Ann Eveleth United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa said this week he would ask Judge Willem Heath’s corruption watchdog to probe the involvement of close associates of Thabo Mbeki in the privatisation of tourism parastatal Aventura. Holomisa said Deputy President Mbeki and his entire office “should have recused itself” from a Cabinet committee set up […]
Although most smaller local enterprises are in a state of denial about the year 2000 computer glitch, a recent survey reveals they are at the highest risk, writes David Shapshak Local government structures together with small and medium businesses have emerged as high-risk areas most likely to be affected by the year 2 000 computer […]
Adam Haupt The South African Screenwriters’ Laboratory (Scrawl) is one of those laboratories which South Africa’s Oh Schucks … society would never have imagined possible during the crocodile years. In fact, many film makers (and those trying to break into the predominantly white male industry) still whinge quite tearfully that the future of filmmaking is […]
Krisjan Lemmer Last week Die Burger ran a sanctimonious article chiding two eminent neurologists for disclosing details of former president PW Botha’s stroke in his spat with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The crime the medics commited: disclosing to the world, without asking Botha’s permission, that the old crocodile had probably become mentally unstable as […]
Anthony Egan MY WINDS OF CHANGE by Wilhelm Verwoerd (Ravan, R59,95) If ever a country deserved a “paradox” theory of history, it is South Africa. Where else would one find a situation where today the grandson of HF Verwoerd, the grand architect of modern apartheid, is a member of the African National Congress, the movement […]
Victoria Brittain The fourth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda will be marked this week at Bisesero, where new evidence shows Tutsi survivors fought hand-to-hand battles against Hutu extremists led by local officials and businesspeople for 10 weeks. The survivors’ testimony also reveals how French soldiers drove away, leaving wounded and starving Tutsis at the […]
David Coldwell Have you ever wondered if the labourer mowing your lawn or the cleaner of your office might have been an engineer, a scientist or a successful business person had they had access to a good education? The question may be a little cliched and the same could certainly be asked in New York […]
Matthew van der Want: Opinion Just Jinger, who supported U2 in Cape Town, recently spent some time in from Canada and New York, where they showcased their talent to some major label A&R people. South African DJs, journalists and label managers alike brim with national pride as they enthuse over the imminent discovery of a […]
Andy Capostagno Cricket Spare a thought for our national selectors. While the pyjama game goes merrily on its way around the country, attracting full houses from Johannesburg to Paarl, Peter Pollock and his cohorts have to sort out a squad to play proper cricket on a proper cricket tour. To whit, five tests against England […]
Njongonkulu Ndungane: UBUNTU It has been said many times that any meaningful attempt to eradicate poverty must involve the poor themselves. The truth of this was once again brought home to me during the first round of national hearings on poverty, held in four remote villages in the Northern Province last week. Many moving accounts […]