Google has bust in on the turf of local search engines Ananzi and Aardvark, making it easier to search the South African web than ever before. But, says Matthew Buckland, the locals know how to spell "Xhosa" correctly.
The death of rebel leader Jonas Savimbi has brought investor confidence to the Angolan economy. Giselle Wilcox outlines developments in the country’s media space since the war ended.
It is not extraordinary for Maasai warriors to walk for months as nomads across Africa in search of grazing land. But it is bizarre to see a six-foot, regal, ebony skinned warrior gliding across Long Street in downtown Cape Town, amid quaint coffee shops, carrying his spear and kitted out in his majestic blood-red blankets.
Ladies and gentlemen, a new sex manual has sauntered into town. Punning title, check; cover image of sliced fruit, check; sexologist author with PhD, check. So far, so standard, but Dr Ian Kerner’s She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman is beginning to have an impact beyond the usual scope of a glossy paperback sex manual.
The descendants of British colonialists in Kenya are reeling in shock following the arrest of a member of the country’s most prominent white settler dynasty, the Delameres, in an incident that has ignited debate about land reform in East Africa’s largest economy. Tom Cholmondeley (37), a farmer, is expected to be charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Simon ole Sitima (44), a Kenya Wildlife Service game ranger.
”The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) is taking legal action against what it sees as a charlatan flogging vitamins to people with Aids so that they can avoid taking anti-retroviral treatments which is said to be poisonous. That is what the TAC does, and should do, so well,” writes Pat Sidley.
As a media company, if you didn’t have a good 2004, Harry Herber says you’re likely to shut down in 2005. The signs are out there that we can be as bullish about the immediate future.
More investigations are needed to ensure that private security firms operate within the law, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said on Tuesday. Nqakula said that a report — to be released soon — will advise the government on how to deal with problems in the private security industry.
Peter Jooste, the convener of the Springbok selection panel, has confirmed that the panel will announce the national squad for the upcoming tours on May 14. In order to prepare adequately for the tough international season ahead, during which they will play 12 Tests, the Springboks will attend a training camp from May 20 in Bloemfontein.
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