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/ 23 September 2004
Tourism is the only resource with the potential to create thousands of employment opportunities in a short space of time, while in other sectors of the economy, people are either dismissed or retrenched. This is according to United Association of South Africa (Uasa) support services general manager Leon Grobler.
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/ 23 September 2004
South African banking group Absa’s share price touched an all-time high of R62,50 a share on Wednesday morning after the group issued a cautionary stating that it is in talks that might result in a controlling stake in the bank being acquired. It was speculated that Sanlam, Absa’s largest shareholder, is planning to sell its 21% stake.
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/ 23 September 2004
The brother of South African President Thabo Mbeki lashed out at Africa’s political elite on Wednesday, saying that its plundering of resources has ”left the continent worse off than in colonial times”. Moeletsi Mbeki, the deputy chairperson of the South African Institute for International Affairs think tank in Johannesburg, accused African leaders ”of taking their country’s resources and stashing them in Swiss bank accounts”.
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/ 23 September 2004
Technically, the wage dispute between the government and the public sector unions came to an end on Wednesday with the state signing a wage agreement and leaving organised labour 21 days to follow suit. Edwin Mohlegedi, chairperson of the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council, said he expected all parties to sign on the dotted line.
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/ 23 September 2004
”It is unfortunate, though, that the media coverage of Pride in its focus on drag queens and scantily clad buff guys fails to reflect the diversity of our community.” The M&G Online puts 10 tough questions to Evert Knoesen, director of South Africa’s Equality Project, as the country’s annual Gay Pride celebrations kick off in Johannesburg.
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/ 23 September 2004
Four years ago, as the reality of freedom was beginning to take hold and South Africans were reconciling with one another and with the reality of being part of the Afri-can continent, Nkhensani Manganyi spied a gap in the clothing and lifestyle market. And so Stoned Cherrie was born from Nkhensani Manganyi’s conviction that people wanted to wear their politics on their sleeves.
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/ 23 September 2004
The challenge of making it on your own Published: June 7, 2004 By Keeran Sewsunker for The Daily News The first step is to know yourself as an entrepreneur. Each entrepreneur is unique. Each person needs to understand the risk that he or she can withstand. A university graduate may have a high tolerance to […]
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/ 23 September 2004
This week official crime statistics were revealed that indicate fantastic reductions in a wide range of crimes. Perhaps most impressive was a decline in the number of murders nationally and in most provinces. The police are, understandably, taking a bow. But the police should be credited for the things they can control, not for the increases or decreases in crime.
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/ 23 September 2004
Cutting costs could keep you in business Published: July 5, 2004 By Keeran Sewsunker for The Daily News On a shoestring budget, it really pays to scrimp and save. Just in case you have forgotten the value of the hard-earned cent, the Daily News has come up with a slew of money-saving ideas to boost […]
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/ 23 September 2004
Uganda’s dramatic progress in combating HIV/Aids has been undermined by a new survey that challenges the country’s reputation as a beacon for a continent that is being ravaged by the disease. The non-governmental National Guidance and Empowerment Network, that surveyed 53 of the country’s 56 districts, claimed on Wednesday that 17% of the adult population was infected — more than four times the official rate.