Richard Brooks THE sister of pianist David Helfgott has mounted an extraordinary attack on= Sh ine, the critically acclaimed film which tells his life story. Margaret Hel= fgo tt, who lives in Israel, has sent a British newspaper a detailed account to= de monstrate that the portrayal of the relationship between her late father Pe= […]

Stuart Hess ‘HOW am I supposed to feed my children if the taps don’t work?” asked a young mother of two in Eldorado Park. “If there’s no water, how do I wash myself?” inquired a boy, adding that he had not bathed for two days. These were reactions by residents of Westbury, Riverlea and Eldorado […]

Charl Blignaut THE Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, Lionel Mtshali, this= we ek finally announced the list of who will be serving on the most powerful a= rts body yet established in post-apartheid South Africa, the National Arts Cou= nci l (NAC). But, while general reaction to the list has been favourable, there= […]

Oliver McCall says God will be in his corner when he fights Lennox Lewis fo= r t he title. He may need him, says Kevin Mitchell HAVING been dropped on his head as a baby, Oliver McCall seems to have been= in a state of almost permanent, thumb-sucking belligerence ever since. This i= s a […]

Jim Day DOCTOR Eva Ngwenya-Seobi points to the tiny male genitals, the little feet and the thumb inserted contentedly in the mouth of the 12-week-old human foetus she keeps in a jar of formaldehyde. It is obvious, she says, that this thumb-sized boy floating in his amniotic sac was a living, kicking person before he […]

Rehana Rossouw and Ann Eveleth AN obscure law dating back 169 years could cripple the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) amnesty process, Cape Attorney General Frank Khan said this week, announcing that he will challenge a landmark ruling based on the law which was made this week in the Cape High Court. In what could […]

What is reconciliation? Who does it benefit?Antjie Krog probes differing views on the concept THERE was Tom and there was John. Tom lived opposite John. One day, Tom stole John’s bicycle and every day John saw Tom cycling to school on his bicycle. A year later, Tom walked up to John. He stretched out his […]

Shine has been called the ‘best film you’ll see in 1997’ but its dramatisat= ion of the truth has been questioned.=20 Mike Hutchinson ADELAIDE, Western Australia, May, 1986: Kerry Hicks had a memorable birthda= y t hat year. She and her husband Scott were expecting friends for dinner, to c= ele brate. The scene was […]

We cannot afford to react to the market clamour by lifting exchange controls too quickly, writes Madeleine Wackernagel WITH the recent strengthening of the rand, the issue of lifting exchange controls is once again on the table. Every time the market rumours gain volume, the Reserve Bank rapidly quashes them; this time was no different. […]

James Rupert in Abidjan LIBERIANS who have fought a civil war for seven years hurried last week to hand over guns and bullets to a peacekeeping force before a deadline for warring factions to disarm. The last-minute rush raised some hopes – the most substantial in years – that a peace plan is making real […]