Sony has unveiled plans for its own virtual universe for the PlayStation 3 where users will be able to socialise, shop and even go to the movies — all without setting foot outside in the real world. The free service, called <i>Home</i>, will allow PS3 users to set up an apartment for life-like virtual characters, or avatars, which can invite friends or strangers over.
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) head of news Snuki Zikalala was warned that should blacklisting of political commentators by the public broadcaster occur again stronger action would be taken against him, SABC news reported on Wednesday.
I am principal of a school called Nkone Maruping Primary School, situated on the outskirts of an RDP settlement called Braamfischerville, named after the struggle icon, Braam Fischer. It is not far away from Dobsonville and Roodepoort, west of Gauteng.
"They read so badly, they couldn’t read the question papers – and they spelt so badly, they couldn’t write their names," a Cape Town school principal said in disgust about his grade eight learners.
Did you know that by defaulting on an R8 000 loan, you could end up paying R61 000? This happened to a client of a microlender who stopped making repayments on his loan. Although the bank came to an agreement with him, legally he was obliged to pay off R61 000 in R700-a-month instalments.
Her multiple skills make it rather difficult to describe her in just one word. And in trying to capture the essence of who she really is, one would need a dozen superlatives.
The department of education disclosed the alarming escalation of teenaged pregnancy that made headlines last year. More than 72 000 girls aged between 13 and 19 did not attend school because they were pregnant.
When Kwame Nkrumah remarked 50 years ago that "the independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked with the total liberation of Africa" he may not have known how much of a catalyst he was providing for the subsequent wave of decolonisation that swept the continent.
To celebrate International Women’s Day on Thursday, Ipas, an NGO promoting women’s health around the world, is holding a seminar in Rosebank, Johannesburg, where leaders in the field will analyse progress made in the promotion of women’s health — especially regarding unsafe abortions. Ipas country director Mosotho Gabriel spoke to the Mail & Guardian Online.
The African National Congress (ANC)-led government has failed the nation by not providing free education in all public schools, the Congress of South African Students (Cosas) said on Wednesday. ”Cosas demands that all private schools be nationalised and further demands the provision of free education in all public schools,” Cosas president Kenny Motshegoa said in a statement.