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 […]
Prize-winning author Mark Behr’s confession that he was a police spy is an aud acious attempt at seduction, argues Nic Borain PEOPLE who worked secretly or otherwise to undermine the movement against apar theid should be given every encouragement to to say what they did and why. I a m all for listening to them […]
BOXING: Gavin Evans in London THE morning after the fight before, Thulane Malinga was on the blower to his promotional boss, looking for a way to recuperate the R3-million he had just squandered. “When can you get me my return? Have you got a date yet?” he pleaded to Rodney Berman. And though it wasn’t […]
An edited version of Mark Behr’s speech, made at a writers’ conference entitle d ‘Fault Lines — Inquiries Around Truth and Reconciliation’ It is with the profoundest regret that I acknowledge that as a student I worke d as an agent of the South African security establishment. From the end of 198 6 to 1990 […]
Jacquie Golding-Duffy Mduduzi ka Harvey (31), a local government reporter at Business Day and former Mail & Guardian trainee died on Tuesday from respiratory failure in the inten sive-care unit of Hoogland Medical Clinic in Bethelem. Ka Harvey suffered head and chest injuries in a car accident near Harrismith o n June 21. Ka Harvey […]
Anna Borzello A recent Cabinet reshuffle in Uganda was a disappointment for anyone hoping fo r an injection of fresh faces and new ideas. The overriding impression was of a cautious President Yoweri Museveni creating a loyal and trusted team to push through his pre-election promises. The top jobs of vice-president, prime minister and the […]
IT is axiomatic that editorial charters designed to preserve the independence of newspapers are “a good thing”. But we cannot help but feel uneasy about the draft charter published by Times Media Limited this week. The main problem with the charter is its timing. The fact that it is being cha mpioned by white editors […]
President Mandela is in Britain seeking more investment in South Africa. Marti n Woollacott gives the view from London IT is only 12 years since the apartheid regime began tentatively conferring wi th the imprisoned Nelson Mandela. It is only 10, to show how much times have c hanged, since the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group […]