Khadija Magardie The latest statistics of the United States- based Population Reference Bureau (PRB) indicate that sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest-growing population “of any major region in the world”. According to the 2000 World Population Data Sheet, the region has a population of 657- million and a total fertility rate of 5,8 children per woman. […]
Neal Collins RUGBY South Africa’s hopes of installing Francois Pienaar as Springbok coach in place of the under-pressure Nick Mallett have been dealt a potentially devastating blow. Pienaar’s club Saracens have announced they have agreed a lucrative five-year deal with the former Springbok captain which will tie him to the premiership’s most ambitious club until […]
Thebe Mabanga South African beatmasters are looking to make a mark on territory traditionally dominated by United Kingdom and Spanish DJs – a club hub that counts Frankie Knuckles and David Morales as virtual resident DJs. For that is what Ibiza is. The clubbers paradise off the Spanish coast is currently experiencing summer madness and […]
A million British clubbers will dance away the Ibiza summer – and ‘cross-media’ companies are using cellphone text messages to market the fun John Cassy It is 8pm on Saturday and the crowds of revellers are already out in force, ready for an evening of fun in the West End of San Antonio, Ibiza’s notorious […]
strike Dumisa Ntuli Second opinion Ebrahim Harvey’s article, “Lessons from the VW tragedy” (July 28 to August 3), suggests that the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa’s (Numsa) leadership was stupid, bureaucratic and irresponsible when it took a decision to suspend 13 Volkswagen shop stewards. But his article is full of inaccuracies. He says […]
Barry Streek The financial position of many municipalities has deteriorated even further, Auditor General Shauket Fakie has warned Parliament – and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) says it is unable to serve some areas of South Africa because there is no local government capacity in them. This is particularly true with smaller local […]
With contenders like Penny Heyns, South Africa’s women are more likely to bring home Olympic medals than the men. Why, then, is women’s sport so under-funded? Grant Shimmin My Women’s Day began early and, appropriately, surrounded by women. Actually, make that future women. When my daughters, Caitlin (nearly four) and Bridget (just gone two) decided […]
A new committee of inquiry has been tasked with meeting the needs of the poorest of the poor Glenda Daniels An integrated and comprehensive social security system, to include the government’s current R18-billion social assistance programme, is on the cards now that a committee of inquiry has begun its work. The draft plan has to […]
Mark Ouma OLYMPICS In a country where rugby, cricket, and football are the best-paying sports disciplines – and monopolise media attention – it is unusual for anyone to abandon one of the “big three” for a so- called small sport. But a conscious decision to opt for athletics over rugby has produced one of South […]
Jaspreet Kindra Deputy President Jacob Zuma has intervened to save the African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party coalition in KwaZulu- Natal, following a threat by the provincial ANC leadership to walk out. Zuma stepped in following an IFP and ANC fall-out over whether municipalties in the province should have executive mayors or management committees […]