Gaye Davis BANTU Holomisa, while preparing to launch a court action against the African National Congress to overturn his expulsion from the organisation, will be addressing rallies around the country in coming weeks. Holomisa was locked in consultations with his lawyers this week after instructing them to seek a legal review of expulsion from the […]

Anton Katz IN March 1976, Joelito Filartiga was tortured to death by Pena-Irala, the inspector general of police in Asuncion, Paraguay. Filartiga and his family were opposed to the government of Paraguay. His father, Joel, and sister, Dolly, went to the United States and applied for political asylum. Dolly later discovered that Pena- Irala was […]

While the makers of Nissan are laying off workers, they have bought two luxury retreats for executives and clients. Mungo Soggot reports IN the week that the company which builds Nissans kicked off a major retrenchment programme by sacking 200 workers, it has emerged that the car manufacturer has acquired two luxury retreats in the […]

SAILING: Jonathan Spencer Jones THE BY Global Challenge – billed as the world’s toughest yacht race – got off to a fast and furious start in driving rain and high winds in Southampton on Saturday, after some four years of preparation and training. The 30 000-mile race, which will last about 10 months, involves 14 […]

Lynda Loxton BANKS and other financial institutions could soon be expected to play a more active role in cracking down on money laundering in South Africa. Although no hard statistics are available about the extent of the problem, Justice Minister Dullah Omar warned delegates at a conference in Cape Town this week that nobody should […]

There is little new proof about who assassinated Olof Palme, despite various accusations, reports Peta Thornycroft THE Swedish government is no closer to proving a South African link in the assassination of prime minister Olof Palme than it was when he was gunned down one night on a Stockholm sidewalk 10 years ago. Almost every […]

Marion Edmunds MINISTER of Broadcasting and Communications Jay Naidoo is considering rushing through an amendment to the Broadcasting Act to allow the government to keep some or all of the money raised from the sale of the SABC’s commercial radio stations, according to sources in the industry. The SABC is hoping to raise more than […]

clean Eddie Koch AT least six police brigadiers and colonels, named in the trial of Eugene de Kock, have broken ranks and approached the truth commission about the possibility of applying for amnesty as they are disillusioned with the way the generals are handling their submission to the organisation. The truth body has also taken […]

Martin Welz has found out who his friends are, writes Rehana Rossouw NOSEWEEK editor Martin Welz was lauded by media institutions this week after successfully defending himself against a defamation action in the Cape Town Supreme Court. But the marathon six-month trial has left Welz disillusioned with the media industry, which he says failed to […]

Uplink Broadcasting has been granted a licence, but will advertisers support it? Jacquie Golding-Duffy reports on industry views ADVERTISERS are ambivalent about the new Christian satellite network expected to start broadcasting at year end. Uplink Broadcasting Limited, a group of about 500 businessmen, has been granted a temporary licence by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) […]