Angella Johnson speaks to Swanieville residents about the stoning of a councillor this week IT was a scene reminiscent of biblical times, or the township violence of the 1980s. Three bus-loads of schoolchildren marched on the shack of a local African National Congress councillor in Swanieville squatter camp on the West Rand, fire-bombed his house […]
apartheid’s mad scientists From boerbuls to sjamboks to Sasol, scientists in the old regime even considered turning white South Africans into blacks Mungo Soggot and Eddie Koch WHERE else but South Africa would dog fanatics successfully cross-breed a Rottweiler, a Dobermann and a bloodhound? Or enthusiastically market a dog called a boerbul – an 80kg […]
Ann Eveleth THE Cape Town school whose legal action is threatening to derail Minister of Education Sibusiso Bengu’s teacher redeployment policy is popular among members of the provincial Cabinet and even Bengu’s own officials. Grove Primary is well-known for its patronage by the province’s political elite: African National Congress MECs Lerumo Kalako and Leonard Ramatlakane […]
Shaun de Waal THE BIBLE CODE by Michael Drosnin (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, R91) THE GREAT PYRAMID DECODED by Peter Lemesurier (Element, R89,95) CENTURIES ago, the Qabalists believed that the Torah contained secret codes, or could at least be read in such a way as to discover under the apparent words a hidden text which revealed […]
THURSDAY, 4.30PM TWO ministers in Lesotho’s controversial government of Prime Minister Ntsu Mokhehle were ejected on Thursday from a meeting with a visiting United Nations envoy after opposition leaders objected to their presence. Information and Broadcasting Minister Monyane, deputy secretary general of Mokhehle’s new political party, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy, and LCD executive Notshi […]
WEDNESDAY, 2.00PM AFRICA’S internal and external trade declined in 1996 due to weaker external demand and high tariffs. Africa Export and Import (Afrexim) Bank President Christopher Edordu said in Harare that total African trade fell by about 2% to $235-billion, and intra-African trade declined by 5% to $20,7-billion. He attributed the fall in exports to […]
THURSDAY, 2.00PM GAUTNEG Premier Tokyo Sexwale, who recently confoiremd his intention to quit politics, on Thursday said he will resign as premier in 1998. Sexwale said his resignation becomes effective in January next year He added that he will remain chairman of the African National Congress in Gauteng until the end of 1998. ANC provincial […]
THURSDAY, 12.00NOON FORMER US president Jimmy Carter arrives in Monrovia, Liberia, on Thursday for a three-day visit to assess preparations for Liberia’s elections on July 19. Carter’s visit comes just days after Liberians started registering for the polls to restore democracy to Africa’s first republic, ravaged by a civil war from 1989 to 1996. Carter […]
THURSDAY, 4.30PM THE Truth and Reconciliation Commission have tracked down Katiza Cebekhulu, who fled the country in 1992 while on trial as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s co-accused on kidnapping and assault charges related to the murder of teen activist Stompie Seipei. Commissioner Yasmin Sooka, who is in charge of the TRC’s investigation into the Madela United football […]
THURSDAY, 11.00AM: A BACKLOG of unplayed matches could delay the progress of second-round matches at Wimbledon in London, after rain held up play on Wednesday. The bad weather delayed South African Wayne Ferreira’s scheduled singles match against Rudolphe Gilbert of France. Doubles matches were also held up. South Africans waiting to take the court include […]