National museums fear the axe following a financial survey by government consultants, writes Marion Edmunds GOVERNMENT consultants have proposed closing down a number of national museums, including the War Museum of the Boer Republics, the Afrikaanse Taalmuseum in Paarl, and the William Fehr Collection in the Castle in Cape Town, to make way for two […]

Rehana Roussouw BANISHMENT to the Clanwilliam Magistrate’s Court kitchen has not dissuaded prosecutor Jonas White from mobilising his community against crime. Since mid-August, White has been stripped of his office and his duties and forced to spend every working day in the kitchen. The University of the Western Cape-trained lawyer, who has been a prosecutor […]

A SERIES of speeches in the past week has encapsulated the debate over the role of the media in this country’s transformation. The Reverend Frank Chikane, addressing a forum of 60 editors from around the Commonwealth, was quick to say he was not speaking on behalf of the deputy president’s office, where he is a […]

Madeleine Wackernagel THE appointment of Khaya Ngqula, managing director of Norwich Unit Trusts, as chief executive officer of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has raised eyebrows among the labour constituency, which is due to present its report on restructuring the IDC this week. Says an insider close to the investigation: “The timing of this announcement, […]

After the Francois Pienaar debacle Springbok coach Andre Markgraaff has been dubbed `Saddam Hussein’ by the players, and it’s not just because they both have moustaches RUGBY:Jon Swift IN examining the Francois Pienaar debacle it must be understood at the outset that South African rugby is, and always has been, reliant on the FU factor. […]

Rehana Rossouw THE massive manhunt and successful capture this week of Dawid “Doggy Dog” Ruiters, suspected of killing five people in Nieuwoudtville, has focused national attention on crime in the Cape’s rural communities. Ruiters’s capture followed the murder of two women and a four-year-old child in Niewoudtville in the Northern Cape last month. For months, […]

Paul Murphy and Patrick Donovan in London GOLDMAN SACHS, one of the world’s most powerful investment banks, has been secretly “unwinding” the huge holdings of copper owned by Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation in the wake of this year’s market-rigging scandal on the London Metal Exchange (LME). The American bank was handed in June what is perhaps […]

Robin Wright in Luanda UNITED STATES Secretary of State Warren Christopher flew into this war-ravaged capital this week to try to jump-start the process to end one of the world’s deadliest conflicts. But the visit from the highest-ranking US official since Angola became independent in 1975 was marred by the non-appearance of Jonas Savimbi, leader […]

Radio listeners will have much more choice after the second wave of licence applications, reports Jacquie Golding-Duffy IMAGINE a radio station solely dedicated to sport coverage or jazz or classical music. Imagine tuning in your radio and discovering a station which broadcasts only horse racing or predominantly local music by African artists. Strange as these […]

Julian Drew THE National Sports Council (NSC) said this week it will investigate allegations of fraud against Athletics South Africa (ASA) which arose during the “rigged contract” scandal exposed by the Mail & Guardian three weeks ago. The allegations concern a fax sent on October 2 by ASA to Tommy Tesnar, the coach of Olympic […]