Pule waga Mabe As the petrol price rises to record heights, South Africa’s petrol attendants have emerged as among the worst-paid workers in the country, with some taking home just over R200 every two weeks. In Soshanguve township near Pretoria, for example, one petrol station, BP garage, pays its workers a fortnightly wage as low […]
A new breed of traders has come into the market: they trade on momentum rather than on proper research Patrick Mathidi Three months ago, we saw the Nasdaq shed 25% of its value. On one Friday alone it experienced a 355-point drop, to 9,7% below opening levels. Yet the following Monday it surprised everybody by […]
A hunter in Kuruman allegedly shot a white rhino 14 or 15 times without killing it Fiona Macleod Kuruman’s favourite rhinoceros was slowly tortured to death in a municipal game reserve in the small Northern Cape town by hunters who did not want to shoot it in the head because they did not want to […]
David Beresford Another Country ‘The truth” is a wonderfully elusive thing. The thought reoccurs with the international controversy over The Patriot – Mel Gibson’s latest mind-blowing assault on the verities of history. The Hollywood blockbuster reportedly offers a unique account of America’s War of Independence by which the British redcoats are portrayed as role- models […]
an investor’s biggest challenge Bennie van Wyk Investment risk is one of the most difficult concepts for average investors to grasp. The relationship with investment returns is understood vaguely – the higher the risk, the higher the potential return. But if the risk turns out to be only too real, the adviser is in the […]
underqualified Ntuthuko Maphumulo Nearly a quarter of primary school teachers in South Africa are not qualified for the job, according to a survey on the state of the country’s schooling. -The survey found that some provinces were particularly badly affected by unqualified teachers, with the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and North West faring the worst. These […]
Nawaal Deane Shiny silver flags twirled in the air and were simultaneously caught by 16 girls going into splits. It was a dramatic finale for the South African team – upstaged only by the Australians who followed, dressed as cowgirls and dancing to the pulsating rhythms of pop music. At the annual Miss Drill Team […]
Andrew Gilder The impending first collaboration between Cape Town’s two full-time, professional, dance companies – Cape Town City Ballet and Jazzart Dance Theatre – opens at the Nico this weekend. These two opposing poles of the dance spectrum have, for the past six years, been part of the same Arts Council structure (Capab and now […]
fate Thuli Nhlapo and Thebe Mabanga Tanya Oosthuizen looked very relaxed, exchanging pleasantries with family members and acquaintances who had come to offer their support ahead of her appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. She embraced her father, Warmbaths millionaire Mark Oosthuizen, who had come to court with her stepmother Joey Oosthuizen. She seemed indifferent […]
Khadija Magardie Education-sector stakeholders have expressed concern at the apparent ”steamrolling” of the process which resulted in the Council on Higher Education (CHE) report on the future of higher education in the country. Insiders say both the consultation process involving the initial ”size and shape” discussion document and the time- frame given by Minister of […]