Sebetela and the new revolution
Boyce Sebetela looks like a businessman. He is well groomed; clean hair-cut, grey suit and blue shirt. Now that he is lounging on some couches in the Parliament building he has his tie off. He puts one leg on top of the other and rests his chin in his palm. It is the middle of the day, that time when Parliament session kicks off in earnest, and Sebetela looks restless. If recent reactions to his motion are anything to go by, this is one man who could save local enterprises from the ravages of rapid private sector development.

Who will succeed Mbeki?
Journalists from southern Africa attended meetings in Johannesburg recently to focus on media development in the region and to re-establish the Southern African Journalists Association (SAJA). Mmegi Correspondent RAMPHOLO MOLEFHE attended the meeting and found time to listen to conversations about issues that were on the lips of the journalists and political observers.Most discussions were about who will be South Africa's next President.

Still a servant of the people
The country's first female cabinet minister, Dr Gaositwe Chiepe is relishing her retirement from politics. Unlike other retired MPs, she is not grumbling that the government is not looking after them. When she stepped down in 1999, Chiepe was serving as the Minister of Education.

Tanzania for SADC or COMESA?
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania may find itself in the precarious situation of having to choose between SADC and COMESA if pressure mounted by some business forces here took root.