Dear Agony Aunt Honours is over, I have a great idea for a master’s dissertation, and I’ve scraped up money for fees. But am I good enough? Will they accept me? Should I apply to my old university where they know me, or should I change? What about the stress? Is a humanities research degree […]

Ngwako Modjadji The Eastern Cape is the next province in line to consider a name change, now that the Northern Province has announced its new name, Limpopo. A task team is looking into possibilities. Among them are: Kwantu, Robert Sobukwe, KwaXhosa and Kei. North West province Premier Popo Molefe says his province is “too poor” […]

South Africa’s rapidly changing higher education system makes the Mail & Guardian’s education supplements essential reading for all considering any form of post-matric study whether you’re a matric student wondering what to study after school, a graduate thinking of postgraduate study, or a mid-career professional wanting further qualifications. The next education supplement will be Beyond […]

Jaspreet Kindra A Democratic Alliance letter, stipulating that aspirant candidates for the 2004 general elections must pay the party a R10 000 deposit, has sparked a war of words between the DA and its former New National Party ally. At an NNP gathering in Evaton at the weekend, the Nats cited the letter as an […]

Sources say that last weekend’s meeting between the ANC and Cosatu ”brought optimism” Jaspreet Kindra President Thabo Mbeki himself insisted on including HIV/Aids on the agenda at a high-level meeting between the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) last weekend. And in a further sign of the thawing of […]

There are countless dedicated people in South Africa, many of them in the government, who have dedicated their lives to the environment and to preserving our fauna and flora which is under severe pressure from all sides. What a let-down it must be to them to read in ”SA seeks trade in white rhino horn” […]

Privatisation threatens to become an instrument of exclusion for the poor, writes Bryan Rostron Despite vociferous complaints from business leaders that privatisation proceeds at a snail’s pace, it is remarkable how much of daily life here is effectively privatised. You see it in the implausible spider-webs of electricity lines that criss-cross the dusty, impoverished streets […]

Kevin Scott Increasing the police force will do virtually nothing to curb murder and violent crime, leading security and crime researchers said in reaction this week to Minister of Safety and Security Steve Tshwete’s announcement of plans to boost police numbers. Tshwete told a parliamentary news conference on Monday that police numbers would be increased […]

JASPREET KINDRA, Johannesburg | Friday PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki himself insisted on including HIV/Aids on the agenda at a high-level meeting between the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) last weekend. And in a further sign of the thawing of relations between the ruling party and labour, the meeting also […]

Tokyo | Wednesday ONE monetary policy is not a handicap despite an array of economies in the euro zone, a key European Central Bank official said on Wednesday, after Germany escaped a reprimand over its growing budget deficit. ”It is difficult to know if there is a perfect monetary zone,” ECB vice president Christian Noyer […]