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A dependable lifeline for all

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Nov 2012

LifeLine received its first call on Saturday March 16 1963 in Sydney, Australia

Digital death planning for dummies

Article Staff Reporter - 10 May 2012

What happens to your life on the internet when you pass away? Qudsiya Karrim explores the options.

Google accused of dodgy business practices in Kenya

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jan 2012

Google has been accused of fraudulent practice and undermining business efforts by a Kenyan mobile company.

Eid-ul-Adha: Lambasting the slaughter

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Nov 2011

Eid-ul-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, has activists, Islamaphobes and Muslim vegetarians in a spin.

Starting from the top

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Nov 2011

The judges encouraged other small companies to take a leaf out of AfriSam's book.

Real help for real people

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Nov 2011

The Anglo American Chairman's Fund is the oldest professionally managed corporate social investment programme in South Africa.

Raid highlights factory abuses

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Oct 2011

Apart from poor pay, scores of the predominantly female employees in the textile industry are subjected to appalling working conditions.

eThekwini’s big spenders

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jul 2011

No one in KwaZulu-Natal knows how to flaunt it quite like Sibusiso and Shawn Mpisane.

Gang’s killing raises issue of cop violence

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2011

The deadly force by police in Durban that left six criminals dead has reignited concern about the alarming levels of police violence in KwaZulu-Natal.

Learning from learners

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jun 2011

Schools and institutions -- Commendation: Girls and Boys Education Movement Clubs.

Horticulture to the rescue

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jun 2011

Schools and institutions -- Commendation Grootbos Private Nature Reserve.

White is the new green in roofing

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jun 2011

Energy efficiency and carbon management, sponsored by ABB -- Commendation: Vital Health Foods.

Building on a small footprint for cement

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jun 2011

Energy efficiency and carbon management, sponsored by ABB -- Winner: AfriSam South Africa.

Web celebs

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Dec 2009

Given the millions of bloggers, it's no mean feat for them to get noticed, let alone famous. But here are some who've catapulted to web celeb status.

GSK drops drug prices for poor nations

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Nov 2009

The world's second-biggest drug company is cutting its prices for some countries – but not for HIV patients, writes Qudsiya Karrim.

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