Barbara Ludman and Mungo Soggot LIFESTYLE Not so long ago, Greenside+s main shopping parade was known not for haute cuisine but for several antique shops, the Spar, Woolworths and -the doggy stylist+. The suburb, however, is currently undergoing something of a gastronomic renaissance, with three new restaurants replacing the late lamented Pizzaghetti and keeping company […]
forward Paul Kirk For more than 30 years the South African military and state medical systems have been performing sex change operations on the quiet. This revelation came out this week when the National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality was approached by one of the oldest victims of the stateOs secret programme to change […]
Mugabe Iden Wetherell A point South AfricaOs President Thabo Mbeki might not have fully appreciated when he arrived at Harare airport on Wednesday for talks with President Robert Mugabe was the presence among his reception committee of squatters from neighbouring farms. The ruling Zanu-PF party now regularly ferries squatters to airport receptions to welcome visiting […]
Cathy Freeman is a brilliant Aboriginal athlete who seemed destined to symbolise the Sydney Olympics. But politics and a complicated personal life could yet destroy the dream Duncan Mackay It is a warm, breezy summer night in Turin and the restaurants and bars are beginning to fill up with sharp-suited Italians and their designer wives. […]
Vasti Roodt crossfire In the Mail & Guardian of July 28, David Macfarlane concludes his defence of Catherine BreillatOs Romance with a call for women to speak out on the presumed merits of the film (OFlaccid reviews reveal male myopiaO). Macfarlane is filled with indignation at the critical comments the film has elicited from three […]
>From PAGE 45 conducted among 15- to 19-year-olds in some African and Latin American countries, it was found that better-educated young girls tend to start having sexual relationships later. In many parts of the world, especially in the developing world, cultural, religious or other impediments prevent girl children and women from receiving education and thus […]
The first South African Women+s Film Festival will be held in Cape Town from August 10 to 12 at the Nico Theatre. Opening night features Love and Basketball, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Also showing are Katinka Heyns+s Paljas, Deepa Metha+s Fire, Patricia Plattner+s documentary Made in India, and other movies, including short films by new […]
South African women still have scant choices when it comes to avoiding HIV/Aids Khadija Magardie Women have unequal power in society, resulting in less control of their lives, particularly their sexual health choices. This has had dire consequences for their susceptibility to HIV/Aids infection. According to the latest UNAids report on the global status of […]
Hennie Bester, the new Western Cape safety MEC, has brought a new attitude to his portfolio Marianne Merten OIOm not sure whether I must accept congratulations or sympathy,O smiled Western Cape MEC for Community Safety Hennie Bester after his first media conference. He and MEC for Transport Piet Meyer had just announced that Khayelitsha the […]
Financial guru Magnus OUncle FinanceO Heystek this week finally paid the taxed costs incurred by the Mail & Guardian in defending itself against a defamation case he had brought. Heystek withdrew from his much-publicised legal action and agreed to pay the newspaperOs costs before the matter was due to go to court. The M&GOs lawyers, […]