Winnie Mandela stands accused of storming Contralesa’s headquarters in a struggle for control of the organisation, reports Mduduzi ka Harvey WINNIE MANDELA is at the centre of a new political controversy: a struggle for control of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa). She is accused of storming the organisation’s headquarters, changing the […]

FORMER Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock, who faces 106 charges ranging from fraud to eight counts of murder when his trial starts next month, allegedly tried to discredit Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi by portraying him as an erstwhile police informer. Sources close to the investigation into De Kock and police Third Force activities […]

CABARET: Justin Pearce On My Way to Here does itself an injustice by calling itself a tribute show. That term is the one used to describe what has become the staple diet of Cape Town live shows: an uninspired, if competent, band and/or singers gallumphing their way through a list of hummable tunes associated with […]

CRICKET: Luke Alfred HANSIE CRONJE’S comments after the Mandela Cup victory at the Wanderers last Thursday night were noticeably cautious. Captain sensible he may be, but privately Cronje must fancy his chances against a side which has been playing cricket continuously now for almost 12 months. Another reason why cautious optimism might be the appropriate […]

CINEMA: Stanley Peskin IF the subject matter of Alan Parker’s The Road to Wellville is Hitchcockian in its obsession with food and sex, the manner of the film is closer to Mack Sennett and The Keystone Cops, with injections of Dickensian types and humour. The film is not unlike a period musical comedy, but without […]

Eric Naki in East London A SECURITY firm recently launched by a former Umkhonto weSizwe cadre in crime-torn Mdantsane is believed to be the first registered black-owned security company in the country. Sibuyile Security Services was started by Sam “Juba” Mkani (41), a former MK political commissar and chief political adviser at the ANC mission […]

Steuart Wright in East London THE East Griqualand town of Matatiele was under siege this week as local businessmen retaliated against a consumer boycott by blocking outside traders from selling to boycotters. The businessmen, hard hit by a five-day consumer boycott which has cost the town more than R6-million, blocked three roads to the town […]

Media and Marketing Clive Simpkins THE sanctions era is over; the “anything-goes-in-computing” mentality should be over too and responsible marketers of personal computers in South Africa should hasten to appoint an ombudsman for their poorly imaged industry. Given the burgeoning need for personal computers among students, business people and small office, home office (Soho) users, […]

Basketball is gaining popularity in South Africa, but in Zaire it has long been the most popular game BASKETBALL: Julian Drew IF YOU had switched on the television and watched the recorded highlights of the recent African women’s basketball final between Zaire and Senegal, you could have been forgiven for thinking the game had taken […]

Bulelwa Payi The Black Sash has been brought back from the brink of collapse — at least for another six months. A representative, Zodwa Masina, said this week the organisation had received donations which “rescued ” it from closure. She would not divulge who the donors were nor the amount received. “We got money to […]