Learners at an Eastern Cape school held teachers hostage in an attempt to get money for their farewell party. IT’S nearing the matric farewell party season again and, in our particular South African fashion, it won’t simply involve the grade 12s finding an outfit and a partner. Mass action may precede the party at many […]
The Market Theatre offers learners a carnival of drama and dance. THE annual Winter Theatre Carnival at the Market Theatre promises to be a feast of Shakespearean plays and a showcase of local contemporary dance and drama. Celebrating its second year, the festival is aimed at high school students to popularise theatre as a medium […]
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It is unclear whether the 62 alleged mercenaries jailed in Zimbabwe will return to South Africa on Friday, their lawyer, Alwyn Griebenow, said from Harare on Thursday. The men were supposed to have been released from Chikurubi maximum-security prison on Tuesday.
Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani on Thursday said his government has no immediate plans to resume uranium enrichment, a step that has been widely discouraged by the international community. ”We have informed the Europeans about our dissatisfaction with the process of the nuclear talks,” he said.
American businessman Malcolm Glazer launched a formal £790,3-million (R9,1-billion) takeover bid for Manchester United on Thursday after raising his stake to nearly 57% in the world’s richest soccer club. There is strong opposition to a Glazer takeover from the fan-based group Shareholders United.
About 500 people representing church groups in Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, staged a protest on Thursday against a new draft Constitution that they said gives King Mswati III too much power. The protesters, led by Catholic and Anglican bishops, marched to the offices of the prime minister in the capital, Mbabane.
A waste-recycling plant in Johannesburg — described as a danger to the health of employees and the environment — was ordered on Thursday to comply with new regulations or face closure. ”You are in deep trouble. My advice to you is no smart talk,” said Gauteng’s environment minister, Khabisa Mosunkutu.
South Africans are not scared of this year’s unluckiest day, Friday May 13. But if you, along with more than 20-million Americans, suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia (fear of Friday the 13th), then perhaps you should be extra careful. It also seems there are no couples brave enough to tie the knot on a Friday the 13th.
The government denies it has ”ring-fenced” Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang in an effort to limit her controversial pronouncements on HIV and Aids, and on treatment for victims of the disease. According to a Business Day report on Thursday, the government has ”thrown a ring” around Tshabalala-Msimang.