THE newly appointed chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), New National Party MP Francois Beukman, put on a brave face amid scepticism over his abilities to get the controversy-wracked watchdog over government spending back on track
THE killing of a Democratic Alliance member in Crossroads, Cape Town, this week after the disruption of an open-air community gathering has sparked a furious exchange of insults and accusations between the DA and its bitter rival in the Western Cape, the African National Congress
MORE than 60 000 pupils in the Eastern Cape have boycotted classes because they still have no stationery
YOUR sensitive computer files, e-mail communications and Web-surfing habits may not be safe from the state’s prying eyes
LOCAL education rights organisations have slammed Minister of Education Kader Asmal for treating illiterate adults as "stepchildren" within the education system, and are calling for the convening of an education parliament on adult illiteracy in South Africa
A major scenario exercise has painted a grim picture of the Southern African region in two decades, suggesting that only a new generation of visionary leaders and an economic growth spurt can reverse the region’s fortunes.
While the Scorpions appear to be interested in the New Diamond Corporation’s operations in Schmidtsdrift, the government is also scrutinising the company’s deal with diamond giant De Beers
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