Bruce Whitfield Marinus Daling has sold off a third tranche of Sanlam shares in six months, taking to almost R4-million the amount of money he’s raised via share options since November last year. This time the Sanlam chair sold 143 087 shares at R9,38, netting R1,34-million. On November 8 last year he sold 61000 shares […]
Marianne Merten South African companies are exploring a new approach to corporate social responsibility through employee-centred initiatives such as matching staff donations to charities made via the payroll. Much of the pressure to move away from a straight “cheque book approach” has come in the wake of increasing global corpworks. Over the past 15 years […]
Julia Beffon CD OFTHEWEEK When Rod Stewart made Atlantic Crossing in the mid-Seventies he left Britain and the Small Faces behind and the music critics, too. Hollywood turned Rod the Mod into more than a tax exile. He became a musical outcast, wasting his gravelly, soulful voice on disco drivel that reached its nadir with […]
Kuseni Dlamini, Greg Mills and Neuma Grobbelaar a second look Robert Mugabe confirmed last week, during Zimbabwe’s 21st birthday celebrations, what many have long presumed: that he intends standing in the 2002 presidential election. This and Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic and political circumstances raise concerns about the policies pursued by South Africa and the options Pretoria […]
At schools all across South Africa members of the Youth Enterprise Society are gaining the necessary business savvy to become entrepreneurs Roshila Pillay Kutlwano Phokojoe crochets tops, bags, Rasta hats and anything else customers need, by order. Last year she made more than R1?000, which she used to contribute towards her school fees, share household […]
Paul Kirk At least two of KwaZulu-Natal’s most notorious prison bosses, who are under investigation for dozens of murders and organised crime activities, could have been fired long ago if the Department of Correctional Services had simply followed its own rules prohibiting prisons officials from holding two jobs. Both Russel Ngubo and his friend Thami […]
Adam Welz Celebrate South Africa is a high-profile festival of music, dance, film, theatre, technology, carnival and craft taking place in London. Most of the main events are still to come and the highlights include: l A film festival at the National Film Theatre, from May 4 to 31, featuring a broad range of South […]
Without a spotlight on sexual violence the treatment of victims of these crimes has slid into an abysmal state Charlene Smith In March 17-year-old Lydia Michaels gave evidence in the case of the Bonteheuwel gang that raped her. The next day she was shot dead. This week, two days before 14-year-old Nozipho* was due to […]
Senior officials in the province are accused of giving jobs to their relatives Nawaal Deane Staff members at the Department of Education and Culture in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, are calling for action against what they call “rife nepotism” in their offices. Staff say they have been excluded from decision-making since last December when interviews for finance […]
While children with autism require specialised teaching, huge demands on the education budget mean subsidies are woefully inadequate Barbara Erasmus As soon as you enter a classroom at the Key School in Johannesburg, you know these children are different. They don’t look different. Just kids busy with puzzles at their desks. But no one notices […]