Consumer rights champion Isabel Jones has died, one of her agents confirmed on Tuesday. Jones, who underwent open heart surgery in December, was not feeling well on Friday and was admitted to hospital, said Stuart Lee, chief executive of Famous Faces Management, the agent for aspects of Jones’s commercial career. Jones died on Tuesday morning, said Lee.
If you have just blown the budget on a new high-definition TV, look away now. Japanese broadcasters and the BBC are working on a system 33 times more detailed than the best sets on the market. The BBC plans to use the technology, named Super Hi-Vision, to screen coverage of the 2012 Olympics on big screens in city centres across Britain.
The African National Congress’s (ANC) national working committee initiated a major review of the country’s education system at its fortnightly meeting on Monday, the organisation said. Education is a central pillar of economic growth and the fight against poverty, the ANC said in a statement.
After the Competition Tribunal on Monday rejected an application to confirm a settlement agreement between the Competition Commission and Netcare Hospital Group, Netcare said in a statement on Tuesday it was disappointed with the decision of the tribunal not to sanction the consent order.
Attitudes and decisions based on the other’s race or ethnicity offend because they stereotype groups and individuals, shackling both without good cause. Debate about the Forum of Black Journalists has centred on its total exclusion of non-black journalists. Is this racism in reverse or an attempt at redress?
The Kenyan army has launched a massive crackdown on a tribal militia in western Kenya that has killed hundreds of people in recent months, officials said on Monday. Police estimate that the militia has killed at least 500 people in the past year alone and displaced thousands of others. Last week, the group attacked a village in the area and killed 15 people.
"Good corporate citizenship recognises the need for sustainable social investment. As the name implies, CSI is all about social investment. Cheque-book charity no longer cuts the mustard." Last year, law firm Deneys Reitz won two Investing in the Future awards. In light of this success, associate Liesl Williams looks at CSI.
Yolandi Groenewald introduces the judges of the Investing in the Future Awards, who this year include Reg Rumney — the chairperson of the panel of judges, is an independent consultant, researcher and analyst who focuses on investment issues — and Dr Iqbal Survé, a medical doctor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and global business leader.
South Africans love sport and many companies have exploited this to build their brands. This year the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> introduces a new corporate social investment category in its Investing in the Future Awards to honour companies that have invested in sports development.
"When I started working on the Investing Awards 10 years ago, CSI was a small idea, but it has subsequently grown in leaps and bounds." The Investing Awards celebrate their 19th year. Convener Sudley Adams reflects on their development as a premier corporate social investment accolade.