Motor-vehicle accidents and incidents of violent crime in South Africa are leaving their mark on people’s lives in many different ways. Apart from the emotional trauma suffered, the long-term effects of physical injuries can also cause major disruptions. Severe injuries or illness could force one to make adjustments or stop work altogether.
Former World Cup winner Matthew Burke could be called on as Australia’s potential insurance policy for this year’s tournament as cover for the sidelined Chris Latham, reports said on Monday. The Australian Rugby Union has confirmed that 34-year-old Burke, who last played for the Wallabies in 2004 before heading to England to play club rugby, had been sounded out about the possibility.
In the past few weeks the Mail & Guardian has carried a number of political views on the crisis of overcrowding and poor sanitation in the Imizamo Yethu informal settlement in Hout Bay. The City of Cape Town has a responsibility to remedy this situation, writes the mayor of Cape Town, Helen Zille.
Rebel forces entered the Central African Republic town of Birao on Saturday, but government soldiers and a small detachment of French soldiers remained in the town, France’s defence ministry said. France in December sent special forces to dislodge rebel fighters from Birao and a large swathe of its former colony.
The 15-member United Nations Security Council expects to have a draft resolution next week on additional sanctions to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the council’s president said. South Africa’s UN ambassador, Dumisani Kumalo, said major powers were trying to include all members in discussions.
Jane Taylor’s acceptance speech for the Olive Schreiner Prize for Prose asserts the moral function of detective fiction.
The leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) in Khutsong denied claims on Friday by the Khutsong Anti-North West Forum that the party was divided about the incorporation of the town into the North West. ”As the ANC we are united in Merafong about the decision to support the government’s initiative,” said the party’s sub-regional secretary, Sanele Caiya.
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Political connectivity with the African National Congress (ANC) appears to be ruling the roost regarding government deals and contracts, Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon argued on Friday. He also said the potential damage that corruption could do was evidenced in a survey by foreign investors, which ”should be sending shock waves through the halls of power”.
Trade union federation Cosatu has called on its members to “recapture” the ANC, echoing the South African Communist Party’s call last weekend for a major transformation and renewal of the ruling party. Cosatu’s statement, after a central executive committee meeting this week, signals an open campaign by the two ANC allies this year to shape the outcome of the ANC conference in December.