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 […]
THEATRE: Hazel Friedman Picture yourself on a boat on the river with tangerine pearls and marshmallow eyes (or something to that effect) and you’ll begin to get the gist of Oxygen by Art Attack, Lara Foot Newton’s contribution to the age of rave. Add a couple of Es to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, […]
Home Affairs wants David Foulds to go back to Britain, but the Trade and Industry Ministry believe he is an asset to the country, writes Marion Edmunds AFTER an expensive and frustrating three-year struggle with officials, a British-born entrepreneur is taking Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi to court to prevent Home Affairs from throwing him […]
Ann Eveleth probes the ANC’s threats to boycott the KwaZulu-Natal elections on May 29 Poor leadership, organisational chaos and overstretched party machinery are the real reasons behind the African National Congress’s election panic in KwaZulu-Natal. ANC sources argue that the party leadership failed to grasp the significance of conceding victory to the Inkatha Freedom Party […]