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Who’s who in the lad mag zoo?

The rise of the metro sexual has seen not only men’s grooming habits change, but also their reading habits. And nowhere is this more evident than in the enormous growth the men’s…

The catch-up game

<Media24’s wonder child <i>Weg</i>, the country’s first travel glossy in Afrikaans, is certainly putting pressure on the competition. But old hand <i>Getaway</i> remains the…

German toy boy needs lobola in the zoo

German toy boy Makoko the Gorilla appealed on Thursday to Jo’burgers to dig deep into their pockets to assist him with paying lobola for Max the Gorilla’s widow, Lisa. Makoko…

Prisons union plans march in Pretoria

Trade unions are gearing up for a march in Pretoria on Thursday to protest staff shortages in prisons. Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union president Zizamele Cebekhulu said the…

Let the MDC meet, says ANC

If Zimbabwe’s elections are to be declared free and fair, the opposition Movement for Democratic should be allowed to hold public meetings, African National Congress secretary…

Cave divers’ bodies found at Boesmansgat

The bodies of Australian diver Dave Shaw and South African Deon Dreyer were recovered from the world’s third-deepest freshwater cave, Boesmansgat, in the Northern Cape on…

ANC Youth League, Markgraaff to bury hatchet

The African National Congress Youth League leadership and former Springbok coach Andre Markgraaff hope to find ”common ground” when they hold talks on transformation in rugby on…

Hamba kahle, Beyers Naude

Thousands of mourners, of all races and creeds, packed the Aasvoëlkop Dutch Reformed Church in Northcliff on Saturday to pay their final respects to Afrikaans anti-apartheid…

Still ‘no reason’ for Telkom job cuts

Three trade unions at Telkom maintained on Tuesday that there is no reason for job cuts at the telecommunications monopoly. A union negotiator told reporters in Johannesburg the…

Theft victims complain about airport security

Police say crime at Johannesburg International airport is low and ”there is nothing out of control”, but it appears theft victims are discouraged from reporting their cases. Two…

Mbeki pays tribute to SA women

President Thabo Mbeki on Monday paid tribute to the role South African women played in the struggle against apartheid. Addressing a half-full stadium in Witbank, Mbeki said South…

Work, work, work for the birthday boy

President Thabo Mbeki will spend his 62nd birthday on ”work, work, work”, his spokesperson Bheki Khumalo said on Friday. ”The president doesn’t believe in festivities and big…

‘Political detoxification’ for top NNP man

New National Party Gauteng leader Johan Kilian has resigned from the party but says it has nothing to do with weekend talks the party held with the African National Congress.…

‘It’s a difficult thing, transformation’

There will have to come a point when South Africans stop being black, white, Indian and Coloured and are merely South Africans, Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said on Tuesday.…

Mbeki: ‘We wanted Brenda to live to her 80s’

Nine people were injured at Brenda Fassie’s funeral at the Langa stadium in Cape Town on Saturday when fans surged into the VIP area where Fassie’s body lay in a gold-coloured…

IFP protests and negotiates in KZN

While Inkatha Freedom Party supporters protested against the declaration of the elections as free and fair, the party leadership continued talks with the African National…

ANC-IFP talks on KZN govt continue

Talks between the African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party on an ”ANC-led broad-based government” continued on Friday ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of MPLs in…

First day of school for MPs

There was excitement and relief in the halls of Parliament on Thursday as MPs arrived to register for the third term of the African National Congress government. Pamela Mnandi,…

No mess, no fuss: IFP to stick with DA

The Inkatha Freedom Party says it has no intention of ending its Coalition for Change agreement with the Democratic Alliance, even if it is invited to govern KwaZulu-Natal with…

Few surprises on candidates lists

There were virtually no surprises on Tuesday as political parties finalised the names of candidates to be sworn in to the National Assembly on Friday. The African National…