Cape Town may be buzzing with culture, but it needs effective marketing, writes Guy Willoughby
South Africa’s multibillion-rand arms deal is slowly strangling the defence force as capital spending squeezes out operational requirements.
A report on the girl allegedly abused by Premier Popo Molefe says she manifested symptoms of sexual abuse. The report, which is being used to back the child abuse claims, recommended Molefe be kept away from the child pending the findings of the court.
These will be dark days for everyone. Darkest for those caught up in combat — whether they are the civilians whose homes and families are about to be bombarded in an unprecedented display of ”shock and awe”, or the uniformed men and women dropping the bombs.
The national archivist and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development last year deliberately lied to the Mail & Guardian about the whereabouts of 34 boxes of missing Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) documents.
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSEunleashed its fury on luxury goods group Richemont on Thursday, after the group said in a trading update that its operating profit for the financial year to March 31 would be below market expectations.
De Beers’ (AGL) Supplier of Choice strategy will stimulate competition and drive consumer demand for diamonds, says the diamond giant’s chairman, Nicky Oppenheimer.
South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has unveiled the government’s new royalties regime for minerals, oil and gas, which sees royalties ranging from 1% to 8% of gross sales value charged on a quarterly basis.
The Democratic Alliance won a narrow victory in a key municipal by-election contest in the Western Cape town of Swellendam on Wednesday — pipping the African National Congress by 65 votes.
United States embassies and consulates in South Africa were closed to the public for security reasons on Thursday.