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/ 16 November 2007
The internal battle in the ANC in the North West has taken a turn for the worse. The leader of Umkhonto weSizwe veterans in the province claims he is being intimidated to support President Thabo Mbeki, while members of the provincial executive committee have tightened the screws on Premier and provincial chairperson Edna Molewa.
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/ 1 November 2007
I recently had the pleasure of spending a mid-week getaway at one of the Western Cape’s finest hotel/spa complexes. The Arabela Hotel and Spa, about an hour from Cape Town near Gansbaai, boasts fynbos-fringed fairways leading to a golf-course clubhouse with views of the Bot River lagoon and the Kogelberg mountains, writes Zodidi Mhlana.
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/ 31 October 2007
Commuters used to filthy, overcrowded trains, which often arrive late and lack adequate security, now have an alternative — the Soweto Business Express. Launched in July this year, the Soweto Business Express operates during peak hours, travelling between Naledi in Soweto and Johannesburg Park Station in less than 45 minutes.
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/ 31 October 2007
Road safety is a critical component in providing transport infrastructure and South Africa’s record is disastrous. The numbers are only worsened when heavy vehicles such as trucks are involved. Safer trucks mean safer roads for all users. “We are seriously concerned that truck drivers tend to exceed the speed limit at several locations on the N3 route,” said Miles le Roux, traffic engineer at the N3 Toll Concession.
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/ 26 October 2007
Oom Os du Randt — the Springbok loosehead prop — is one of the most experienced sports stars in the country. At the ripe old age of 35 and with two World Cup winners’ medals around his neck, he has a lot to pass on to younger players, especially those who do not know how to handle success and end up in self-destruct mode.
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/ 25 October 2007
Mozambique has made great strides since the end of its civil war in 1992, but the country is struggling still to empower its 20-million citizens, most of whom live in abject poverty. About 80% of Mozambique’s poor live in rural areas. While farming is their main source of income, agricultural productivity is low and most of the rural population survives at subsistence level.
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/ 25 October 2007
With most schools in rural areas facing abject poverty, overcrowding, lack of resources and facilities, the cry for help is loud and desperate. Rural children want to compete on an equal footing with their urban brothers and sisters. Anglo American South Africa has answered this call with its Rural Schools Programme aimed at ameliorating the situation in Limpopo.
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/ 25 September 2007
A year ago, the Mail & Guardian reported how the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link was raising property values in areas near planned stations. Set to revolutionise how Gautengers travel, the single line transecting major suburbs could get commuters off the roads, and to their destinations much faster.
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/ 14 September 2007
Jocelyn Creed started playing rugby in 2002 with Villagers Rugby Club. She played Western Province rugby for three seasons. Then she was appointed to manage Villagers ladies’ team and the Western Province ladies’ team during their season. Creed and her friends noticed the lack of attention paid to women’s rugby and opened Ntombi Rugby Academy in May last year.
M&G Media, which publishes the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> newspaper in Johannesburg, has been contracted by Mafube Publishing to take over its key management functions, it was announced on Monday. M&G Media will market and distribute all magazine titles published by Mafube — including <i>Enterprise</i> magazine — and assist with advertising sales.