Editorial

The Chiel
Blowing hot 'n cold STRANGE weather we're having. One minute it's hot as hell, the next it's blooming cold. The ups and downs of the whole winter have been most strange, but the weathermen, as usual, tell us it's nothing out of the ordinary and w...

EDITORIAL OPINION Stakes
WAGE NEGOTIATIONS are played like the game of poker -- no player knows how many chips the others will stake or when they will throw in their hands. Bluff and skill apart, the ultimate winner is likely to be the player who does not have to worry h...

Traditional leaders must unite to fight crime
THE suggestion by Prince Zolile Burns-Ncamashe that traditional leaders be included in policing plans is an insightful one. Traditional leaders have a major role to play in combating crime that continues to relegate the Eastern Cape to a fourth wo...

Relatives of Waratah dead sought
NOW that the Waratah has been found, it may be of interest to your readers to know that a relative of one of the crew is alive and living in East London. My uncle, my mother's brother, was an officer on the ship, though I do not know his rank. Hi...

All hell breaking loose
POLITICS in South Africa is a joke because nothing conforms with a normal society. But when there is criticism, all hell is let loose. Since the elections, MPs have said almost daily that, due to the overwhelming ANC vote, they have been mandat...

Dog 'n Dispatch a reader's best friends
I THOUGHT I would share this story with you, both to compliment the Daily Dispatch on its efficient service and to pay tribute to a faithful old dog called Copper. We requested that our newspaper be thrown over our garden gate each morning as t...

Jobs for pals in the former T'kei
POOR General Bantubonke Holomisa is criticising the cabinet of President Thabo Mbeki as a nomination of friends. While he was a strongman of the former Transkei, friends loyal to him were granted vital posts in his military government. Others ...

Ali carte fan needs breakfast venue tips
I WAS delighted to read an Ali Carte restaurant article in your paper today (DD, Jul 15). I was afraid we were not to hear from her again. I do not eat out often, but when I do I also notice details such as wilting flowers and potplants etc. Eas...

Ali carte fan needs breakfast venue tips
I WAS delighted to read an Ali Carte restaurant article in your paper today (DD, Jul 15). I was afraid we were not to hear from her again. I do not eat out often, but when I do I also notice details such as wilting flowers and potplants etc. Eas...

Boks an embarrassment, need some colour
THE "Glamour Boys" of South Africa have yet again suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Wallabies. Three defeats in succession in one season. Yet only in 1998 the Springboks registered 17 wins in succession, equalling the record set ...

CHAT AVENUE
with Thobo Mxotwa Job losses not just due to economics THESE days every trade union is moaning about the wholesale retrenchments facing its thousands of members. Profit-crazy employers are making massive cuts in their labour because the busine...