Farouk Chothia THREATS that disgruntled Umkhonto weSizwe cadres will disrupt the ANC’s national conference in Bloemfontein later this month were made this week by Patrick Hlongwane of the Returned Exiles Committee. Speaking from Ulundi, Hlongwane said he had suggested to MK deserters from the Wallmannstal army base that they visit the conference to present their […]

Their adrenalin flows, they move in fast cars and are envied by other policemen. But, reports Mduduzi ka Harvey, flying squad cops are ill-rewarded for their hazardous work IT is 7pm in a small office at the Brixton police station. Two men in their twenties carry out a final inspection of their instruments of war; […]

You want a Monet, but can’t afford to pay the price? No problem, says the self-styled queen of fakes. She spoke to Hazel Friedman DEONA VAN VUUREN is disarmingly honest. She calls a spade a spade. Which is pretty impressive given the fact that, in her line of work, spades often pass for spoons, and […]

Teigue Payne THE new director general of trade and industry, Dr Zav Rustomjee, has given an exposition of his vision of how industry works and how it should be encouraged to be more competitive. The vision involves identifying pipelines, or forward and backward linkages, and nurturing these to greater competitiveness through tariffs, assistance and incentives. […]

The King Committee report won’t satisfy everybody, but it’s a good start to more openness and accountability by companies at board level. Reg Rumney reports COMPANIES will soon be under pressure to reveal exactly how much directors as a group earn. But individual salaries of the top dogs in the corporate pack — unlike in […]

THE code of corporate practice and conduct set out by the King report applies to all listed companies, large public entities, banks, financial and insurance companies, large unlisted companies, and large unlisted quasi-state entities such as control boards and co-ops. Key recommendations of the code are that each company subscribing to the code should: * […]

Senior National Parks Board members have pushed their own self-destruct button. Eddie Koch reports A SHAKE-UP in the management of South Africa’s game reserves is on the cards. Senior members of the National Parks Board have — in the face of pressure for them to resign — pushed their own self-destruct button by asking the […]

A tendency for films to celebrate the evil of violence brings censorship closer, argues Reg Rumney AS a writer I feel bound to oppose censorship because I will contest anything that tries to limit artistic expression. As an ordinary person I increasingly favour censorship, particularly of violence. This was distilled for me by Natural Born […]

Rightwingers are blocking the setting up of new local structures in four provinces, reports Justin Pearce WITH the transition to democratic local government battling to stay on schedule, conservatives are attempting to obstruct the process in at least four provinces. White councillors and black chiefs have stalled the establishment of transitional structures in kwaZulu/Natal, the […]

Justin Pearce MORE than 300 candidates who were trained overseas last year with a view to bringing the South African diplomatic corps into the post-apartheid era are still waiting to take up posts with the Department of Foreign Affairs. This is in spite of the fact that the diplomatic corps has been left understaffed by […]