accused Stuart Hess THE president of the South African Stop Child Abuse (Sasca) organisation, Tutu Mgulwa, will remain its head despite facing charges of rape. Colleagues at the privately funded Sasca, as well as other anti-child abuse campaigners who have worked with Mgulwa, have offered their support, saying the charges were unfounded. They believe Mgulwa’s […]

Angella Johnson HUMAN rights groups have criticised Minister of Justice Dullah Omar and Gauteng’s Safety and Security MEC Jessie Duarte, for their ”knee-jerk” reaction to the public outcry after bail was given to 18-year-old Anwah Philander. Both politicians had objected to the granting of bail to the younger brother of entertainer Soli Philander in connection […]

Marion Edmunds A 67-year old protest poet intends suing the Minister of Safety and Security for the loss of a lithogram and a bundle of notes, confiscated from him by the police in a raid on his house in 1986. James Matthews, an award-winning poet and author who spent most of his life fighting apartheid, […]

Ann Eveleth Crime along Durban’s beachfront was at an all-time low this Christmas season, according to city officials. Fear of beachfront violence saw several businesses close on certain days and surround their premises with razor-wire in advance of the holiday season. While the local press shrieked “Bloody beachfront” headlines during the holiday period, SAPS director […]

Robots are efficient workers who don’t get bored, don’t ask for a pay rise and don’t want your job. Or do they? Sue Nelson reports Does the future belong to humans or machines? Science fiction usually portrays robots as inheriting the Earth but, in contrast to these ominous forecasts, most scientists predict mutual and helpful […]

Jimmy and Louise Warner, both 53, are about to start new careers. He will work from their Rondebosch home for Cape estate agents Steer & Co, and she will help with the typing. In Eldorado Park, Johannesurg, Anthony Swartz (50) is also starting afresh, going into a business which he doesn’t want to talk about […]

Mungo Soggot The privatisation of Sun Air is galloping ahead, with the Transport Department set to interview on Friday advisers who will start work on Monday. The shortlist of three possible advisers for the R200-million airline sale comprises banking group Investec, a partnership between investment bank BoE NatWest and Johannesburg law firm Moseneke & Partners, […]

Our critics look at movies to be produced in South Africa this year, and the most hyped of the international releases Andrew Worsdale THIS year promises to be the brightest in years for South Africa’s film industry, with loads of movies in development and several sure to see their first day of shooting some time […]

Marion Edmunds Angola’s peace process needs to be extended by two to three months to give Uniaco Nacional para a (Unita) and Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola (MPLA) leaders more time to negotiate Jonas Savimbi’s role in the Angolan government, said Freedom Front leader General Constand Viljoen, after a meeting with Savimbi mid- week. […]

The culture in the newly integrated army is still white, causing widespread racial problems. Rehana Rossouw reports AT least four soldiers in the South African National Defence Force are currently being court-martialed on charges of alleging that their commanding officer was racist. The prosecutions appear to reflect widespread race problems in the newly integrated SA […]