A top official of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) said in Harare on Thursday that his party supports the appointment of former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa as a mediator in the alleged Zimbabwean crisis with Britain.
A spike in violent crime and the renewed international focus on crime in South Africa ahead of the 2010 Football World Cup has sparked a flurry of activity by the country’s law and order authorities. Insurance experts believe an additional possible factor in the crime rise was the 11-week strike by security guards.
"Tired of being accused of driving only glamorous cars, I accepted an invitation to the launch of the new Nissan Patrol Pickup.If you’re looking for a rugged, no-frills workhorse, then the Patrol Pickup is your car. It’s built for the sole purpose of traipsing over treacherous terrain with the talent, finesse and ease of a mountain goat on a mission," writes Sukasha Singh.
The Democratic Alliance is arguably the best placed among opposition parties to make the advance towards a meaningful black vote. But to do so, the party must change. Armed with a war kitty, experience and growing electoral support, Tony Leon is valiantly trying to break the political mould.
An independent disciplinary tribunal was not convinced that Aubrey Mokadi walked on water and fired him as vice-chancellor of the Vaal University of Technology. Dubbed "Jesus of the Vaal", he got axed after being found guilty on 161 counts of corruption, fraud and nepotism.
The Scorpions appear to have knocked over the first domino in their bid to probe the criminal networks surrounding the late Brett Kebble. Last Friday, Directorate of Special Operations spokesperson Makhosini Nkosi announced the arrest of five people suspected of being part of an international drug syndicate.
In his new movie, comedian Leon Schuster goes undercover as a black domestic worker, who goes by the name of Mama Jack. He spoke to Matthew Krouse about playing the full-bodied African beauty.
<b>CD OF THE WEEK:</b> On her new album, <i>Wildflower</i>, Sheryl Crow is not quite the rock chick any more. And though the instant likeability of past Crow hits occasionally shines through, this is an album that’s hard to care for, writes Riaan Wolmarans. Also reviews of the Foo Fighters, DJ Jazzy D, Ry Cooder and others.
Africa. South Africa. Nigeria. Darfur. Swaziland. Côte d’Ivoire. These are not places we can leave behind. We live there. Bono’s great, but he is your wake-up call, not ours. Africa is too big for soundbites and too complex for generalisations. Imagine that Europe should be thus covered: "The Hopeless Continent. Its economic heart [Germany] is broken; the mafia is threatening a fragile new government [Italy]".
What do Tony Leon, Jo’burg rockabilly band the Slashdogs and Pastor Mark Taylor from Zimbabwe have in common? The answer is all three have embraced the new digital fad that is podcasting. A podcast is an audio file that can be downloaded by multiple users and listened to on a portable music player or a computer.