Gustav Thiel Residents of Claremont, a neighbourhood south of Johannesburg caught in a web of paranoia since an alleged serial killer murdered four people there in July, believe the tragedies should have been prevented by the police. Hendrik van Wyk, whose sister Lelanie lost her life on July 19 when the killer struck twice in […]

SABC TVs programming is about to undergo a facelift. Ferial Haffajee reports The whittling and tweaking of programming at the SABC will soon bring big changes to television current affairs. October offers two new evening programmes and two hours of breakfast television each week day, while the Truth Commission Special Report will double in length. […]

A new commission to investigate the costs of dams puts South Africa at the centre of the debate on sustainable development, writes Aspasia Karras On a live satellite link-up between Washington and Cape Town, the World Bank and the World Conservation Union this week announced they would be establishing a world commission on dams in […]

FRIDAY, 8.30AM SUN International chairman Sol Kerzner told a New Jesey gambling commission that the R2-million payment to former Transkei prime minister George Matanzima was a mistake. Kerzner said he had foolishly passed on a bank account number from the Transkei Development Corporation to a lawyer after Matanzima had made it clear that he expected […]

Maria McCloy : Macufe Festival The pretty grounds of Loch Logan provided Bloemfonteins perfect Saturday afternoon venue for McCoy Mrubatas appearance with Khaya Mahlangu and the Dillo Band. But the smell of braais getting going was not a fair indicator of the crowd, which was almost non-existent and this pattern repeated itself throughout the weekend. […]

The financial records of the Kwazulu Natal Arts and Culture Council are being investigated, reports Suzy Bell Chaos surrounds the powerful provincial funding and administrative body, the KwaZulu Natal Arts Cultural Council (KZNACC), as an internal audit and an external investigation gets wrapped up to determine whether or not the council is guilty of misuse […]

The New Movement Process is launching this weekend, but little can shake the ANCs dominance, writes Marion Edmunds As Roelf Meyer and Bantu Holomisa prepare to launch their extra-parliamentary movement at Kempton Park this weekend, opposition parties in Parliament are involved in delicate negotiations for future co-operation. Meyer and Holomisa are seen as the catalyst […]

FRIDAY, 8.00AM: NEW Springbok coach Nick Mallet, appointed on Thursday, hinted that unlike his predecessor, he won’t sideline a world-class star like Japie Mulder. “Japie does not have to play a match to prove anything,” said Mallet, who said he is simply watching to make sure Mulder has recovered from injury. Mallet, a former Springbok […]

Bridget Hilton-Barber : Unspoilt places The views at Itala Game Reserve in KwaZulu- Natal are so gorgeous they should be prescribed by optometrists. From the highveld plateau in the east to the Ngubu Basin in the west, the land falls steeply and spectacularly a drop of almost 1 000m. The drive from the nearest village […]

William Feaver : Style News of construction gangs working on a Damien Hirst pop-up book has been joshing around in the art world for some time. Paper sharks leaping off the page have been rumoured. Sniffer footnotes. Paint sachets and spinning-tops. Would there be blister packs of meaningful pharmaceuticals? The specifications (334 pages, over 700 […]