Lizeka Mda: CITY LIMITS An interviewee once told me she knew her husband was the one for her when he took her out to dinner at the Three Ships in the Carlton hotel. No boyfriend had ever put himself out like that for her before. But her two sons will never know this symbol of […]
Thulo Hoeane The tranquillity of a late autumn morning is suddenly broken by a deafening voice blaring out of a 3 000-watt sound system. Maseru suddenly comes to life as an off-white bakkie which has seen better days passes by, winding its way down Kingsway, the capital’s main street. At the wheel of the bakkie […]
Guy Butler If known at all, Sister Margaret of the Community of the Resurrection of Our Lord, Grahamstown, is known as the painter of one picture, the splendid mural in the apse of St Mary and All the Angels, the Chapel of Rhodes University. It was painted between 1924 to 1928. She painted mainly for […]
Helderberg claims to TRC Ann Eveleth A list of 30 former and current parastatal officials and employees who allegedly played a role in the Helderberg air disaster has been handed to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Commission representative Christelle Terreblanche says the list came from the Friends of the Victims of the Helderberg, which has […]
Phola Park’s economy Sechaba ka’Nkosi A housing project that started as part of the Reconstruction and Development Programme in the one-time battlefield of Phola Park on the East Rand is paying dividends to the community. The project – a joint venture between low-cost housing contractors Ecodev, the Gauteng Department of Housing and Land Affairs and […]
Design and concept partnership Eleutheria has made a name for itself on the off-beat beat, writes Ferial Haffajee It takes courage to step out of the comfort zone that a salaried job offers. The pension. The regular pay-check. Medical aid. “It’s a jump into the unknown,” says Mark Smith of design company Eleutheria, which he […]
The end is in sight for endless banking queues, writes Charlene Smith The bank client of the future will hardly ever go into his or her bank. Indeed, today already the way to save on frustrations and bank charges is to bank electronically. Increasingly we are moving toward a cashless society with petrol cards, debit […]
Vuyo Mhlati In response to the article “Tempers Flare on the Wild Coast” (Monitor, May 8 to 14), I’d like to make it clear that the call from communities on the Wild Coast is not for more consultation, but for economic development and jobs. At the launch of investment projects on the Wild Coast, the […]
Ferial Haffajee One of the biggest problems with solving unemployment in South Africa is that the government does not know the scale of the crisis. Politicians and statisticians bicker about the real picture. Unemployment has not been costed to understand its impact on the bottom line. Neither have calculations been made to assess how people […]
What people think of Boom Shaka’s Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika Lucky arch’ Lucinoaka (25), kwaito vocalist, Skeem: “I love it. It’s vibey and it’s appealing to the youth. But we still have to stick to the formal way of singing the anthem. We can sing the Boom Shaka version whenever we are celebrating victory.” Dudu Mpokela […]