Arthur Goldstuck On a road to nowhere RECONSTRUCTION and development has taken on new meaning in the Johannesburg suburb of Parkwood. About a month ago, a major road in the area was resurfaced. The next day, before the tar had even had time to set, excavators moved in and dug up the road. A representative […]
Despite being implicated in the cover-up of two police killings, a policeman is still on duty, reports Ann Eveleth A POLICE investigating officer twice implicated in cover- ups protecting colleagues involved in Third Force-style murders in KwaZulu/Natal is now “investigating” crime as a member of the Internal Investigation Unit at Soweto’s Kliptown station. Major Joseph […]
Residents of Cape Town’s gangster-ridden communities are making a determined effort to stem the spiral of crime and violence, reports Rehana Rossouw RASHIED and Rashaad Staggie are household names on the Cape Flats. The identical-twin brothers are referred to admiringly as “the untouchables” and “Cape Town’s Kray The Staggies are role models to an estimated […]
A dispute over provincial borders has degenerated into allegations of heavy-handed tactics, reports Stefaans ALLEGATIONS of intimidation and strong-arm tactics are being laid at the door of Eastern Transvaal Premier Mathews Phosa by “enemies” of his drive to incorporate the Northern Transvaal enclave of Bushbuckridge into his own province. Phosa has denied the allegations, but […]
The Eastern Transvaal wants to form a regional economic=20 bloc with Swaziland and southern Mozambique, reports Justin=20 The Eastern Transvaal has announced it intends spearheading=20 the creation of a unified regional economic bloc, which=20 will include Swaziland and the southern provinces of=20 Formally announcing the initiative during the opening of=20 the first ordinary sitting of […]
THERE was a generation that fought a principled fight against apartheid and is easily forgotten in the rush to bury the past. Yusuf Cachalia, a defiance campaign leader of the 1950s and long-time victim of an extremely long and harsh house arrest, died this week, 20 years to the day since the death of Bram […]
According to the results of a survey by the Institute for Democracy released this week, sixty percent of respondents said they would not allow a member of a political party they opposed to stage a political event in their Asked whether they would allow a member of a party they most opposed to teach history […]
RUGBY: Luke Alfred THE hoary question of how the Highveld altitude affects=20 visiting rugby teams has never been more squarely in the=20 frame, particularly with the arrival of 15 World Cup squads=20 The results of sides playing Transvaal in this year’s Super=20 10 appear to contradict the truism that “visitors fade in=20 the second half”, […]
The current account deficit is growing. Drastic measures=20 must be taken now if the economic recovery is to be=20 sustained. Lynda Loxton reports Economists, ever watchful for dark clouds on the horizon,=20 are tempering their delight about the continued strong=20 growth of the economy by worrying about the deepening=20 current account deficit. And they received […]
International drugmaking companies Eli Lilly of=20 Indianapolis and Glaxo-Wellcome of London announced this=20 week that they have agreed to buy South Africa’s largest=20 private drug benefits manager, Medikredit. =20 Medikredit processes prescriptions for more than half the=20 country’s 190 private health plans and virtually all 3 000=20 retail pharmacies.=20 The acquisition follows Lilly’s purchase of […]