For what shall we thank Nelson Mandela? Shall we thank him for all those months he spent on the run criss-crossing the country and, like an elusive rabbit, dashing into the nearest hole at the sign of danger?
One of the most recognised public figures today, Mandela origins were far from auspicious. Here we outline a brief chronology of his multi-faceted life.
South Africa’s Bureau for Economic Research has revised downward its forecast for real economic growth for the country in 2003 to 2,2% y/y from 2,6% previously, due to the stronger-than-expected slowdown experienced over the first half of the year.
The Angolan council of ministers has passed a decree containing the regulations for setting up a diamond monitoring and certification mechanism in accordance with the Kimberley Process.
Companies in South Africa bemoan the shortage of affirmative action candidates for management level, yet only 44% of respondents to the recent employment equity survey, have a retention strategy in place for these employees, a survey published by Deloitte & Touche Human Capital Corporation has found.
South African Deputy President Zuma met earlier on Tuesday with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the chair of the Great Lakes Regional Initiative on Burundi, in Kampala Uganda, where discussions focused particularly on the renewed violence in Burundi.
Ethiopia is on the brink of distributing the country’s first ever anti-retroviral drugs for treating HIV/Aids — but only to people who can afford them.
Senegal has said it will not grant any new permits for quarrying and mining in the country’s 233 forest conservation areas. The government has said it will encourage companies already operating there to move out as part of efforts to reduce deforestation and protect the environment.
Internet portal Yahoo! is buying Overture Services, which pioneered a pay-for-placement search engine, in a $1,6-billion deal announced on Monday.
South African gold miner Harmony on Tuesday said it considered the issue of empowerment concern Simane’s 2,1% stake in the company a closed matter and it would not get involved in the issue.
The subject of the four photographs is the same – the peak of Mount Robson in the Canadian Rockies, taken by a young Ansel Adams during a trip with the Sierra Club in 1928.
Someone at Google has a profound sense of humour. If you’ve got the time, and are used to the standard error messages that display when sites can’t be found – then there’s a very subtle page that can be displayed, dealing with the much mentioned ‘weapons of mass destruction’ that the US made up as a reason for grabbing oil.
The model followed by Bidvest, South Africa’s largest diversified industrial group, in selling a 15% stake valued at more than R2,1-billion to black investors has set a precedent that could lead to more meaningful black economic empowerment (BEE) in South Africa, analysts believe.
You’d think that for an old hack and soapbox queen, freedom of information would be sacrosanct. But the Act takes things too far even for this former militant.
South Africa’s Investec Asset Management has implemented the first fully automated equity trading and settlement process linked to an international broker – UBS — allowing local traders access to multiple brokers across geographic locations and asset classes for the first time, the company announced on Monday.
South Africa’s nine provinces have notched up a steadily improved performance in spending their nationally allocated HIV/Aids conditional grants during the last three financial years, according to Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
Nineteen people died in South African mine accidents in June, two people were disabled and 334 people were injured, Department of Minerals and Energy data for the month shows.
Top executive recruiters say the most common interview mistake is verbosity — candidates who talk too much, according to the results from a survey released this week.
The South African rand was steady against major currencies in late morning trade on Monday, ignoring a slightly softer euro to trade range bound in a quiet market characterised by small two-way interest.
In June, the Department of Education released its plan of action for improving access to free and quality basic education. In its earlier review of the financing, resourcing and costs of education in public schools, the department waxed lyrical about the so-called "right to pay school fees". The shift in rhetoric is remarkable. The shift in policy is not so spectacular.
The South African race-card entertainment industry is enjoying boom times. A glance through any local newspaper, a listen-in to talk-radio or a look-in at Parliament will offer up multiple and imaginative variations on the same simple theme: how, according to the dealers, racial prejudice infests every last nook and cranny of our lives.
While President Thabo Mbeki and President George W Bush were preparing to discuss the role of the world’s largest economy in the development of Africa last week, it emerged that Americans’ eating habits may well become a stumbling block on the road to a free-trade pact between the United States and Southern Africa.
Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana has called for farmers to ensure that better safety measures are in place after the work-related deaths of three farm workers over the past few days.
Although a name that many South Africans may not recognise, WestCorp International counts itself among some of the world’s larger wine producers and is one of South Africa’s largest wine exporters, boasting exports more than that of all of New Zealand combined.
Census 2001 provides the government with a tool to plan development and allocation of resources better than ever before.
The wage dispute between the National Union of Mineworkers and South Africa’s gold and coal miners, represented by the Chamber of Mines, appear to have shown some progress following four days of mediation this week by the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration.
The black economic empowerment (BEE charter) for the country’s financial sector is expected to be finalised before the end of September.
As United States President George W Bush soars away from our country, one has to wonder whether he will really know more about the African continent at the end of his safari than he did at the start.
The room occupancy rate and the bed occupancy rate of hotels in South Africa for May 2003 increased by 0,2% and 0,9% respectively, compared with May 2002, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.
South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has allocated the first fishing rights for traditional linefish fishery, the government announced on Thursday. The allocation of rights signals a major shift in the management of the country’s traditional linefish resource as traditional linefish fishers operated under exemptions granted to them instead of rights.
The current wage talks between the National Union of Mineworkers and the Chamber of Mines, which represents major gold and coal producers, are at an impasse, with the union indicating that strike action is imminent.
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on Wednesday denied the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) access to documents previously prepared by the Competition Commission, related to the proposed merger of Anglo American and Kumba Resources.