Gustav Thiel African National Congress MP Abdul Ganie Mohammed was robbed of more than R70 000 in August 1995 at the Carousel entertainment complex outside Pretoria. He says it was a simple case of robbery, but the prostitute and her husband who appeared in court this week on charges of robbing him claim he tried […]

Iden Wetherell Zimbabwes public watchdog, the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, risks losing its bite as the countrys bishops, anxious to appease President Robert Mugabe, attempt to muzzle it. The commission built a formidable reputation snapping at the heels of Ian Smiths rebel Rhodesian regime in the 1970s. It exposed atrocities committed by security […]

culture Eddie Koch Khoekhoe languages, although thought to be on the verge of extinction, have left an indelible print on many facets of South African culture. Apart from place names, ranging from Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma in the Cape to Gudaus (now translated as Goodhouse) in the far north, many words have been imported from Khoe […]

Julian Drew : Athletics The South African cross country championships take place in Amanzimtoti on Saturday looking every bit like the national championships of a sport in crisis. For a country that possesses so much latent talent in middle- and long- distance running, South Africas performance at this years world cross country championships in Turin […]

Robert Kirby: Loose cannon FOR SALE OR HIRE: One slightly-used sentimental Candle in the Wind ballad for use as musical grief/tribute/time- filler. Only used twice before, but both previous deceased in whose honour it was written were very well-known and deeply loved blondes. For a reasonable extra fee, the mutton- throated composer of this poignant […]

Kuyasa is a thriving example of black entrepreneurs entering the white-dominated mining industry, writes Sechaba kaNkosi Ayanda Bam, the executive chair of Kuyasa Mining Company, does not mince his words about his aim in business to make as much money as possible. But beyond that, Bam sees his role as creating more black entrepreneurs rather […]

Tiny Rowland is not the only critic to raise questions about the companies closer links, writes Madeleine Wackernagel The news that JCIs Tavistock coal interests would go to Lonrho came as no surprise once the Gold Fields offer had been turned down. But analysts agree the price and timing were off-beam, especially as the coal […]

Bill Elliott : Golf When Richard Hills, the European tour official in charge of this months Ryder Cup, flew back into London from Switzerland last Friday, he was astonished to discover that the flowers outside Buckingham Palace were visible from his window seat. He could have been excused if he had thought also that flowers […]

The truth commission is to question business about its apartheid role, writes Charlene Smith Was business an innocent bystander or active participant in apartheid? What was its role in South Africas defence industry, security apparatus, sanctions campaign and homeland system and how did this impact on political conflict both directly and indirectly? These are just […]

The jurys still out on what kind of contribution Hans Jurgen Eysenck, who died last week, made to psychology, writes Joan Freeman No one could have accused Hans Eysenck, who has died aged 81, of being short of courage. All his life he had been, if not caught up in confrontation, then the instigator of […]