wealth Angella Johnson VIEW FROM A BROAD Is there a group of people more irritating, self-righteous and unnaturally enthusiastic than a bunch of sales folk trying to punt their wares? Well, imagine being trapped in a hall heaving with them. Not a great way to spend a Sunday, but who can ignore the lure of […]
The Katlehong community is still haunted by the murder of seven-year- old Mamokgethi Malebana, writes Tangeni Amupadhi A plethora of Childline posters adorns the office and classrooms of Kabelo Primary School in Katlehong on the East Rand, suggesting just how concerned the school is about the safety of its pupils. “We are determined not to […]
Brenda Atkinson The programme preview of South Africa’s first free-to-air commercial television station was a Bondian event, slick with dress suits, French champagne, impeccably understated yet omnipresent waiters, oysters, and a subtle conspiratorial air. e.tv, the Warner Brothers-partnered broadcast competitor that has SABC and M-Net by the balls, last week invited media buyers to a […]
Province Tangeni Amupadhi Northern Province Premier Ngoako Ramatlhodi is to call a meeting with community leaders to address increasing racial tensions between blacks and whites. Ramatlhodi’s peace efforts come in the wake of a spate of attacks on farmers and what appear to be revenge strikes on blacks in the province. ”People should never take […]
Stuart Hess A British couple are attempting to declare a section of the South African Child Care Act unconstitutional because it prohibits them from adopting a South African child. Sarah and Benedict Fitzpatrick have been supported by the Child Welfare Society of South Africa in their challenge to Section 18 (f) of the Act. The […]
corruption probe Wonder Hlongwa KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Health says it is close to making a breakthrough in its investigation into an allegedly fraudulent scheme to siphon money from provincial coffers to the Inkatha Freedom Party. The department’s corruption unit investigator, Leon Wolmarans, says it has been interviewing Durban businessman Sateesh Isseri for two years. Last […]
A strong political initiative rather than an external military intervention is the solution to the Congo crisis, argues Mahmood Mamdani When Rwanda decided to provide foot soldiers to spearhead the anti-Mobutu rebellion in October 1996, the main objection came not from Mobutu Sese Seko’s erstwhile patrons, but from Rwanda’s own staunch ally, President Yoweri Museveni […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Maputo | Thursday 9.00PM. MOZAMBICAN opposition parties’ calls for the cancellation of the country’s first-ever local elections were anulled on Thursday when the Mozambique Supreme Court proclaimed the elections to be valid. The court admitted in a statement that there were some irregularities on the June 30 polling day, but said they were […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Abuja | Thursday 10.00pm. MORE than 100 political leaders from southern Nigeria met in Lagos on Wednesday to reaffirm their commitment to the radical restructuring of the country’s federation. They are calling for a devolution of power to the south and the splitting of the army into regional units. The meeting was held […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday 11.00pm. THE Inkatha Freedom Party will apply for an urgent interdict against the Mail & Guardian on Thursday morning after objecting to an article published in the paper last Friday. The IFP contacted the M&G on Wednesday, demanding that last Friday’s issue, which carried the article “How IFP milked KwaZulu-Natal […]