Ann Eveleth Inkatha Freedom Party national caucus chairman Lionel Mtshali (60) faces an uphill battle as he prepares to take over the national Arts, Culture, Science and Technology portfolio next month. Outgoing minister Ben Ngubane has set the ball rolling on far-reaching legislation in the young ministry and his departure to the KwaZulu-Natal legislature will […]
Martin Walker in Washington President Bill Clinton stepped back from a blanket vow against raising taxes this week, and began the uphill process of trying to discredit the Republican proposal for a huge $550-billion tax cut. “Smoke and mirrors,” said Clinton. “This is irresponsible, playing havoc with America’s future.” But taxes are becoming the most […]
Tom Lodge THE ANC`s submission to the truth commission has commendable qualities. It is detailed, in some respects frank (for example in disclosing the names of people executed by the ANC’s intellegence operations), and it is often peruasively argued. But it is also too much of a lawyer’s defence rather than what it should be: […]
Environmentalists say the export of primates contravenes an international treaty, reports Eddie Koch South African baboons are being exported to the French military so that they can be exposed to radio-activity in experiments designed to test the safety of nuclear plants in France. Earthlife Africa this week released official documents to show the French Ministry […]
Chris McGreal in Bujumbura BURUNDI’S overwhelmingly Tutsi army has killed several thousand civilians since the military coup three weeks ago. Its offensive against Hutus has concentrated on a swath of territory across the centre of the country, as well as land bordering rebel camps in Zaire. Survivors accuse the army of using mortars and heavy […]
After two years of political bickering over competition legislation, a quick settlement from Nedlac appears unlikely, reports Mungo Soggot A clash between old- and new-guard lawyers is set to hang over the latest round of the anti-trust legislation debate, which will soon be taken on by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) — […]
Martin Thorpe PELE missed and Alex Ferguson reckons Nayim’s was a miskick. It took one of Manchester United’s young pretenders to show the world how to look up, take aim and score with a dazzling lob from halfway. And it came as no surprise that that man was David Beckham. If life is sweet for […]
Marion Edmunds The dispute over privatisation has shifted to the Department of Constitutional Development, with labour determined to block the contracting-out of basic municipal services to large multinational companies. Sensitive discussions are taking place between the department, provincial and national politicians, the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) and representatives of the multinationals. Lyonnaise des […]
CINEMA: Andrew Worsdale reviews Beautiful Girls EARLIER this year, “women’s movies” were a dime a dozen on circuit. From How to Make an American Quilt to Now and Then, their stories focused on women’s desires and dreams and how men messed them around. By the end of the ride you’d had a couple of chuckles […]
SERJEANT AT THE BAR The Constitutional Court is taken to task for assuming an old-style, chauvinistic attitude to international law South African courts have a long history of hostility towards international human rights law. During the apartheid era this was unsurprising, particularly because it was impossible to reconcile our domestic legal order with international standards […]