Anthony Minnaar Corruption is often compared to a cancer as it is truly “an enemy from within”. A generic definition of corruption could be an act of wrongdoing which typically involves unethical behaviour and illegality, and usually benefits accrue to either of the parties involved. This definition embraces practices such as bribery, fraud, embezzlement, wrongfully […]
Mungo Soggot For a man who cut his judicial teeth in one of apartheid’s most notoriously corrupt enclaves, the former homeland of the Ciskei, Judge Willem Heath is an unlikely champion of clean governance. But his experience in the homeland – where he notched up a series of independent-minded judgments against the repressive regime – […]
The Rugby World Cup might make the world die of boredom, fear Andy Colquhoun in Edinburgh For rugby, this is the best of times and the worst of times. Over the next few weeks an image of rude health will be projected across the sports pages as the Rugby World Cup perambulates towards its momentous […]
Shaun Harris TAKING STOCK Buying property and the costs associated with a mortgage bond is a touchy subject. For many people buying a home is their biggest investment, and the process of securing home loan finance can be traumatic. When something goes wrong – sharp interest rate hikes, or personal financial circumstances forcing a homeowner […]
Aaron Nicodemus The string of deadly bus accidents recently has placed an international spotlight on the safety of South African buses. Over the past two weeks accidents have killed 79 people and injured more than 250. In the most recent accident on October 4, a bus full of worshippers on their way home to the […]
Stephen Friedman WORM’S EYE VIEW Left-wing sects are not known for their sense of humour. So they may not find it amusing that much of their spirit now lives within liberals on Africa’s southern tip. Graduates of student politics in the 1970s will be familiar with the key features of left-wing sects. They include an […]
Former chief director of operations of the National Intelligence Service Maritz Spaarwater takes on a new role as researcher for the United Democratic Movement. Howard Barrell reports The apartheid superspook who set up the top-secret meetings with African National Congress leaders in Switzerland in 1989 that led to a negotiated settlement in South Africa has […]
Robert Colman Township theatre groups strut their stuff at the eighth annual Zwakala Festival beginning on October 11 at the Market Theatre Laboratory. As an open platform for new ideas, Zwakala is a forerunner in airing the best proponents of the marginalised voice – giving township talent the space it deserves. The Market Theatre Laboratory […]
Evidence wa ka Ngobeni Prostitutes conduct their business on the pavement outside the school walls, kwaito music blares from flats next door competing with the constant hooting of taxis. A teacher, who has just been mugged outside the school, arrives with her clothing ripped by criminals who fled with her jewellery. This is St Enda’s […]
The rise of powerful Indian gambling syndicates has led to some of the game’s biggest stars being ensnared in match- fixing claims. A special report by Jason Burke in Bombay, Denis Campbell and Kevin Mitchell The five men from Bombay sweated nervously as their plane passed over the Arabian Sea en route to Dubai. They […]