Once proffered under the counter in plain brown wrappers or lurking on the top shelves of corner cafs, men’s magazines now muscle for space with the likes of <i>Cosmo</i>, <i>Sarie</i> and <i>You</i>. Donald Paul looks at the rise of the "hooligan movement".
Tasked to look into the "reception and recall of HIV/Aids-related news in a defined community, SABC journalist Ida Jooste reveals poor communities have more media savvy than conventional wisdom would have us believe. Residents of Cato Manor, in Durban, think we should beef up Aids coverage.
Saddam’s capture was George W. Bush’s second Christmas gift, claims Tim Spira. The first? Michael Jackson’s child abuse charges. What possible impact, you may ask, could the alleged shenanigans of a has-been moonwalker have on the popularity of the world’s most powerful head of state?
The new Toyota RAV4 three door is a perfect little runabout for its target market — young men and women without kids who want the 4X4 image and the quality it offers. It’s well built and it’s perky, and its well equipped with comfort and safety features.
"I read with interest the opinion piece ‘Jamming the airwaves’ after the release of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s position paper on the broadcasting industry. However, the writer, John van Zyl, is mistaken on some accounts," writes Omar Essack, executive director: broadcasting at Kagiso Media Limited. Radio consolidation is the way to create more variety for listeners and advertisers.
Now in the realm of the possible: teams of formerly unemployed youth creating parks and soccer fields to replace squatter camps. Local authority home-care programmes providing support to the chronically ill in small towns and caring for orphans. Public works, skills training and economic empowerment are the pillars of progress.
Parties place a good deal of weight on the permanent presence of posters. At first it seems like an advertisement for an estate agent. “Come Home!” the poster proclaims, above a photo of an apparently rather geniallooking man, who seems vaguely familiar. Then you realise, as you get closer, that you recognise him …
Kaizer Chiefs on Monday announced that Bafana Bafana midfielder Jabu Pule will appear before the club’s disciplinary committee in Naturena, Johannesburg, on Friday for disappearing on the eve of a crucial match. Pule disappeared on the eve of the Absa Cup match against Mamelodi Sundowns two weeks ago.
Hundreds of angry protesters stormed the Justice Ministry in Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital on Tuesday, beating up magistrates and looting to protest the appointment of judges they claimed were close to the main opposition party. The mob beat up at least five judges.
A pitch mauled by unusually heavy rains is shaping up as a dominant factor in the first cricket Test between New Zealand and South Africa starting on Wednesday. The two sides are expected to take a close look at the wicket block where the grass growth is badly affected by wet weather in the past six weeks.