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Vengeance is mine, saith the playwright

The Gift of the Gorgon By Peter Shaffer Sydney Theatre Company Reviewed by Helen Jarvis "Set aside what anyone thinks of the play, it does ask a serious question. Perhaps the most serious question you can ask of a civilisation. Do you

The ANC: Is there life after parliament?

What future does the ANC see for itself after the elections? Will it have two "wings" — one inside parliament and the other in the streets? This edited ANC discussion paper tries to answer a few questions. It was first published in the April/May

On the box

True Stories: War of Distance — Wives of men who returned from World War II tell how the war brought new freedoms and responsibilities. War of Distance discusses the long-term social effects of the war, how it changed the position of women and the

Manila 'cleaned' of people

Manila 'cleaned' of people By Ray Fulcher and Rachel Evans MANILA — On April 28 Metro Manila's police began an operation to sweep the many thousands of street people (peddlers, beggars and street kids) from the streets in preparation for

Millions celebrate victory

Millions celebrate victory By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — "You can proclaim it from the rooftops: free at last!" Nelson Mandela declared near the end of his historic victory speech. Within minutes, millions of South Africans were doing just

Chemicals that mimic hormones: danger signals

By Peter Montague The American Chemical Society [ACS] recently affirmed (Chemical & Engineering News, January 31, 1994) the following phenomena: Sperm count in men worldwide has dropped to 50% of what it was 50 years ago. The

An oral history of the outback

The Songs of Dougie Young Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and the National Library of Australia Reviewed by Jill Hickson This collection of songs relates the real life situation for many Aboriginal

Extinction in the balance

The Last Whale Directed by David Bradbury Available through Youngheart Productions, 187A Whale Beach Road, Whale Beach, Sydney 2107, phone (02) 974 1102, fax (02) 974 1064 Reviewed by Francesca Davidson The Last Whale is a moving

Yeltsin's pact against workers

By Renfrey Clarke MOSCOW — On the afternoon of April 28, several hundred representatives of Russian state structures, political parties, trade unions and religious and social organisations gathered in the Kremlin to sign President Boris

PNG doubles troops on Bougainville

By David Robie PORT MORESBY — Papua New Guinea has given the all clear for parliamentary fact-finding delegations from New Zealand and the Solomon Islands to visit Bougainville. Pleased with the April visit by an Australian delegation,

May Day

ADELAIDE — Stephen Bull reports that around 400 people rallied in Victoria Square on April 30 as part of the city's annual May Day celebrations. This year's march celebrated the victory of the ANC in South Africa and the end of white minority rule

COSATU says RDP must be implemented

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's major union federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, has vowed to do everything it can to ensure that the ANC's Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP) is implemented. COSATU