By John McCann The expression "as dead as a dodo" could soon apply to Africa's few remaining black rhinos thanks to heartless poachers. Even dedicated park rangers trying to protect this vanishing species from the highly organised gangs which
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Reclaim the Night marches were held around the country on October 26 and 27 to protest against violence against women. In Perth, Virginia Brown reports that around 300 women and children gathered in Russell Square. Christabel Chamarette talked about
By Boris Kagarlitsky MOSCOW — After the Russian parliamentary elections of 1993, in which the trade unions failed to participate as an organised and independent force, the majority of union leaders declared that they would not repeat this mistake
Four members of Mexico's ruling elite have been assassinated over the past two years, and not one of the cases has been solved to anyone's satisfaction. Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo of Guadalajara, Jalisco, and six other people died in a gun
White LiesAs it Happened, SBSThursday, November 9, 8.30pm (8pm in SA)Previewed by Norm Dixon Anybody who has had an involvement in the struggle against apartheid over the years will probably have heard of the International Defence and Aid Fund
Can the planet survive tourism By Dave Holmes "The world", enthused a recent Time magazine feature, "is at the dawn of a new Golden Age of travel — an age of voyaging on a truly global mass scale. As the 21st century unfurls, people of every age
By Jennifer Thompson An Israeli law to legalise torture in the Occupied Territories and Israel came into effect in October. In addition, on October 20, the Israeli government commission charged with overseeing the interrogation of Palestinian
By Stuart Martin CANBERRA — Members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) won their dispute with the Australian National University chancellery, casting doubt on the future of enterprise bargaining on university campuses. On October 27,
Sack the editor Calling the Australian economy "terrible" and a "disgrace", media tycoon Rupert Murdoch lambasted Australian newspapers for constantly reporting "how wonderful the economy is in Australia". — Sydney Morning Herald, October 11. A
By Norm Dixon As South Africa prepares for local government elections on November 1, there has been a sharp increase in political killings in KwaZulu/Natal. The violence has reached such proportions that local elections in the province have been
Cargo Cult When a member of my household says to me, "Hey, Dave, we're out of toilet paper", I know exactly what to do. Instead of tearing apart the telephone directory — as my grandfather did — and impaling it on a nail for easy access, I go
By Susan Price MELBOURNE — On October 25, a new call was made for the Australian government to launch an open, independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of six Australian journalists in East Timor, in 1975. The demand came
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