Street vendor Fanafuthi Sidi is chuffed that his daily profit has risen from R12 to R40 since competitors in the hit TV show <i>The Apprentice</i> South Africa came visiting. The contestants were given the task of finding a street vendor and increasing his or her turnover.
Beauty is … an 18-year-old girl in pink stilettos, walking to the sound of her own confident giggle. A native of Krugersdorp, Beauty Ramoroka exudes self-assurance and exuberance. She doesn’t subscribe to the popular concept of beauty that condemns plump, dark-skinned women. She, like many other South African women, is redefining ”pretty”.
More than 80% of black South Africans don’t think Bob’s their uncle — in fact, they think Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is not doing a terribly good job. Clearly five years of the government’s ”quiet diplomacy” have not succeeded in selling the softly-softly approach.
It’s National Cleavage Day and, despite the chilly weather, temperatures are set to rise as women across the country expose their embonpoint in tops slashed to the navel (with a little help from cantilevered undergarments). So, is this day only for well-endowed women or are those whose chests resemble two Disprins on an ironing board included?
"I came here in search of a job. Everyone says that life in South Africa is good. It used to be good in Zimbabwe, but that’s all gone now." — A Zimbabwean farm worker Clever Tarindwa told the <i>Zimbabwe Independent</i>, after being caught trying to cross the border into South Africa. See what Zimbabwe’s press has to say.
For years scientists have been researching and developing methods to treat cancer. Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and immuno-therapy are the primary means of treating the disease but new methods of improving existing methods are being discovered. A chemistry professor is dyeing to treat cancer.
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/ 14 January 2005
The insurance industry refers to ”acts of God”. Does last month’s tsunami qualify? How does the worst natural disaster for half a century square with the ideas of a divine plan and divine providence? How could a merciful and just God allow the tectonic plates under the Indian Ocean to shift so catastrophically? The Mail & Guardian asked local religious leaders for their views.
The South African government has strongly denied that it was slow in reacting to the tsunami disaster in South-East Asia. Opposition parties and the public have criticised the government for taking too long to help victims of the disaster, comparing it with civil society organisations that sprang into action when the extent of the devastation became apparent.
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/ 15 December 2004
Disabled people say that progressive labour and equity legislation mean nothing without effective implementation strategies. In the six years since the Employment Equity Act was passed, the representation of black people and women in the workplace has grown considerably, but people with disabilities are still being left behind.
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/ 14 December 2004
"I think the most motivating thing for me was to overcome discrimination and prejudice. I experienced a lot of that." <i>theTeacher</i> turns the tables on HIV-positive journalist Lucky Mazibuko and talks to him about his life at school and his positive status.