Happenings - happy and sad - in the SA arts world.

Retail chemists were in a unique position to offer themselves as honest, independent brokers in a new health dispensation in South Africa. Instead they have chosen to sell out to two of the world’s most powerful drug companies.

Hugo Biermann, arms dealer and son of ex head of the SA Defence Force, Admiral Boozy Biermann, has, since his move to the UK, acquired a castle and a clan tartan. Also, a spotty track record in business and a new nickname - 'Bullshit' Biermann. Now he's reportedly on his way back to SA with US$ 30 million to invest.

Last year it was announced that a number of influential black South Africans had been awarded shares worth millions in New Africa Investments Ltd (NAIL), and Corporate Africa Ltd, companies newly l ...

A rare opportunity to see how efficiently (or otherwise!) the Cape Law Society pursues a serious complaint – by a judge, no less – against some of its most senior members, partners of the well-known firm Sonnenberg, Hoffman and Galombik.

Boland Bank used its power to extort an asset worth approximately R50 million nett, for a private company headed by its chairman and majority shareholder, one Christo Wiese, for only R76!