Margot Pienaar The Wild Coast spatial development initiative (SDI) is about more than just employment creation. It is also about creating the opportunity for local communities to become partners and co-owners of viable, multi-million-rand income-producing projects. Objectively, the Wild Coast SDI implies a reversal for the subsistence farmers and migrant labourers who take their labour […]
Andrew Muchineripi: Soccer No sooner had caretaker coach Jomo Sono ditched the Bafana Bafana old guard than successor Philippe Troussier wants to bring them back for the World Cup in France during June. Labelled the “tried and trusted” by former coach Clive Barker and rejected as the “tired and detested” by large sections of the […]
Suzy Bell: In your ear It’s hard not to be impressed with East Coast Radio’s Newswatch team what with the catchy effervescence of the station’s news manager, Mary Papayya. When the station went commercial in May last year, Papayya was snapped up from the SABC where she served as an executive producer at Radio Lotus. […]
Mukoni T Ratshitanga The African National Congress Youth League goes to its 20th national conference in Johannesburg next week amid fears that it is losing the battle for the hearts and minds of the youth. Central to the criticisms levelled against the league is that it is only vocal on leadership matters within the ANC […]
Tim Radford in London Suddenly the moon has become precious real estate: a kind of off-planet investment. Twenty-five years since two astronauts from Apollo 17 dusted their hands off and climbed back into a lunar module, Nasa scientists had peered at data from an orbiting spacecraft and found water at the lunar poles. Now a […]
Lizeka Mda: CITY LIMITS Six o’clock in the evening and there is no parking space left in the Old Edwardian Sports Club in Lower Houghton. Cars overflow outside the club’s gates on to Fourth Street, all the way to 11th Avenue. These are the premises of the Old Edwardian Society, prime real estate in this […]
Sharon Hammond Unknown to the rich and idle in Nelspruit’s version of Sandton, farm workers have established a small village and self-sustaining chicken farm in their midst, as part of a unique land project. Four workers at Hoogland Estates, which borders the upmarket suburb of Steiltes, have qualified for a share-equity scheme on the farm, […]
FRIDAY, 1.00PM HEADLINE share earnings for Liberty Life rose 20% in 1997 to R12,15, helped by a new, internationally standardised accounting system. The dividend rose 33% to 425c, including a 40th birthday 40c share bonus. Earnings attributable to Liberty Life shareholders rose to R1,18-billion, new business rose 32,6% to R3,08-billion, and total assets increased from […]
Andy Capostagno: Rugby We’ve had two weeks of the Super 12 now and we’ve learnt a few things. We’ve learnt that the Wellington Hurricanes are the best team in the tournament, and the Western Stormers are about the worst. We’ve learnt that rumours of a resurgence of the game in Australia are unfounded, and that […]
Njongonkulu Ndungane: UBUNTU A cardinal value to be cherished by all is the sanctity of life. This entails creating conditions that enable people to enjoy a fully human life. As God’s stewards we are responsible for harnessing the resources of the earth to enhance humanity’s well-being. It is in this light that we must engage […]