A former Nigerian militia leader whose release has raised hopes of improved security in the oil-producing Niger Delta has pledged to continue his struggle for local control of oil wealth, but not in a criminal way. The situation in the region remains volatile despite the release of Mujahid Dokubo-Asari on Thursday.
Business and political leaders attending an annual conference meant to focus entrepreneurial attention on Africa hailed China’s and India’s huge appetite for raw materials as a powerful driving force to move the African economy up a gear. But the discussion at the World Economic Forum’s annual conference on Africa was tinged with anxiety.
Sun City’s second Positive bash is a layer cake of art and entertainment celebrating survival, writes Matthew Krouse
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: It’s the year of the threequels and this week, it’s the turn of what might be called a thirteenquel: Ocean’s 13, writes Shaun de Waal
The Springboks will draw on inspiration from former president Nelson Mandela when they meet Australia at Newlands on Saturday. The sides meet in a Mandela Challenge Plate match which doubles as the first Tri-Nations game of the 2007 season.
The government’s plans to centralise the public service, purportedly in the interests of improving ”delivery”, set alarm bells ringing, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said on Friday. ”The real aim must be bluntly stated: it is to centralise the African National Congress’s power, to erode the opposition’s chances of setting up alternative models of ‘delivery’,” she said.
The Gauteng transport department is playing double standards with the new number-plate system, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Friday. DA’s transport spokesperson James Swart said it is not clear how much the new number plates will cost motorists.
Let’s stop the madness! Can Africa get it right? I ask this question as another African country, Chad, is in turmoil in the same old story of power and greed. It joins Kenya in a long list of countries that are tainting Africa’s image. Hardly a month into the new year and the continent is […]
Women’s rights? Oh sure … Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge’s dismissal says much about whether women’s rights really are a priority in South Africa. She has a long history as a women’s activist, serving on the parliamentary committee on the status of women and chairing the multiparty Parliamentary Women’s Group and the ANC Parliamentary Women’s Caucus. She has […]
Four questions for Zuma I don’t see Jacob Zuma as having the characteristics needed to lead us, both in the ANC and the country. Imagine newspapers across the world flashing the headline ”President of South Africa arrested for fraud and tax evasion”. Our economy would feel the pinch — no wonder he has been telling […]