Confidential papers point to a top-level plot to oust Transnet executive Sipho Nyawo, reports Andy Duffy SACKED Transnet executive Sipho Nyawo was the victim of a “witch-hunt” by white management fearful of government plans to transform the parastatal, acting Portnet chief executive Ivor Funnell says. In his submission to an inquiry which ended this month […]

The latest hike in interest rates will put further pressure on already squeezed consumers, reports Max Gebhardt THE banks followed Reserve Bank Governor Chris Stals’s lead this week with a 1% rise in interest rates, hitting consumers exactly where it hurts most – in their pockets. The commercial banks’ decision to raise the prime overdraft […]

THE White Paper for science and technology is, in many ways, a model of legislation. The consultation process was inclusive, gathering together scientists, technologists and engineers from all sectors. The Ministry of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology was receptive to its constituency and tried to accommodate everyone’s views and needs. And the resulting document is […]

IN the editorial “Paradox of Lekota & Zaire” (November 8 to 14), you inter alia commented that our government had “failed to send the president, his deputy, or even the foreign minister” to the recent summit convened by President Daniel arap Moi of Kenya in Nairobi. You went on to state that instead, the government […]

Kenneth Kaunda won’t be alone in contesting this week’s poll outcome. Anthony Kunda reports from Lusaka ZAMBIAN President Frederick Chiluba bagged a hollow victory in this week’s presidential elections: only 26% of those who voted cast ballots in his favour. He drew support from fewer than 600 000 voters – or just 13% of the […]

Speculation is growing about a government review of the Independent Development Trust’s status, reports Joshua Amupadhi SOUTH AFRICA’S biggest and richest non- governmental organisation (NGO) has called off a mega relaunch at which President Nelson Mandela was to officiate, adding to speculation that the government is to review its status. The Independent Development Trust (IDT) […]

For Rwandan Tutsis, the return of Hutu refugees from Zaire is terrifying, reports Dele Olojede in Gisenyi, Rwanda AS he watched thousands of Hutu refugees pour across the border from Zaire, on their way back from self-exile, Jean-Marie Musaidizi seethed with quiet anger. Musaidizi, a survivor of the 1994 genocide, was angry that the people […]

Glynis O’Hara `TOURISTS these days are less interested in theme parks and special events than in experiencing other ways of life.” So says Carol Steinberg, Director of Arts and Culture. Commenting on last week’s National Conference on Cultural Tourism in Cape Town, hosted by the Department of Arts and Culture, she says one of the […]

Stephen Gray SOL PLAATJE: SELECTED WRITINGS edited by Brian Willan (WUP, R120) THE British scholar Brian Willan’s selection of the journalism of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was first announced all of 20 years ago, when the centenary of his subject’s birth was being celebrated as visibly as possible by the few literary fundis then in the […]