Thieves pillage 35 tons of pure gold, at a value of nearly R2-billion from South African mines, every year – and arrest rates are steadily declining
THE knives are out for Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, as the African National Congress and government move to repair President Thabo Mbeki’s damaged public profile on HIV/Aids.
THE newly formed Education Rights Project is challenging the state to keep its education promises
THE government has dampened hopes that a basic income grant can be introduced at this stage. Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya voiced support for the principle of a universal income grant to ease poverty on Thursday, but hinted he did not believe it was feasible in the short term.
IN A surprise move reminiscent of last year’s anti-privatisation protests during the Durban racism conference, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is calling for a civil society-led, anti-privatisation campaign in August this year.
ONDERSTEPOORT, South Africa’s most prestigious veterinary science research institution, is facing "total collapse" in the wake of the mass departure of leading scientists. Most senior researchers have left because of higher salaries offered overseas and in the private sector.
TIKKUN and pension-fund company Alexander Forbes have joined hands to launch a home-care of the aged project
The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended for another six months the global ban on the direct and indirect importation of all rough diamonds from Sierra Leone. However, rough diamonds under the control of the Sierra Leonean government would continue to be exempt under the certificate of origin regime started in July 2000.
Swazi men, from parliamentarians to soccer officials, are flocking to elongate their penises but women in the southern African kingdom are not impressed, a weekend report said.
Burkina Faso will host international meningitis experts to a meeting in July to discuss and adopt a global response to recurrent outbreaks of the disease.