Local economic development is failing as a result of poor collaboration between the private sector and local governments, according to a study by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) released in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
President Bush’s closest political adviser, Karl Rove, was yesterday at the centre of a criminal investigation into allegations that he leaked the name of a CIA agent in an attempt to suppress criticism of the administration’s Iraq policy, in what is fast becoming the administration’s worst scandal since coming to office.
The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> was recently accused of "relentless anti-nuclear bias" in response to an edited letter challenging a pro-nuclear article in an <i>M&G</i> supplement. Feelings run high on either side of the nuclear debate. South Africa faces a very pressing question over the next six months.
Ten homes. Five days. Scores of Habitat for Humanity volunteers last week swapped work and home responsibilities for shovels, hammers and cement at Masipumelele informal settlement. By last Tuesday, when the volunteers moved in, only the foundations had been laid. By Saturday afternoon a whole house will stand there.
New Africa Investment Limited (Nail) was driven to the wall by constant questioning of its empowerment credentials and management discord, a senior media analyst has suggested. These weaknesses prevented Nail’s bosses from figuring out how to navigate regulatory restrictions that were ultimately a debilitating impediment.
Do South Africans have what it takes to become effective entrepreneurs? The 2002 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report reveals that South Africa has below the average rate of entrepreneurial activity compared to the 36 other countries taking part in the survey. South Africa comes last of all developing countries.
An American publisher of Christian books has come up with a novel answer to help keep teenage girls from straying from the straight and narrow. Recently Thomas Nelson launched Revolve, a magazine that, instead of ”should I, shouldn’t I” sex tips and confessionals, contains the words and advice of Jesus and the Apostles.
”On the bar menu tonight ladies, you can order a boner. I’ve always wanted to ask for a purple hard-on in a big glass,” announced Noble. What happens when 156 women get together at a strip club for a ‘Goddess Party’? Shani Raviv reveals more than just the details.
South Africa, the 1995 Rugby World Cup champions and third-place nation in 1999, appear to be a long way off the pace as they embarks for Perth to start their third World Cup campaign. The once mighty Springboks could be easy pickings for the likes of England, New Zealand, Australia or France.
The lesson learned by Japan during their four appearances at the Rugby World Cup has been painfully obvious — size does matter. How to compete against physically bigger sides has been an eternal conundrum for Japan, with 1995’s 145-17 record loss to New Zealand fresh in the memory.