The latest mammalian baby clone is a pretty Halflinger foal called Prometea, born to an Italian research institution on May 28. It took more than 800 embryos and nine would-be surrogate mother mares to arrive at just one foal, which may or may not lead a normal life: it will take a couple of decades to discover the answer to that.
Health and safety experts from the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) and journalists were locked out of the Beaconfield Sewage Plant in Kimberley on Thursday, Samwu members said.
While playing "De Lawd" isn’t a new role, it is one shared by only a few. In Bruce Almighty, Morgan Freeman steps into His big shoes, writes Scott Hughes in London.
<b>CDs of the week:</b>
Michelle Branch: <i>Hotel Paper</i> and Jewel: <i>0304</i>
Two respected female singer-songwriters have released new albums, and with Women’s Day on August 9, it’s a good time to examine their different approaches, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
The number of applicants from Zimbabwe who applied for refugee status in South Africa rose dramatically between 2001 and 2002, according to Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
The African National Congress leadership rallied behind Deputy President Jacob Zuma this week, forcing National Director of Public Prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka to admit that the Scorpions may have been too aggressive in their approach to investigations.
About 1 800 children have been removed from the Masiphumelele school — formerly known as People’s Power secondary — in Khayelitsha, and the Western Cape Department of Education has closed the school.
The economy has grown on average by 2,7% over the past decade. At this rate unemployment will remain pegged at 29% by 2014. Yet if 5% growth can be achieved unemployment will be halved.
A Liberian political party on Friday attacked South African President Thabo Mbeki for his ”uncooperative behaviour and counterproductive attitude toward the resolution of the Liberian crisis”.
The Steel, Engineering Industry Federation of South Africa (Seifsa) on Thursday said it was pleased to announce that the negotiations with trade unions to finalise wage increases and conditions of employment in the industry, for the two-year period from July 1 2003, to June 30 2005, were concluded at a meeting held earlier in the day.