Gold theft from mines was estimated at R2-billion rand annually, the Chamber of Mines said on Thursday. Chamber of Mines deputy legal adviser Anton van Achterbergh said that a report, compiled by the Institute of Security Studies, "confirmed ... that about R1,8-billion- to R2-billion-worth of gold is stolen every year".

Poverty is colour blind, and black and white people need to work together to eradicate it, ANC treasurer general Mathews Phosa said on Friday.

Pupils from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls will be sent for HIV/Aids testing with their parents' consent, said Oprah Winfrey at the opening of the school at Henley-on-Klip, Meyerton, on Tuesday. The school for girls from disadvantaged backgrounds was officially opened by Winfrey at a star-studded event.

SADC has recognised that negotiations in Zimbabwe are continuing, but emphasised the urgency, President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday.

Gold theft from mines was estimated at R2-billion rand annually, the Chamber of Mines said on Thursday. Chamber of Mines deputy legal adviser Anton van Achterbergh said that a report, compiled by the Institute of Security Studies, "confirmed ... that about R1,8-billion- to R2-billion-worth of gold is stolen every year".

Poverty is colour blind, and black and white people need to work together to eradicate it, ANC treasurer general Mathews Phosa said on Friday.

Pupils from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls will be sent for HIV/Aids testing with their parents' consent, said Oprah Winfrey at the opening of the school at Henley-on-Klip, Meyerton, on Tuesday. The school for girls from disadvantaged backgrounds was officially opened by Winfrey at a star-studded event.

SADC has recognised that negotiations in Zimbabwe are continuing, but emphasised the urgency, President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday.