The African National Congress is developing a new policy that will limit the number of empowerment deals its members and their spouses may make, the Sunday Times reported. Based on its newly compiled ”Rich List”, the newspaper said new evidence has emerged that the party’s executives are richer than ever.
South Africans must teach their young sons not to feel threatened by assertive girls. If they are threatened, it could lead to aggression. This was one of the suggestions given on how to promote gender equity by Minister of Home Affairs Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at the official launch of Women’s Month on Wednesday.
A massive cold front sweeping across South Africa has brought freezing conditions to much of the country, with snow reported as far north as Bloemfontein in the Free State and parts of Gauteng, as well as reports of serious flooding in the southern Cape and a tornado in Dullstroom in Mpumalanga.
Zodwa Phiri witnesses young South Africans being educated every day. But Zodwa may never witness the education of her own children. This is because, as a cleaner for the University of Johannesburg, Zodwa earns R8,57 an hour and a meagre R1Â 300 a month.
The Department of Arts and Culture has received ”hundreds” of submissions on the proposed renaming of Johannesburg International airport to OR Tambo International airport, the department reported on Monday. The deadline for submissions is at midnight on Monday. Ministry spokesperson Sandile Memela said that submissions were streaming in ”every moment of every hour”.
Western Province overturned a 22-7 deficit to run out 30-28 winners over the Lions in a scrappy Currie Cup match at Newlands on Saturday. The teams were deadlocked 25-all after an eventful first half that featured seven tries. Mistakes were made and there was some awful defence, but also some good rugby.
<i>Mail & Guardian</i> editor Ferial Haffajee took top honours at the MTN Women in the Media 2006 awards ceremony in Johannesburg on Friday, claiming the overall award. The awards honour women in the South African media industry who have excelled in their careers.
As tens of thousands of foreigners and Lebanese fled the country by air, sea and land this week, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora lashed out at Israel, saying it was "opening the gates of hell and madness" on his country. In a BBC interview, he urged Hizbullah to release two captured Israeli soldiers, but said Israel’s response to the crisis had been disproportionate.
Former Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said in an interview published on Thursday that he expects to be named as new coach of South Africa, hosts of the 2010 World Cup. The 63-year-old made the revelation to Thursday’s Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper, a day after he resigned from his post with Brazil.
Hot on the heels of the decision to change the name of Johannesburg International airport to OR Tambo International airport comes another major name adjustment: the city council of Potchefstroom in the North West voted on Tuesday night to change the town’s name to Tlokwe.