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The UN hopes its new rules will guide countries in putting in place more progressive standards
Hydropower is a viable alternative to fossil fuels, but South Africa is not realising the benefits of using water to generate energy.
As consumers tighten their purse strings, retailers are sticking to their game plans, writes Nicola Mawson.
‘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…
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,…
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…
A damning report from the provincial auditor general partly reinforces the allegations. The education department concedes that some of its employees have perpetrated ‘fraudulent…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
<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,…
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…
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…
Local residents sang ”Nkosi sikelele kaffirtjie” whenever they were around. Mine security guards roughed them up and white trainees were paid twice what they were. These are some…
The black economic empowerment charter on information communications technology (ICT), which was released in draft form on Tuesday, is not merely being implemented to create a…
Professor Robin Broadhead, dean of the Malawi College of Medicine, specialises in children infected with HIV/Aids. The avenue of research that he is currently pursuing is the…
South African cellphone users have been being encouraged to turn their phones off on Wednesday for 24 hours in a national protest against cellular network operators. An anonymous…
Children’s rights organisations are accusing education officials of failing to act on cases of sexual abuse at schools. Luke Lamprecht, manager of the Teddy Bear Clinic in…
