In 2002, South Africa successfully hosted the World Summit on Sustainable Development, enabling the world to negotiate a plan and set targets to shift global growth onto a sustainable path. Last year, South Africa commemorated the first anniversary of the World Summit with a media campaign and stakeholder roundtable discussion. This year, the second anniversary will be marked by a more memorable suite of high-level events, to take place between 1 to 4 September at the Sandton International Convention Centre, Johannesburg.
For the true private buyer, the major element of a new car purchase is the finance. With most people focusing on the monthly repayment, they rarely calculate or appreciate how much interest they pay overall. For all but a privileged minority, the leasing option is not a viable route to car ownership, argues Colin Windell in his second article on car prices.
South Africa is poised for the final phasing out of leaded petrol, eliminating lead as an air pollutant and reducing engine wear. Catalytic converters, fitted in all new engines internationally, cannot operate on leaded petrol. To preserve its growing export potential, the local car industry fully backs the change. The cut-off for leaded petrol manufacture is January 1 2006.
South Africa’s decade-old democracy presents us with many confounding questions about the nature of our freedom and our relationships with one another. Deep divisions of race, class, language, culture, religion, income and education persist and, in some cases, have even increased. In the midst of this, gender sometimes gets lost despite being possibly the most important aspect of identity.
It is perhaps no coincidence that the Big Five appear on South Africa’s currency. Leopard, buffalo, lion, elephant and rhino distinguish our R200, R100, R50, R20 and R10 notes, respectively. Should we put price tags on our wildlife? <i>Earthyear</i>tallies the cost of conservation.
Booing spectators halted the Olympic horizontal bar final for nearly 10 minutes on Monday, expressing their frustration at what turned into the latest of several gymnastics judging controversies. In a surreal scene unlike anything gymnastics veterans had ever encountered, jeers and whistles of disgust cascaded upon judges.
Viewers of last Sunday’s SABC phone-in television show Asikhulume recently voted overwhelmingly in favour of the idea that black economic empowerment (BEE) had not benefited women. Some of the callers even seemed to think BEE irrelevant. It is hard to dispute the view that BEE has not advanced women, writes Reg Rumney.
The CEO of the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB), Gerald Majola, was on Monday cleared of any misconduct by a commission of enquiry. The hearing arose out of the alleged misappropriation of UCB funds by the then general manager of finance and administration, Diteko Modise.
After a slight delay due to shifting wind conditions, the 25-strong fleet of the 2004 Lipton Challenge Cup Regatta got under way in Durban at 12.36pm on Monday. The predicted rain did not come through, but the shifting wind conditions caused frequent position changes throughout the race.
”Over-dependence on tourism can lead to unsustainable practices. We could see the Kruger Park taking the Disney World route” Is it realistic to expect conservation agencies to be self-supporting without forcing them to go out begging, asks SANParks CEO David Mabunda.