Neil Manthorp Depending on other results, Sunday’s match against Australia could be a case of “win or go home” for both sides. If South Africa have been successful against New Zealand, then Australia will need to win and Hansie Cronje’s side can play without pressure. Either way, South Africa will face a better Australian one-day […]
Chris Gordon All the indicators suggest external backing for the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is nearing an end, despite a flurry of hostilities in the last week. A short summit meeting of the presidents of Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia and Congolese Foreign Minister Abeloulage Ndombasi discussed the unilateral ceasefire declaration by Rwanda […]
Robert McCrum HANNIBAL by Thomas Harris (Heinemann) When we last heard from Dr Hannibal Lecter he had just escaped from the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane and was looking forward to his next meal. “I’m just having an old friend for dinner,” he said as he watched his hated prison psychiatrist disembarking from […]
Dance enthusiasts are in for a treat this year with 10 mainstream dance productions on show at the national arts festival, writes Andrea Vinassa Every journalist has done an interview that has resonated far beyond the immediate confines of tomorrow’s deadline. Mine was in 1992 with celebrated New York choreographer Bill T Jones. There we […]
Howard Barrell Over a Barrel Who said life beyond the Hex River Mountains was boring? Long the home of the best wine, the worst dagga (I’m told) and the most picturesque beaches, the Western Cape has just confirmed its place as the habitat of eccentricity. The rest of the country may choose to hand themselves […]
The David Gleason Column Is South Africa about to step out from underneath its long-running recession? Stockbroker SG Frankel Pollak chief economist and strategist Nico Czypionka believes the domestic economy has bottomed, and privately says he considers it probably touched its lowest ebb in February. Well, that’s certainly something, but it won’t do to get […]
challenge If the bullion price stays at its current level for any length of time, South Africa could face even more severe unemployment, report Donna Block and Mungo Soggot One of the first major challenges for the Mbeki presidency will be the potentially massive ramifications for South Africa’s economy stemming from the collapse in the […]
Neil Manthorp reports from Birmingham on Zimbabwe’s progress in the World Cup Zimbabwe’s rousing progress towards a probable semi-final place has been explained away in these parts by everything from a faulty format to a Southern African conspiracy. The truth is, however, they have worked as hard as any other team here and with far […]
Howard Barrell Like any politician, Thabo Mbeki has his fair share of detractors and enemies. But Zanele Mbeki, his wife, appears to have only admirers. Across the worlds she inhabits – business, development work and politics – she attracts superlatives. “An excellent person”, “of deep conviction”, “very smart”, “dignified”, “lovely” – these encomiums come from […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Friday 6.45pm PRESIDENT Nelson Mandela on Friday repeated praises he had heaped on his successor Thabo Mbeki, saying the country was in good hands under Mbeki’s leadership. “He has self-confidence. Not only is he competent, he has vision and courage to carry on what needs to be done,” Mandela said in […]