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In from the cold: A scene from Bitter Winter, Paul Slabolepszy’s new play, which is on at the Baxter in Cape Town. Photos: RegardsVisser
ACTING MENTORSHIP

Bitter Winter: the show will go on but what of the people in it?

An old actor, a young upstart, and a kettle on the fritz — Bitter Winter turns the ordinary into something unforgettable

  • Keith Bain
8 min read
The game has often been seen as a traditionally white-dominated sport in South Africa, but it has been played with enthusiasm by black Africans in many rural areas for over a century
ANDRE ODENDAAL

Kunjani! Cricket scores isiXhosa

Black cricketers were all but erased from the history books, but they’re now being recognised, along with cricketing terms and rules in isiXhosa

  • Allan Hendricks
7 min read
ANDRE ODENDAAL

Midvaal council whistleblowers allege witch-hunt

Sworn affidavits by several whistleblowers allege the systematic victimisation of council employees who dared to report wrongdoing in the DA’s Midvaal

  • Kwanele Sosibo
4 min read
Corruption in DA’s Midvaal? Odendaal report ‘tip of iceberg’
ANDRE ODENDAAL

Corruption in DA’s Midvaal? Odendaal report ‘tip of iceberg’

The Special Investigating Unit is also probing the DA-controlled Midvaal municipality.

  • Kwanele Sosibo
5 min read
Public protector: What we need are ethical leaders
ANDRE ODENDAAL

Public protector report blasts DA’s Midvaal

The public protector has released a scathing report on the Midvaal municipality, saying it had breached financial and administrative policies.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read