Islamic Unity Convention, in The Mark Gevisser Profile The Imam of the Flats AN hour before the faithful and the outraged are to gather at Vygieskraal Stadium in Athlone, I sit, in a small apartment somewhere on the Cape Flats, with one of the new footsoldiers of the revolution: a man who has discovered meaning […]
Mungo Soggot A TOP Johannesburg accountant has hit the public purse jackpot, earning what appears to be the highest salary in the government sector — as much as R88 000 a month, considerably more than President Nelson Mandela takes home. A spokesman for the Department of Finance confirmed this week that Charles Stride, who was […]
Repeal, not reform, is the essence of the new Bill, writes Martin Woollacott The 18th-century British literary figure Dr Samuel Johnson said: “A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilisation.” Where, then, does United States civilisation stand after President Bill Clinton’s assent to a Welfare Bill that will cut entitlement to […]
potential Police ignored more than 30 intelligence reports about Pagad’s potential for violence and had been monitoring the organisation for six months before gang leader Rashaad Staggie was murdered. Police intelligence began monitoring People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (Pagad) in March, after members of the organisation invaded Justice Minister Dullah Omar’s home in an attempt […]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has warned the ANC of further repercussions concerning its involvement with Sol Kerzner. Gaye Davis reports AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS Women’s League president Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has warned the ANC of “further bruising” concerning Sol Kerzner’s relationship with the organisation in a letter to Deputy President Thabo Mbeki. Axed deputy minister of environment affairs Bantu […]
Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco is hot property. ADRIAN SEARLE test drives his new show at the ICA in London THERE is a lift stalled in the middle of the Institute of Contemporary Art in London’s upper gallery. The light is on inside and the doors are open: Going Up? But wait, there’s something wrong here. […]
Lynda Loxton As the rand continues its shaky path and investor perceptions remain wary about the ability of the government to deliver on its ambitious macroeconomic plan, government officials are quietly and determinedly working to ensure that stringent budget-cutting targets are met. Whether the political implications will still upset the applecart remains to be seen, […]
Judith Matloff in Lusaka Zambia’s stringent austerity measures have helped create a crisis in the sexual exploitation of children, with high numbers of under-age prostitutes roaming the streets, child advocacy groups say. The groups, taking stock for an international conference on the sexual exploitation of children this month in Sweden, said that the combination of […]
Trade Minister Alec Erwin believes fast-tracking tariff cuts is in the best interests of industry as a whole. Lynda Loxton reports Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin this week tried to dispel allegations that the government was placing sensitive industries — and jobs — in jeopardy by fast-tracking tariff cuts. Briefing the parliamentary trade and […]
Mark Tran in New York Apple Computer, wallowing in red ink, has been quietly receiving help from an unexpected quarter – — arch-rival Microsoft. The software market leader has been helping small software companies write Internet programs for Apple, an effort that will cost it millions of dollars. But Microsoft chairman Bill Gates believes that […]