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/ 19 February 1999

More grief at the place of weeping

Wonder Hlongwa The family of Muzikayifani Zingubo say he was repairing the door of his shack when the commandos of Weenen, KwaZulu-Natal, arrived at the squatter camp. Assigned by the farming community to provide security, the armed commandos accused 49-year- old Zingubo of shooting dead Aleta Vanenberg and wounding her husband, Piet, on their Weenen […]

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/ 19 February 1999

The whole D’Oliviera affair

Bruce Murray Crossfire Last week’s article, “D’Oliviera affair’s shameful secrets”, got only half the story, as it took no account of the new documents now available in South Africa. These include Cabinet minutes unearthed for the truth commission. Two questions had remained unanswered: would the government have accepted Basil d’Oliviera as part of the Marylebone […]

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/ 19 February 1999

Bantustans of the mind

Loose cannon:Robert Kirby As part of its relentless quest for a just society, the government will soon be considering a piece of new legislation, a Bill which prescribes the extent to which schools, private clubs, banks, hospitals and citizens will in future be allowed to discriminate in choosing their associates and clients. To be entitled […]

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/ 19 February 1999

It’s a 3 669% sin for cigar aficionados

Belinda Beresford Anyone wanting to follow American President Bill Clinton’s lead with Monica Lewinsky in developing novel uses for cigars had better stock up on their favourites before any enjoyment wanes in the face of a 3 669% increase in excise duty. Cigar aficionados will pay an extra R7,33 per 23g in excise charges, up […]

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/ 19 February 1999

The big, wide world

Matthew Krouse Down the tube `Greetings to Germany from the youth of South Africa!” They could have been words on a corny postcard – a happy message to friends, from friends far away. But they weren’t. Rather, they were the prelude to an in-your-face cultural confrontation that, with the aid of advanced technology, will be […]

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/ 19 February 1999

Out to catch the Internet cheats

Mail & Guardian reporter Cheating and Australia. The two words are snug partners if we are talking cricket. But what about Australian university students cheating to get their degrees? On the Internet? Too right, mate. Most academics in Australia have had to deal with it to some degree, says Jenna Mead, senior lecturer in the […]

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/ 19 February 1999

CONNEX BIDDER LIST

A SHORTLIST of companies which applied to purchase Connex Travel, the state-owned travel agency, is now finalised, Public Enterprises Minister Stella Sigcau said on Thursday. Sigcau expressed satisfaction with the applications, stating that there had been equal interest from both black empowerment groups and key companies in the industry. The selected companies are Magic Travel/Masane […]

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/ 19 February 1999

Kabila vulnerable as Angola pulls out of

the Congo Howard Barrell The Angolan government has withdrawn most of its forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent weeks, because they are needed in the war against Unita. This leaves Congolese President Laurent Kabila’s regime dangerously exposed to a new rebel offensive. Angola has pulled back troops, air support and logistics. This […]

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/ 19 February 1999

Venture beyond the pale

Alex Dodd The latest salvo in that grand old struggle to make South Africans wake up to the fact that local really can be the lekkerest is an initiative called Beyond the Pale, aimed at the support and promotion of designer-makers. For the uninitiated, “designer-makers” are people who not only design but also love getting […]

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/ 19 February 1999

Equality for all in new Bill

Eliminating unfair discrimination and making class distinctions a punishable offence is the aim of new legislation. Charlene Smith reports Capitalism will stand in the dock if new equality legislation to be presented to Minister of Justice Dullah Omar becomes law. In terms of the Prevention and Prohibition of Unfair Discrimination Bill, the “market economy” which […]