Iron-age sites reveal some astonishing artefacts — and shatter some dearly held beliefs, reports Bruce Around the time William the Conqueror was gloating over his victory against Britain in 1066, Iron-Age communities on the banks of the Limpopo River were bartering gold and ivory with Swahili traders for glass beads from Egypt, cotton from India […]
THE South African National Defence Force’s claim that its refusal to employ people who test HIV positive is ”non-discriminatory” beggars belief. Not only does it violate the Constitutional principle that no South African may be discriminated against on the grounds of disability, but it also flouts the Guidelines on Aids and Employment issued by the […]
As South Africa scraps the death penalty, the ANC alliance is fighting to save the life of an American journalist on death row, writes Bruce Cohen The African National Congress, the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions have joined in the fight to halt the execution of an American […]
THE hospitality industry has been shrieking ”foul” after the much vaunted influx of Rugby World Cup (RWC) international tourists to South Africa failed to materialise. Arguments vary, but the 50 000 figure originally bandied about appears to have shrunk by half or even more. The Federated Hotel, Liquor and Catering Association of South Africa (Fedhasa) […]
The government shut down The Weekly Mail for a month in November 1988.
10th birthday: Ten Years of Front Pages.
Former <i>Weekly Mail</i> co-editor Irwin Manoim recalls the youthful enthusiasm and naiveté which got the newspaper off the ground.
Car sales hit new highs in May — and Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) pushed aside previous market leader Toyota to take the lead in the passenger car market. New car sales of around 20 000 were 42 percent up on May last year, and almost 30 percent higher than April’s figure, according to figures released […]
David Campese, the world’s great non-conformist, is facing up to a giant-sized challenge RUGBY: Mick Cleary ON THE horizon the cloud of dust tells of the stampede heading his way. Up above the birds are circling, ready to pick off the carcass. As he has always done, David Campese merely watches and waits. The young […]
SOCCER: Gerald Combrinck UMTATA Bucks boss Chain Vilikazi refers to them as the unholy three, and by Sunday there will be only two left, because one of either Sundowns or Kaizer Chiefs will be out of the Coca Cola Cup. The remaining part of the pact, Orlando Pirates, face a tough task when they visit […]