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/ 6 February 2006
"Are we afraid of change? Absolutely not! We have always said we want to see a Transnet that is dynamic and growing. We have argued for and agreed with the approach of the government and management that puts Transnet at the centre of economic growth," writes Jane Barret.
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/ 6 February 2006
No one can say African birds don’t know how to put on a show. Every year end, like clockwork, they’re at their best during the continent’s two greatest ornithological spectacles. In Kenya, the pink flamingos mass on Lake Nakuru. In South Africa, everyone who owns a tie-dye top and a husband who cooks leads us in the 16 Days of Non-Violence against Women.
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/ 6 February 2006
Google indexes about eight billion Web pages and it is fair to assume that if the information is on the Internet, Google, or any other search engine for that matter, will be able to find it. But the trick is in knowing how to ask the right question. Being able to use search efficiently is as much an essential skill in the 21st century as touch typing.
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/ 6 February 2006
Coastal provinces generally matched the successes recorded in the inland provinces when their schools reopened late in January. One of the problem areas was the Eastern Cape, in particular regarding the renewal of temporary teachers’ contracts and the delivery of textbooks and stationery.
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/ 6 February 2006
Initial impressions of the re-opening of schools in January suggest a huge improvement compared with previous years. Recurring problems include overcrowding, supply of textbooks and state-subsidised transport – but on a far smaller scale than has been experienced in the past.
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/ 6 February 2006
When Poovan Chetty, a maths and science teacher from Nigel Secondary School, departed for a 10-week study visit to the United States, some of his learners were devastated.
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/ 6 February 2006
Spring is around the corner for millions of Pakistanis left homeless by last year’s giant earthquake, even if it doesn’t feel like it as Hafez Gullamullah tramps through knee-deep snow. When the thaw comes at the end of March in Pitchbala, the father-of-three and his fellow villagers will finally be able to start rebuilding their homes.
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/ 6 February 2006
Arcelor, the European steelmaker, recently launched its defence against Mittal Steel’s hostile â,¬18,6-billion takeover bid with a savage attack on its predator’s track record. It claims Mittal had destroyed shareholder value and jobs and has a shoddy record on corporate governance and safety.
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/ 6 February 2006
Mark Jaccard’s advice on climate change, the imminent exhaustion of fossil fuels and the end of civilisation as we know it is: "Don’t panic." But he is not an out-of-touch climate-change denier. He is an expert on long-term energy issues who, for 10 years, advised the Chinese government on energy policy.
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/ 6 February 2006
Oil spills, shipwrecks, dumped waste, an ill-advised nuclear reactor — human interaction in Antarctica has a history of pushing the last great wilderness to the edge of ecological disaster. Now, apart from climate change, mass tourism is the greatest threat the continent has ever faced.