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For prisoners, Mandela Rules, okay!
The UN hopes its new rules will guide countries in putting in place more progressive standards
Water can close South Africa’s electricity gap
Hydropower is a viable alternative to fossil fuels, but South Africa is not realising the benefits of using water to generate energy.
Retailers to feel the pinch in 2013
As consumers tighten their purse strings, retailers are sticking to their game plans, writes Nicola Mawson.
School fee exemption is a right
‘My father … passed away on 1 January 1999. I live with my grandmother. She pays for my school fees from her pension, which is not enough since she also has to look after my…
Inertia over ‘Dossier of Shame’
Two years ago Natalie* (14) called a crisis line to say her teacher had been sexually and emotionally abusing her since she was 12. The crisis line, Childline in KwaZulu-Natal,…
Tensions mount in dispute over post provisioning Jul 19, 2002 Tensions mount in dispute over post provisioning
According to provincial secretary for the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu), Ndaba Gcwabaza, it was agreed with the provincial Department of Education and Culture…
Allegations of corruption rock KZN
A damning report from the provincial auditor general partly reinforces the allegations. The education department concedes that some of its employees have perpetrated ‘fraudulent…
The world’s daughters are most at risk
More than half of all the children in the world who are not in school are girls. The highest number of these live in sub-Saharan Africa, South and East Asia and the Pacific.…
G8: Not so great on Africa
The Group of Eight’s (G8) meeting this week in the United States will spew forth promises for Africa that will amount to nothing, say its critics. The involvement of the New…
Children’s rights groups call for grant extension
Two children’s rights organisations are calling on the government to extend the child support grant to all children under the age of 18. In a statement released to coincide with…
An eclectic segment of time
Reading this collection of short pieces written by journalists based in foreign countries is like living life through their eyes. Largely made up of ”on the road” moments, this…
Mandela site displaces poor
In an ironic twist to a major urban renewal project, families moved to make way for a Mandela heritage site in Alexandra are complaining that their new houses are inferior to…
Queue talk: What voters are saying
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/41909/10-X-Logo.gif" align=left>The elation that marked the 1994 elections was mostly absent on Johannesburg’s West Rand on Wednesday,…
SA social services delivery ‘in crisis’
South Africa’s social delivery systems are facing a crisis and need urgent funding from the government, the National Coalition for Social Services (Nacoss) said in Johannesburg…
SAPS ‘lose track of firearms’
While anti-gun lobbyists are applauding the South African Police Service (SAPS) for its efforts in recovering lost and stolen guns, it has emerged that the police are incapable…