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 […]
Gerry Adams is one of the most prominent political figures of our time, yet the man behind the beard and spectacles remains an enigma. What did he actually do in the years before he swapped his Armalite for a negotiating suit? And will he ever be able to tell the truth about his past? asks […]
‘We have not for some time seen anything like the Watergate caper now unfolding in weird and scarcely believable detail, right down to the taped locks, the rubber gloves, the tear gas pens, the array of electronic equipment and the crisp new hundred dollar bills in the hands of five men who stole into Democratic […]
SOUTH Korean Trade Minister Hwang Doo-Yun called in Pretoria on Wednesday for closer economic ties with South Africa, saying both countries could benefit from increased bilateral trade. He said South Korea suffered a $450m trade deficit with South Africa last year. In 1999, the deficit was $810m. “Certainly we wish this imbalance to be corrected, […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Thursday THE South African central bank’s net open forward position (NOFP) dipped $400m in April, buoyed by inflows from a E500m bond issue, figures on Thursday showed. The NOFP – a measure of the central bank’s uncovered exposure to its forward foreign exchange commitments – dropped to $9.0bn, beating market expectations […]