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The Doctrine of DNA: Biology as ideology By R.C. Lewontin Penguin Books. 128 pp. $14.95 Reviewed by Dave Riley The definitive answer to how much you could drink and still feel good about it was recently supplied by the Sun Herald.
De Klerk's 'last gasp' By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — President F.W. de Klerk's decision to defy the directive of the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) and the Independent Electoral Commission that all prisoners be granted the right to
By Rachel Evans and Ray Fulcher MANILA — "Women in the Philippines suffer discriminatory hiring practices, unequal wages, sexual harassment in the home, factories and streets as well as the double burden of housekeeping" stated Noime
By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — The Gay and Lesbian Organisation of the Witwatersrand (GLOW), one of the South Africa's two main gay and lesbian rights groups, endorsed the African National Congress in the elections. GLOW activist Simon
By Jorge Sotirios The first images that come to mind regarding the Greek cinema are usually three: Zorba the Greek, Melina Mercouri and Shirley Valentine — a sunny mixture of passion and tourism that lulls the viewer into a false reality.
By Frank Enright There are those who insinuate themselves into the progressive movements to gain a hearing for reactionary agendas. One such group recently unmasked is Australians Against Further Immigration (AAFI). Their point of entry into the
By Angie Hartwig PERTH — An ANC Victory Party is being organised here on May 21, after the inauguration of President Nelson Mandela on May 11. The celebration is being organised by WA Campaign Against Racial Exploitation and Western
By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Just days before South Africans went to the polls, abortion became a prominent issue. An emotive debate erupted, with the media giving high profile coverage to the views of local and US fundamentalist Christian
Apartheid is dead. In South Africa's first democratic elections, the people have voted overwhelmingly for a process of radical change. The elections register and consolidate the political transformation already won through mass action by
Chronology January 1912. ANC founded 1914. Afrikaner National Party formed July 1921. Communist Party of South Africa formed 1943. The word apartheid appears for the first time 1948. National Party elected to whites-only
Toxic Park Closed By Jon Land SYDNEY — A park adjacent to the Olympic 2000 site has been fenced off and closed because of toxic chemicals found in the soil and ground water. A study commissioned by Auburn Council, released on April 18,
By Jon Singer CANBERRA — The PSU Activists Conference held here on April 23-24 was "very positive", according to Maree Roberts, PSU National Challenge candidate for PSU national secretary. "The conference drew together a very broad range of