The controversial apartheid-style 14-day detention proposed in the initial draft anti-terrorism law has been dropped in favour of investigative hearings before a judge, according to recommendations from the South African Law Commission who have drafted a new Bill. This is a fundamental shift from the heavily criticised provisions of the initial draft Bill, compiled in […]
The World Tourism Organisation (WTO) and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) have joined forces in a new initiative to promote tourism as a tool to eliminate poverty. The two United Nations organs will set up Sustainable Tourism-Eliminating Poverty (ST-EP) to raise funds and sponsor research into identifying the links between tourism and […]
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United States President George W Bush’s statement that "poverty remains a huge and urgent global problem" and that "we will stand together in Johannesburg to bring our full support to this important battle" must ring hollow given that he has not deemed it necessary or worth his while to attend the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. The ever available Secretary of State Colin Powell will instead be representing the US.
When I grow up I would like to be an economist. If I fail to come of age intellectually I will, however, simply continue reporting on the subject. The best soccer writers and theatre critics are often failed players, actors or directors.
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Subject: Emergency Summit Funding</i>
Hi Smuttie. Big Mama says is there any chance of applying your influence with Trevor to shovel us over a couple of hundred million to cover unexpected technical overspend on the world summit? Do your best if you can. – Azzie
Outside the headquarters of the Johannesburg World Summit Company (Jowsco), in Sandton, there is a brutal-looking sculpture of an eagle catching a fish. The fish is writhing in gushing water, its skin pierced by the gigantic talons of the bird.
Angolans are paying dearly for the peace that five months ago was hailed as key to regional stability.
New queries have emerged about industrial offset promises linked to South Africa’s multibillion-rand arms procurement package.
Perhaps the biggest threat to our world is the idea that humanity’s immediate needs must be satisfied by whatever means and that the future can go hang.