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/ 5 September 2005
Zimbabwe’s central bank head on Sunday obliquely pleaded against the country’s threatened expulsion from the International Monetary Fund and denied using undeclared foreign exchange to pay back part of the IMF debt. ”Our non-payment of our dues to the IMF remains a source of embarrassment to every self-respecting Zimbabwean whether in the country or the diaspora,” said Gideon Gono.
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/ 5 September 2005
The chief executive of SA Rugby, Johan Prinsloo, has again been accused of sexual harassment, but this time by a male worker. Prinsloo told the Afrikaans Rapport newspaper that he was not bothered and had nothing to hide as he was sure of his innocence.
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/ 5 September 2005
Italy’s health minister has condemned a decision by one of the country’s biggest hospitals to stop a gay man giving blood. A 39-year-old writer was turned away from the Policlinico hospital in Milan after telling staff he was gay. Paolo Pedote said he had been informed that it was ”internal policy” not to accept gay male donors.
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/ 5 September 2005
New Orleans was finally emptied of all but the most desperate remnants of its population on Sunday, leaving behind a ghost town under military occupation as troops fanned out through the city streets. In belated recognition of the depth of the crisis, Washington swallowed its pride and asked for blankets, food and water trucks from the EU and Nato.
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/ 5 September 2005
The Singita Group’s social responsibility and community development programmes are carried out quietly and without any fuss. In a similar fashion, when the private game reserve and its collection of award-winning luxury lodges applied for Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa certification, there was no trumpet-blowing.
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/ 5 September 2005
It was announced today that Media24’s financial weeklies, <i>Finance Week</i> and <i>Finansies & Tegniek</i>, will be consolidated under one brand from September 28. The new brand, <i>Finweek</i>, will be published in both English and Afrikaans and will be merged with online financial portal Finance24, which will be rebranded Fin24.co.za.
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/ 5 September 2005
Petrol would be on sale tomorrow at a saving of up to 35c a litre if Kempton Park garage owner Dean Grant could get his way. Grant, at the forefront of discounting diesel for the past 18 months, offers discounts of between 27c and 30c a litre. Grant is able to do this because the retail price of diesel, unlike petrol, is deregulated.
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/ 5 September 2005
It’s been proven true again. It is possible to bring Johannesburg’s notorious, downtown Newtown area back to life — as long as it’s night-time, and as long as there is a party. Last weekend saw a blast of sound in several interconnected venues.
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/ 5 September 2005
When human rights advocate Greg Moran opened the African Toyshop earlier this year, his aim was clear: to use the principles of fair trade to help African crafters make a decent living through their skills. Six months on and he is satisfied that the project is bearing the kinds of fruit he had in mind.
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/ 5 September 2005
Those who argue that pale males are no more useful in the new South Africa than an evolutionary throwback with no discernible function could do well to consider the case of MTN’s Robert Nesbit. The company’s financial director is one of a small coterie of white South Africans who have grown spectacularly rich as empowerment beneficiaries.