Latest articles on Drew Forrest

Arms deal gets a coat of whitewash

Article Drew Forrest - 25 Apr 2016

Few foresaw just how comprehensively the Seriti commission's report bleaches out the slightest taint of government wrongdoing, writes Drew Forrest.

Stop the titanium death dunes

Article Drew Forrest - 24 Mar 2016

Only one sure way to restore peace and security to Xolobeni: the government must set its face against mining - and soon.

Editorial: Fifa must say no to cagey Tokyo

Article Drew Forrest - 30 Oct 2015

Sexwale’s opaque and controversial business dealings, particularly on our continent, raise obvious questions about whether he has the right profile.

Housing scandal arrest ‘imminent’

Article Drew Forrest - 19 Mar 2015

The contractor at the centre of R60m fraud claims has been suspended from his plum government job

Editorial comment: Who, really, is security serving?

Article Drew Forrest - 27 Feb 2015

The spy cables reveal little about the President. There are justified fears that they will be used to drive through the "secrecy" Bill.

Community klaar with Finnish mine

Article Drew Forrest - 19 Dec 2014

A major source of income and jobs is on hold while the company tries to find a solution.

You don’t have to be ?’clever’ to see through Zuma

Analysis Drew Forrest - 22 May 2014

Leaders should not expose themselves to the slightest perception of a conflict between their private interests and public responsibilities.

The saint versus the humanist

Article Drew Forrest - 12 Dec 2013

There are striking parallels between Gandhi and Madiba, but at heart they were very different men.

Survé will need to grow thicker skin

Article Drew Forrest - 30 Aug 2013

As the state's direct, extensive interest in private media grows, so too must scrutiny of its influence, writes Drew Forrest.

Proteas World Cup woes: It’s not choking, it’s panic

Article Drew Forrest - 7 Dec 2012

Panic is a plausible way of understanding what went wrong in England in 1999 when SA had perhaps its best side and most realistic chance of winning.

Neil Aggett’s tormentor does work for state

Article Drew Forrest - 9 Nov 2012

The apartheid policeman who was instrumental in unionist Neil Aggett's suicide has rebranded himself as a business counterintelligence consultant.

Hurtful memories

Article Drew Forrest - 26 Oct 2012

This account of an activist's life is an honest attempt at revealing the man and not the political martyr.

The outsider who got in

Article Drew Forrest - 16 Jun 2012

Peter Hain chronicles his journey from apartheid activist to insider in Tony Blair's government.

A darker shade of rock

Article Drew Forrest - 31 May 2012

We all know Procol Harum's enigmatic "A Whiter Shade of Pale". But does anyone else in South Africa cherish their other material, asks Drew Forrest.

Fragments of Dylan

Article Drew Forrest - 5 Apr 2012

A compendium of reviews by an American music journalist doesn't provide a comprehensive portrait.

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