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Little has been achieved since Burundian ceasefire
The implementation of the ceasefire agreement between the Burundian government and the rebel Palipehutu-FNL (FNL) reached an impasse last week after the FNL went underground,…
Making government listen
Kliptown in Johannesburg erupted recently — and poor service delivery was at the root of the disturbance. Following similar explosions in Deneysville and Metsimaholo in the Free…
Scratching a living from waste
I drive through Braamfontein with a photographer looking for someone dragging a supermarket trolley loaded with scrap cardboard or plastic. I want to chat to one of these lonely…
Cops got off lightly, say activists
Gender activists have hammered the “suspended dismissal” of two Mpumalanga police constables who placed a woman overnight in a police cell with six men, who then gang-raped her.…
The metamorphosis of an environmental liability
How do you take an eyesore and an environmental liability and turn it into an asset that will have immediate economic benefits for the local community? Anglo Coal’s…
From waste to water
South Africa’s first water reclamation plant, the Emalahleni Water Reclamation Project, is expected to be up and running by July. The project is a brainchild of Anglo Coal South…
Music to toyi-toyi to
Those who have suffered through recent power failures, courtesy of Eskom, may want to buy a copy of the new CD by the Anti-Privatisation Forum (APF), which rails against…
Why Scandinavia is clamping down on the johns
Norway hopes to follow in Sweden’s footsteps by criminalising the purchase of sexual services. This would keep prostitution legal but make pimping or buying sex illegal. By…
A greener glass of wine
Backsberg Estate Cellars in the Western Cape is bragging about its green credentials after becoming the first wine producers in South Africa to do a full carbon audit of its…
Move to wipe out illegal toilet paper
We have been warned about pirated CDs and DVDs, but now — shock! horror! — watch out for illegal toilet paper. It may sound ridiculous, but it’s true. You might be buying illegal…
Young, black and unhappy
One young black professional’s resignation letter has opened up the floodgates for others to express their feelings about the unfair treatment they receive from their employers.…
A little haven called Dorah’s Ark
In a pleasant red-brick building, at the corner of two streets, is where you will find Dorah’s Ark, a soup kitchen in Roodepoort. Here Dorah Mazibuko (69) and her husband David…
Neighbourhoods come clean
A Soweto community has chosen to clean up and green their area and a Lonehill community has decided to start a recycling programme. Although these projects encounter some…
Arrests, injuries in Moutse protest march
Police officers on Thursday shot rubber bullets at protesters burning African National Congress T-shirts bearing President Thabo Mbeki’s face during a march to the mayor’s office…
Educating a new breed
Fred Swaniker believes that Africa needs a new breed of leaders and entrepreneurs who will drive change on the continent.