Outspoken Rastafarian paralegal Gareth Prince wants the African Human Rights Commission to tamper with a South African Constitutional Court judgement that decrees the use of dagga to be a criminal act, even for ardent Rastafarians.
The Boeremag treason trial was postponed in the Pretoria High Court on Monday for some of the accused to prepare an urgent application to stop prison authorities from ”torturing” them with loud music.
Talk about a dead man walking. Robert King somehow sprung himself out of what would have been effectively a life sentence in the American penitentiary system, and has lived to tell the tale. Others are not so fortunate.
"First it was the enormous salary cut, now I am just waiting for the day my boss tells me to pack my bags and go," said Solomon Mahlangu, an employee at the KwaNdebele-based Transpaco plastic bag factory.
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa was weaker at midday on Monday, taking its cue from world markets. Volumes were extremely light due to the bank holiday in the United Kingdom and dealers said that lack of liquidity was also playing a role in any moves.
Former president Nelson Mandela on Monday almost became a victim of Cape Town’s latest bout of stormy weather.
British health service officials were forced to back away from offering a black woman undergoing a foot amputation a white artificial foot as a cheaper option than one in her own skin colour, after media reports publicised the case on Monday.
Former president Nelson Mandela has criticised apartheid lawsuits against South African companies in foreign courts, saying South Africans do not need ”outside interference”.
Like a slumbering giant waking up to its potential, the North West province is aggressively marketing itself as a premier tourist destination for jaded domestic travellers and as a prime location for overseas tourists.
Southern African leaders said on Monday economic growth in their region can only be achieved by creating peace and stability, as they kicked off a two-day summit in Tanzania.