September to decide the long-delayed Afro-Asian Nations Cup, officials said on Friday. The first leg of the Cup, which was to have been played two years ago when both countries were reigning continental champions, will be in Johannesburg on September 19. The return will be in Riyadh on […]
THE woman who has accused national cricketer Makhaya Ntini of raping her last December 2 told the East London Regional Court on Thursday that she was confused when the made a statement on the incident to police on the day of the alleged rape, SABC radio news reports. Under cross-examination the 22-year-old student said she […]
The Mail & Guardian’s holding company, M&G Media Limited, has announced the appointment of Govin Reddy as its new CEO. A media executive with national and international experience, Reddy most recently served as the deputy CEO of the SABC. He steps into the shoes of Mike Martin, the M&G’s first CEO. Said Reddy: “There are […]
Hands up those who know what is happening to the qualifying competition for the 2000 African Nations Cup. Okay, both of you can put your hands down now and take a bow. Zimbabwe, awarded the right to host the first showcase of African football in the new millennium, has lost the tournament because it did […]
President Nelson Mandela has been named joint winner of a Nigerian honour recognising exemplary leadership in Africa.
Mail & Guardian reporter The press ombudsman has rejected a complaint lodged by Public Protector Selby Baqwa against a Mail & Guardian report on his efforts to protect a senior academic accused of impropriety. The academic, the former vice-chancellor of the Vaal Technikon, Aubrey Mokadi, was fired last November. Press ombudsman Ed Linington found that […]
THE Southern African Development Community Task Force is poised to establish a command structure to effectively rebuff a rebel onslaught in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “We felt that such a unified command structure will co-ordinate our forces and strategically combat fierce fighting in the east of the country,” Brigadier-General Denga […]
Jonathan Ancer When the train passed through Nelspruit, Kenneth Simango closed his eyes, took a deep breath and jumped. The Mozambican landed on the ground, bruised but unharmed. Simango (29) claims that while he was being transported from the controversial Lindela deportation centre in Krugersdorp back to Maputo, guards let him jump off the moving […]
Mercedes Sayagues While Zimbabwean MiGs drop bombs on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, back home the independent press is bombarded with other ammunition. Last Friday, 150 toyi-toying, flag-waving, fiery youths in Zanu-PF T-shirts stormed the building of The Standard. They burnt a copy of the newspaper and threatened to torch the offices if the paper […]