They came, they tried, they failed. To win at the Games means glory, yet those who muck it up in style deserve a mention too, writes Pete Nichols Thipsamay Chantaphone: Chantaphone celebrated his 19th birthday by competing in the 20km walk at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The Laotian came last, half an hour behind the […]
Something is morally rotten when one assassin is prosecuted and another gets off scot-free, argues Eddie Koch WHEN a pair of assassins are able to squabble on the front page of a national newspaper over whose style of killing people was more moral, it is a clear sign that decay has set into the nation’s […]
Jacquie Golding-Duffy FINANCIAL MAIL editor and Times Media Limited (TML) board member Nigel Bruce this week denied claims he is one of several interested parties vying to purchase the ailing magazine Finance Week. ”Absolutely not. I have no ambitions in that direction,” Bruce said. Industry sources claimed this week that Bruce has been discussing a […]
The police have finally said there may have been a plan behind the Shell House violence, reports Angella Johnson Police have finally accepted the argument that there may have been a conspirac y to attack the African National Congress’s headquarters in Johannesburg, whic h led to the shooting of eight Zulu marchers by ANC security […]
Mail & Guardian Reporter JUSTICE Minister Dullah Omar has news for advocates who have settled down to t he idea of competition in court from attorneys. In his “Vision 2000” strategy document for the justice system, Omar says he wi ll investigate further the possibility of allowing law students to appear in m agistrate’s courts. […]
Madeleine Wackernagel Contrary to popular opinion, global, not regional, trade is the key to economic growth in South Africa, says Professor Jeffrey Herbst of Princeton University. “The Southern African market,” he says, “is just too small to provide the kind of trading opportunities this country needs to fuel substantial growth. “Over the last 25 years, […]
Although we cannot help but regret the delays in its formulation, the governme nt is to be congratulated on its approach to the abortion issue manifest in th e Termination of Pregnancy Bill which is to be put to Parliament before the en d of this year. The Bill is in line with the philosophical […]
Despite a weak signal, Radio Today claims to have a substantial following and is looking forward to an even better future, writes Sia Sanneh Buried deep beneath the static of the airwaves and pushed right to the edge of one’s tuner is a radio station which is a blast from the past, catering for the […]
Rehana Rossouw WHILE the rest of South Africa shivered in sympathy with Kwazulu-Natal as it l ay buried in snow, most farmers there were revelling in the icy weather. The province’s agricultural union was surprisingly upbeat on Wednesday. “It’s been a long time since we had good winter rains, and it will definitely have g […]
Rehana Rossouw THE Ministry of Health is still refusing point blank to lift the veil of secre cy shrouding the name of the donor who is bailing out its beleaguered Aids pla y Sarafina II. “There’s nothing sinister about it; anonymous people make contributions to cha rity organisations for the benefit of the public all […]