Now that we finally have a dog in the family, we find ourselves perforce with a dog’s eye view of the world. Not the usual myth that says "dogs see everything in black and white", which would be a convenient bit of psychic editing to tap into in our increasingly confusing "rainbow" way of viewing our confusing nation.
Afrikaans-speakers are still South Africa’s biggest spenders, accounting for one quarter of total household expenditure at less than 15% of the population. But broadcasters need to carefully tune their targeting if they are to take advantage. Ida Jooste reports.
Here in South Africa, and for a long time, female nipples were obscured by little stars. Most erotica (and/or "tasteless" material) was simply banned, and political censorship under apartheid was mixed up with puritanical repression. That said, I thought a nice quick and dirty crash course through the realms of obscenity and censorship could be a fun and sleazy ride.
Swedish motor-manufacturer Volvo, the world’s second largest truck maker said on Tuesday that its board had decided to close its Gaborone production plant in Botswana and open a new plant in Durban, South Africa. The company said in a statement that the formal decision to close the Gaborone plant would affect around 82 people.
It’s ludicrous that recourse in a defamation action should only be available to those with deep pockets. David Bullard suggests a cheaper alternative for both defamed and alleged defamer.
The seven siblings scamper around the second-storey room in the Liberian capital, veering dangerously close to where the wall should be. One foot wrong and it’s a 20m drop onto a traffic-clogged road. Aside from keeping a beady eye on her children, their mother Josephine also has to feed the entire family on less than a dollar a day.
As pressure mounts in the United States for ethically produced chocolate, Cote d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, is working hard to roll back the use of child labour in its family-owned plantations. Just days before the world’s chocolate industry outlines a global plan to combat child labour on July 1.
Lance Armstrong has shaken off a crash in his preparation for this Saturday’s first stage of the Tour de France, a 19km time trial, and appears ready for his bid to win a seventh consecutive yellow jersey on what will be his retirement race. His main rivals, however, have declared however that they don’t plan on giving him an easy time of it.
The DA’s alternative ”People’s Assembly” held at Parliament on Monday appears to have highlighted growing resentment against the ANC in some sections of the coloured community. The DA, and most other opposition parties, boycotted the official 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Freedom Charter at Kliptown.
Thousands of workers protested against unemployment and poverty around South Africa on Monday in a nationwide strike that business says was poorly attended and unnecessary. The SA Chamber of Business said that only 10% of workers took part in the strike, which cost the economy an estimated R500-million.