Charlene Smith In a small, dirty room a man rolls over. His eyes are huge in a gaunt face. Next to him is a jug of water and a packet of creamy powder. He puts some into the cup and slowly stirs it. This revolutionary porridge LifeForce porridge was developed in South Africa by SMA […]

Jaspreet Kindra The Constitutional Court has torpedoed Mpumalanga Premier Ndaweni Mahlangu’s legal challenge to his provincial legislature over an anti-corruption Bill. Believing the Mpumalanga Petitions Bill was inconsistent with the Constitution, Mahlangu took it to the court “to seek clarity”. The Bill vests the power of promulgation in William Lubisi, speaker of the provincial assembly, […]

Glenda Daniels Against the backdrop of a threatened 2385 job losses at Telkom by year-end and further job cuts in the public works department, the labour movement has slammed the government for not implementing its “social plan”. Union sources say the public works department is expected to shed about 10000 jobs, while another 10000 may […]

The South African History Archive swung into action to test the Act giving South Africans access to government information Verne Harris When South Africa’s freedom of information legislation came into operation in March the South African History Archive (Saha) was at the front of the queue submitting requests for access to hitherto secret files. The […]

Converting a petrol engine to run on LPG isn’t much of a big deal and there are few cons to the system Gavin Foster You use it to cook your bacon and eggs on Sunday morning. You use it to keep the beers cool in your caravan fridge and you use it to attract moths […]

Poverty and unequal development are seen not only as the greatest threats to the environment and the quality of the lives of people in the developing world, but also as a real threat to the long-term security of the developed world. In September last year President Thabo Mbeki told the Millennium Summit at the United […]

Aforementioned: Should be banned outside legal use. Albeit: Use “but” or “though”. At this moment in time: Puffed-up “now”. Communicate: Use “say”, “tell” or “talk”. Empowerment: Could mean something in pretentiousese it never does. Epicentre: Only seismologists need the “epi”. Exponential: Maths term, not “fast” as the pretentious think. Feedback: Usually used for no reason. […]

Glenda Daniels The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) this week threatened strike action if the Anglo American corporation does not reverse its policy against providing anti-retroviral drugs to its workers. The multinational corporation earlier this year made headline-grabbing news when it announced that it would provide anti-retroviral treatment for its HIV-positive workers. Now the union […]

Labour objects to the government’s ultimatum style of negotiations and want to return to the table Glenda Daniels and David Macfarlane A threat of retrenchments in the public service is at the heart of the dispute that has led to the acrimonious stand-off between labour and the government, unions say. Minister of Public Service and […]

Mail & Guardian reporter The United Nations is the ultimate stakeholder in World Summit 2002. The UN will use the Sandton Convention Centre to host an expected 110 to 193 heads of state, as well as about 6 000 UN delegates. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has asked the president of the IUCN-World Conservation Union, […]