The first time I heard of Jackson Hlungwani was years ago when I travelled to the then fragmented homeland of Gazankulu to meet a man called Robert Sadiki. It was also the first time I’d been to that part of the world and I was instantly magnetised by the contradictoriness of the landscape: a green […]

KWAZULU-NATAL Premier Lionel Mtshali appealed on Thursday to members of the provincial legislature to work together — to a sitting that was boycotted by the African National Congress, New National Party, Democratic Party, African Christian Democratic Party and the Minority Front. The parties said the legislature sitting was unscheduled. Only the Inkatha Freedom Party and […]

POLICE in Cape Town’s Eastern and Western metropoles on Friday launched a special crime prevention operation focusing on armed robberies which usually increase towards the end of the month. The operation will last throughout the weekend. The assistant commissioner for the Eastern metropole Niel van Heerden said police will be deployed in target areas in […]

Talk shows made Oprah Winfrey rich and famous. It was she who, 14 years ago, invented confessional television. But now – as talk show becomes freak show in the hands of others – she’s having second thoughts. Maya Jaggi reports It’s her birthday, and Oprah Winfrey is singing lustily in the bathroom of her hotel […]

It doesn’t take a chartered accountant to know that just about every major decision taken within a company is done for one reason: profits. Yet more money can be saved and earned by taking notice of the “soft” issues, and combining traditional strategic and marketing philosophies with ancient ones. Astrology, numerology, feng shui and colour […]

Andrea Vinassa gets in step with the new improved 11th FNB Vita Dance Umbrella Somehow the 11th of anything doesn’t seem all that auspicious, well, not from a marketing point of view anyway. But much about the 11th FNB Vita Dance Umbrella is new and improved. There’s a lot to indicate that the festival has […]

Sarah Bullen South Africans can now invest more money offshore after Chris Stals announced a further relaxation of exchange controls this week. Stals said the ceiling individuals can move offshore has been raised from R400 000 to R500 000, and that travel allowances for individuals will be raised from R100 000 to R120 000. The […]

Howard Barrell Both President Nelson Mandela and his deputy, Thabo Mbeki, have told Parliament there will be no general amnesty for violations of human rights under apartheid. But Mbeki raised the likelihood that special additional amnesty provisions could be introduced to cover those involved in violence in KwaZulu-Natal as well as the activities of former […]

Mercedes Sayagues This is Joao de Mattos’s hour of glory. His views are vindicated. In 1994, De Mattos, chief of staff of the Angolan army, pushed for the definitive battle with Unita. Buoyed by victories in N’dalatando, Kuito, Cafunfo, Huambo and Uige, De Mattos wanted to conquer Negage and Andulo, Unita’s headquarters. In disarray, its […]

not so lekker Charlene Smith Ever wondered why potholes are increasing in city roads and parklands are becoming jungles? The Financial and Fiscal Commission points out that while local governments are providing services to five times more people than they did in the past, they have had only marginal increases in revenue. The commission, which […]