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Apprentice vendors given brief boost
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…
‘Happy in our own skin’
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…
He’s heavy, he ain’t our brother
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…
Flaunt your finest bits
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…
Words steaming off the press
"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…
The light fantastic
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…
Tsunami: Where was God?
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…
SA aid is ‘miles ahead’
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…
Waiting outside the promised land
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…
Another interesting day still
"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…
Putting the government’s HIV/Aids plan to the test
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/142915/aids_icon.gif" align=left>A year ago the government approved a national plan for the management, care and treatment of…
A home of her own
Housing is a major issue on the social agenda, but policy and planning are often gender-blind and fail to acknowledge that men and women have different housing needs. This often…
SA greats the list missed
Eminence and popularity are not necessarily our criteria. Many of our 20 outstanding South Africans are unsung, but all have shaped our country through their talent, courage and…
Gathering steam
South Africa could be heading towards a crisis that will see the country being unable to meet its energy needs by 2007. Frequent power cuts at peak times may become the norm…
Sympathy, not standstill
The national public service strike did not succeed in shutting down South Africa on Thursday. But the government was wrong-footed by the strike turnout and the extent of public…