THERE is Hebron, and there is beyond Hebron. At the moment the Israeli-Palestinian talks are bogged down on the first item dividing them, let alone the other issues still ahead. Israel claims that it is not seeking to alter the agreement already reached (but not implemented) on withdrawal from the last of the seven West […]

Mungo Soggot THE shortcomings of state-sponsored accident insurance were highlighted this week in a case in which a paraplegic told a tragic tale of her struggle against avaricious relatives while her lawyer slammed the state’s controversial pay-out practices. Judge Neil MacArthur implored Renia Motloung, 30, who was turned into a paraplegic in a collision in […]

SOCCER:Andrew Muchineripi `I’M a Pirate, I was born a Pirate and I will die a Pirate.” Those were the words of an ardent soccer fan when I enquired about the outcome of Saturday’s Bob Save Superbowl semifinal clash between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chief at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. And most certainly, the way […]

Andrew Muchineripi sets the scene for the qualifying competition that will determine which five nations represent Africa at the 1998 World Cup finals in France THERE are five places available to Africa at the World Cup finals for the first time and competition for tickets to France is likely to be as fierce as the […]

The anti-abortion campaign will not die down after the passage of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Bill, pro-life groups vow. Rehana Rossouw reports AMERICAN-STYLE demonstrations outside hospitals and clinics where abortions are performed will be the norm in South Africa, the country’s biggest pro-life grouping warned this week. Glynnis Newbury, of Pro-Life, said the […]

Policemen now before the truth commission shocked Harold Sefolo to death. His widow spoke to Stefaans Brmmer IT was 1965 in Witbank, and Lizzie liked Harold for his looks and his humility. They got married on April 27, a date not lost on Lizzie for its later historical value. But by the time that date […]

Alex Bellos AFTER indie rock comes Hindi pop. Bally Sagoo, who made history last week with the first Hindi language single in the United Kingdom Top 40, has been invited to meet the Indian president to be blessed for his success. Sagoo, from Birmingham, but already a household name in the subcontinent, will meet Shankar […]

Angella Johnson IT was certainly three times lucky for “Lucky” Malaza. The convicted bank robber, mistakenly released from jail four years ago as a political prisoner, was recently arrested by the police for kidnapping, but released within an hour. Charges were dropped against him when the victim refused to give evidence and the man with […]

Joshua Amupadhi EVEN before Beau Brummell’s nudist resort went bankrupt the International Naturist Federation had expelled him from their ranks. They say he is a pornographer. And his wife agrees. After 18 years of letting it all hang out, nudist king and porno-dealer Beau Brummell (his real name is Michael Bush) has put his clothes […]

Institute of Race Relations president says apartheid was not a crime against humanity, reports Mungo Soggot IN a furious debate over apartheid’s status as a crime against humanity, Mpumalanga Premier Mathews Phosa this week lashed out at Cape Town academic Professor Hermann Giliomee as “standing in the trenches of apartheid”. At the eye of the […]