Following the arrest of Dr Wouter Basson, SADF scientists are revealing det= ail s of its covert chemical programme, writes Peta Thornycroft SCIENTISTS involved in the development of chemical weapons by the former So= uth African Defence Force (SADF)have begun talking to authorities, giving deta= ils of the sale of chemical weapons technology to Libya […]

KwaZulu-Natal has decided to close down its 2 000-odd illegal casinos and grant a few licences for big outfits. But the political wrangling is not over yet, reports Ann Eveleth PLAYERS jockeying for position in the highstakes game that is casino gambling in KwaZulu-Natal are finding themselves confronting powerful political and economic interests in the […]

ATHLETICS:Julian Drew ONE of the most forlorn figures in the Centennial Olympic Stadium in Atlant= a l ast year was that of Adri de Jongh. Instead of enjoying the highlight of he= r c areer out on the track the Germiston-based 200 and 400m sprinter watched di= sco nsolately from the stands, her leg in […]

Andrew Culf THE BBC has ordered a rethink of all its news programmes from Newsnight to Radio 4’s Today in a move which could herald significant changes for viewers and listeners. The programme strategy review is the biggest overhaul of the BBC’s news output for 10 years. It could lead to some shows being axed […]

SOCCER:Andrew Muchineripi AS the South African Football Association (Safa) seeks solutions to its man= y p roblems, they could do much worse than phone 643-3341 and ask for Mr Trevor= Ph illips. The chief executive officer of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) may not have= al l the answers to all the questions, but the […]

Ghetto Diaries, the award-winning M&G-TV series, starts a new season. ANDRE= W W ORSDALE previews=20 WHEN I was asked to cover the new series of Mail & Guardian Television’s Gh= ett o Diaries I told editorial and filmic staff there was no way I could write = a r eview as an advertorial. I was […]

Caitlin Davies in Maun GOOD rains in Namibia recently have delayed plans to pipe water from the Okavango River down to Windhoek – siphoning it off before it ever reaches the unique Okavango Delta in northern Botswana – but as far as Botswana is concerned, the controversy is not over yet. Though everyone agrees the […]

Jim Day A COUPLE of hundred Mozambican children filled the sandy school playground, some lounging in the shade of a shady tree, others practising their Van Damme kickboxing moves, while a small group of student volunteers from South Africa and elsewhere put the finishing touches on their rebuilt school. While one of the volunteers painted […]

PEOPLE AT THE EDGE Lesley Cowling WHO remembers Max Perkins? But I’ll bet you remember Hemingway, Fitzgerald and the host of other American writers he painstakingly nurtured until they achieved fame. Perkins is one of the forgotten people of the literary world, as most good editors are. Most sectors have these people, individuals whose role […]

A founding editor of the Mail & Guardian, Anton Harber, is leaving the newspaper for radio, writes an M&G Reporter