"I first encountered Revel Fox three years ago at the Sithengi film market when he pitched his film <i>The Flyer</i>". SKhubu Meth speaks to Revel Fox about how childhood passion inspired his film.
Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya frankly admitted in his budget vote speech this week that the government does not have the human resources capacity to "adequately exercise oversight of the work" of the newly formed South African Social Security Agency. This confirms the views of leading NGOs that the agency may not be a panacea for the corruption that has crippled the social grant system.
The South African National Civics Organisation (Sanco) received millions of rands from Swedish arms manufacturers who were bidding for the controversial multibillion-rand arms deal. The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> has found that R2,5-million was pumped into the coffers of Sanco’s investment arm by Swedish arms company Celsius.
A paper trail leading to the suspension of a senior government official in the Eastern Cape government bolstered evidence that "[Premier] Nosimo Balindlela is using the state against particular comrades under the pretext of fighting corruption," Irvin Jim, regional secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, said this week.
Soccer’s world governing body Fifa has lost its lawsuit against sportswear company Puma, which manufactured the catsuit — a one piece jersey and shorts suit — worn by the Cameroon national team during the 2004 African Nations Cup. A German court ruled on Wednesday that the catsuit did not violate football’s rules on playing apparel.
The leader of Nigeria’s Senate resigned on Tuesday after being accused of bribery. He quit less than 24 hours after President Olusegun Obasanjo sacked his minister of housing for trying to sell off government houses at knock-down prices. "I hereby step aside as president of the Senate to enable me to attend to all the allegations against me," Adolphus Wabara told the Senate chamber.
Nobody is perfect. Not even Christ’s vicar could claim to be. So Pope John Paul II, who stepped into the shoes of St Peter, the man who denied Jesus Christ thrice, was only human. But he was the leader of the biggest Christian outfit in the world and, therefore, his actions rightly attract scrutiny. The pontiff had made his mind known with reference to women’s roles in the church
The findings of the main observer groups in the March 31 Zimbabwe general election — the South African and Southern African Development Community (SADC) delegations — stand discredited, mainly due to the two organisations’ apparent willingness to arrive at the twilight of the poll, well after all the electoral logistics were almost in place.
Ten years into our brave new democracy and the sullen curse of racism still stains the rainbow. Have you, as a white person, erased your prejudices and adjusted your reactions to the new realities? Answer honestly the eight questions below and test yourself.
Last Thursday marked the end of an era at the Department of Trade and Industry. Alistair Ruiters, the department’s Director General, brought his five-year stint at the helm to an end. It also brought to a close his 11-year stay in the country’s economic engine room. The question of whether Ruiters was successful or not depends on who you ask and what the purpose of your inquiry is.