Phillip Van Niekerk
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Obit: The master story-teller who unearthed Inkathagate
David Beresford, the Guardian correspondent who died in Johannesburg last week, leaves a remarkable legacy.
Without favour or apology
Mail & Guardian editor Phillip van Niekerk’s submission to the Human Rights Commission.
HRC racism probe: What the HRC wanted and what our lawyers answered
The Human Rights Commission says that it served subpoenas on newspaper editors, including the editor of the Mail & Guardian, Phillip van Niekerk, because it believed this was the…
Mandela puts the ball in FW’s court
The battle between the government and the ANC is now on the centre court but no one appears to be serving up the aces.
What FW was really telling Mandela
In his television address FW de Klerk presented himself as the reasonable man. But beneath the benign tone lay a much harsher message.
Winnie falls from grace — into a state of isolation
Mandela trial: The mother of the nation has been killed — politically. <b>Phillip van Niekerk</b> reports.
Inside the talks
Mandela: An angry man, taking a harder line than before. De Klerk: Under heavy pressure from abroad to get talks moving.
Slow progress in union unity talks
Like the soap opera <em>Dallas</em> the trade union unity talks seem to lurch from season to season without ever reaching finality.