Swapna Prabhakaran Despite efforts at affirmative action, a large number of the country’s black graduates still find themselves unemployed, unlike their white counterparts. Recent statistics supplied by the Human Sciences Research Council and Central Statistical Service show that almost a quarter of the country’s black graduates in 1996 are now jobless, while almost 98% of […]

Police display South Africa’s crime history in a museum that is brought to life by actors, writes Donald GMcNeil “Yaaaaaaaaa!” Bursting out of the darkness at the end of the corridor, the screaming man charged right into the crowd, his razor-sharp machete flashing above his head. People slammed back against the walls, screaming too. Captain […]

Stephen Gray : Unspoilt places `Madikwe!” said Oom Schalk Lourens, “yes, I know it. That’s what the Tswanas call our Marico River, because of its rusty colour – the River of Blood. But now with all this new community involvement, we don’t talk of all the bloodshed in those forgotten wars. It’s peace time now, […]

The Johannesburg mortuary is preparing for the holiday bodies of evidence, writes Emeka Nwandiko Dr Vernon Kemp has a face you would never forget. But chances are if you were to come into contact with him you would not see him because, most likely, you would be dead. The face of the director of the […]

Lenin has made a comeback – on a T-shirt. Ferial Haffajee looks at new political designs The T-shirt. For long an integral part of South African life, a collection of T- shirts from the Seventies to the present can tell the history of this country. Often an important part of anti-apartheid campaigns, there was a […]

THURSDAY, 6.00PM: SHARES on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ended mixed on Thursday as gold stocks were boosted by the rally in the bullion price, but industrial shares ended lower due to profit taking and futures-related trades. At the close the gold index had bounced 21,4 points to 760,6, but the industrial index had dropped 29,7 […]

WEDNESDAY, 12.00 NOON: BAFANA BAFANA coach Clive Barker said his charges will go for a kill in their Confederations Cup Group B match against Uraguay in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday nights. South Africa’s 1-0 loss to United Arab Emirates on Monday has put pressure on the African Champions to win this game at all costs […]

WEDNESDAY, 4.30PM: SIX security guards were murdered in a military-style attack on two armoured cash delivery vehicles carrying R10-million on Wednesday morning. The attack, remarkably similar to an R17-million heist in July this year, involved a gang of 20 robbers armed with AK47 automatic rifles. The gang placed a spiked chain across a road near […]

WEDNESDAY, 12.00NOON: BUSH Bucks narrowly beat Supersport United 1-0 in a Castle Premiership match at Umtata Stadium on Tuesday. The score was goalless at interval. The introduction of Mzawuthethi Nogwaza for the off-form Vincent Skhosana inspired the home side to victory. Bucks immediately took control and their commitment paid off as Patrick Mayo connected a […]

TUESDAY, 10.30AM: THE World Gold Council on Monday predicted that the recent slump in the bullion price is about to hit the brakes and bottom out. “The market is reacting to rumours but the fundamentals are good,” said Rolf Schneebeli, WGC CEO for the Middle East and India. “Gold prices are overshooting and I expect […]