Glenda Daniels A new project to improve the treatment of rape victims reporting the crime in the Western Cape has been completed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). The BJA conducted a study of the experiences of women reporting rapes at three Cape Flats police stations. The report shows that women are often not […]
It is a peaceful weekday morning. As I ring the bell at the art gallery, the suburb wraps me in friendly gurgles of chatter and radio and the hum of appliances. Someone had suggested a visit to the exhibition of artist Judith Mason Obecause she has some truth commission stuffO. I find myself in a […]
Innovations Novell has introduced its own instant messaging client, Instantme 2.0, which works within the AOL Instant Messanger communications framework. Instantme is highly secure, using encryption and digital certificates. It also has built-in audio and video messaging capabilities. Novell claims it+s ideal for businesses as it provides a medium for -peri-shable+ responses – for that, […]
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THE WORLD Bank has approved a $150m credit for Kenya to help spur growth and fight poverty. The funds will support efforts to shift public expenditure towards poverty reduction programs, streamline the civil service and help implement a more ambitious privatisation strategy. The credit will be disbursed in three $50m instalments, with the first to […]
FORMER Mozambiqan first lady Graa Machel will deliver the key address at the 10th Global Summit of Women, which starts in Johannesburg on October 5. South Africa was selected to be the first African hosts of the summit, which is informally known as the “Davos for Women,” because it has the most women in its […]
REUTERS, Melbourne | Thursday 9.50am. MINING giant Rio Tinto has rejoined its battle with South African mining giant Anglo American for control of Australia’s North Ltd, hiking its offer substantially in its bid for North’s iron ore assets. Rio Tinto’s new bid of A$4.75 a share, which values the Australian mining and forestry group at […]
REUTERS, Johannesburg | Wednesday 10.05am. MINERALS explorer Randgold Resources is weighing the future of its troubled Syama gold mine in West Africa, including finding a joint venture partner or selling it. The move is part of a broader overhaul of the Randgold group’s strategy and structure aimed at boosting a flagging share price, group officials […]
REUTERS, Johannesburg | Wednesday 10.40am. LONDON-listed financial services firm Old Mutual announced a joint venture with India’s Kotak Mahindra Group to set up a nationwide life assurance business in the liberalising Indian market. Old Mutual said the venture would be capitalised at about 1.5 billion rupees or 22.25m with Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd initially owning […]
PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki on Thursday backed Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s plan to declare an independent Palestinian state on September 13, despite no conclusive settlement having been reached in Middle East peace talks. “I think it’s morally correct,” Mbeki said. Addressing a press conference after meeting Arafat, Mbeki said the OAU and the Non-aligned Movement had […]