CINEMA: Andrew Worsdale IN the last few years, Spanish cinema has enjoyed an unprecedented revival, thanks, in the main, to Pedro Almod_var’s amazing success on the international art-house circuit. His triumph was followed by, among others, Fernando Trueba’s Oscar-winning romance, Belle Epoque. Trueba is executive producer on Emilio Martinez-Lazaro’s The Worst Years of Our Lives, […]
There are fears that last-minute bargaining is watering down civil liberties in the new Bill of Rights, reports Marion Edmunds Kempton Park-style horse trading between the African National Congress and the National Party over the last week is sealing disputes over the Bill of Rights, prompting criticism the two parties together have retreated from the […]
ATHLETICS: Julian Drew FEW of the 1 500 or so crowd who actually showed up for last Sunday’s Pepsi All Africa International Athletics Meeting were still in the stadium when the highlight of the afternoon’s proceedings took place. The 800m, which was the last track event of the meeting, had just finished and the spectators […]
TELEVISION: Andrew Worsdale THE state of Britain’s independent TV drama took a nosedive in 1992, when Carlton Television won the franchise for the greater London area and started playing to the lowest common denominator. Class Act — SABC 3’s new Saturday night sitcom — financed by Carlton in 1994, is no exception. This 14-part series […]
With Cyril Ramaphosa shunted from the frontline, there are deep concerns in the ANC caucus. Gaye Davis reports CYRIL Rampahosa did not jump, he was pushed. His decision to opt for a corporate position was not his first choice: he would rather have been finance minister. But he found his political options closed off as […]
Jacquie Golding-Duffy The European Union says it hopes, within the next couple of days, to reach a settlement with the Health Ministry on the R14-million Sarafina II scandal. “There have been far too many media reports on the issue and the EU hopes that it will be speedily settled and put to rest in an […]
With Archbishop Tutu in the lead role the first sessions of the truth commission were like theatre, but for many it was the chance to release the pain of the past, writes David Beresford THE name of Karl Andrew Webber does not feature large in the story of South Africa’s liberation struggle. But as he […]
The ‘good times’ may be over for non- governmental organisations, but that doesn’t mean they should just roll over and die, argues Thandi Orleyn ON a number of occasions over the past two years, and most recently again last week, the Mail & Guardian has published articles highlighting the difficulties facing many non- governmental organisations […]
Visiting jazz pianist Keith Tippett explores three decades of South African connections in conversation with GWEN ANSELL ‘SERIOUS musicians have to make a choice,” says visiting UK jazz pianist Keith Tippett. “Are they going to be curators or creators?” The question is typical of the man, whose own three-decade career has spanned jazz, jazz- rock, […]
As time runs out to find a successor to take the reins at Wits, the most popular candidate, Njabulo Ndebele, has still not been approached. Philippa Garson reports NJABULO Ndebele is being tipped as the most likely contender in the search for a new leader for the University of the Witwatersrand. But whether he will […]