Steuart Wright THREE young elephants recently relocated to the Knysna forest are restless and somewhat aggressive in their new home — particularly since theyve been moved to a new, larger enclosure. District forest officer Theo Stehle said the behaviour of the young cows had raised some concern that they were not yet ready to be […]

HANDBALL: Julian Drew SOUTH AFRICA’S first international handball competition, and reputedly the biggest women’s international club handball tournament ever staged, reached a thrilling climax last weekend when Djordje Petrov from Macedonia met surprise finalists Douka from Greece in Johannesburg. With the mere mention of the word Macedonia currently inducing a severe case of the jitters […]

Jacques Magliolo THE Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s tougher attitude in cleaning up our bourse is becoming more evident in the number of companies being delisted and suspended from trading. Between June 1993 and June this year 30 companies were taken off the JSE boards and a host of others could face a similar fate. In addition […]

CRITICAL CONSUMER Pat Sidley THE medical profession is likely soon to have one of its long-standing restrictive practices curtailed. Doctors registered with the Medical and Dental Council presently may not co-operate with any of the alternative medicine professions, such as chiropractic, osteopathy or homeopathy. This restriction has over the years engendered distrust, ignorance and protectionism. […]

Inkatha officials are refusing to co-operate with an official probe into alleged kwaZulu Police hit squads, report Chris Louw, Farouk Chothia and Ann Eveleth NATIONAL Minister of Safety and Security Sydney Mufamadi faces a showdown with the Inkatha Freedom Party in his bid to root out suspected hit squad policemen from the kwaZulu Police (KZP) […]

# A PERSPECTIVE THAT WORKS DAENS Directed by Stijn Coninx DAENS, set at the turn of the century in the small Belgian town of Aalst, is full of intrigue — not the melodramatic clash of ambitious egos as in your average soapie, but political manipulation in high places, with the Vatican and rich factory owners […]

SOUTH AFRICA’S gold and foreign reserves rose 3,7 percent in August, according to the South African Reserve Bank. Total gold and foreign assets amounted to R7,850-billion on August 31 compared to R7,567-billion a month earlier. A decrease of R688,8-million in gold reserves detracted from a R971,9-increase in foreign assets, but the overall figure remained positive. […]

Sir Ian McKellen, one of Britains leading actors, is also an activist. Robert Greig spoke to him on the eve of his visit to South Africa IN Ian McKellens experience there is a clear connection between activism and acting. They involve similar performance skills, he told the Weekly Mail & Guardian in a telephone interview […]

Mondli waka Makhanya ALLEGATIONS of intimidation in the Amy Biehl murder case in Cape Town have exposed the states inability to protect witnesses. Witnesses in the case are reluctant to testify before an open court for fear of their lives. Initially sensational in every respect, the trial has now developed a tedium that has visibly […]

Tokyo Sexwale, PWV premier, replies to criticism of his attack on the press YOU strike a journalist, you strike a rock. Journalists are understandably touchy about their freedom to express themselves. Politicians, too, are touchy about attempts at character assassination and dissemination of disinformation. Lets put a few things on record: * A democratic media […]