Ann Pettifor is a familiar and dauntingly effective figure in the latter-day Sin Cities of the world. She directed the Jubilee 2000 campaign from its inception in 1995 — the movement that channeled the worldwide demand for an end to repayment of debt by the world’s poor nations.
Ready to roll: North West MEC for Health Molefi Sefularo said nevari-pine would be available at two pilot sites in the province by the end of the year. He said his department officially launched its prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV campaign and would be working hand-in-hand with the national Department of Health.
Legal action looming: The Treatment Action Campaign wants to act against provinces that, it claims, do not want to roll out the programme to prevent mother-to-child-transmission of HIV since the high court ruling that provinces that have the capacity must implement the programme.
The news that Snuki Zikalala is leaving the SABC for pastures new was greeted with much regret in the Dorsbult. We regulars have missed his enthusiastic mangling of all the official languages since the former labour reporter was kicked upstairs to become an executive editor…
North West Premier Popo Molefe’s tardiness in acting against ”under-performing” colleagues and alleged inefficiency and mismanagement are among the reasons cited for his almost certain removal as African National Congress leader in the province.
Suddenly the arrogant Europeans are quaking in their precious Predators.
Two teams stand in Bafana Bafana’s way in their bid to earn a berth in the last 16 in the World Cup. Those are Slovenia and Spain — and the latter poses the bigger problem as they beat the East Europeans 3-1 in their first game and look set to win the group.
The teenager rolling across the concourse at Tokyo station was the epitome of Japanese cool. A fuzzy busby of hair dyed ginger, straggly goatee, big trousers and, to complete the look, a designer combat jacket. On the sleeve of the jacket was buttoned — in the manner of the Stone Island label favoured by British football hooligans — the all-important logo. It read ”This Will Make You Sweat”, the mark of an apparently au courant designer label here. As a brand name, you feel, it may need some work if it is to penetrate the English market.
Mike Tyson has been bruised and battered for so long, in a career that has threatened to waste away, that he has looked a candidate to join the fallen idols of the ring in boxing’s Babylon. This weekend he has the last chance at a redemption that he arguably does not deserve when he meets Lennox Lewis for three versions of the world heavyweight title at the Pyramid in Memphis. The fight will generate more than -million and will therefore be the richest in the sport’s history.
Prominent Bafana Bafana supporter Saddam Maake called on all South African men to support the team by abstaining from sex on Friday night on the eve of its vital clash against Slovenia.