President Thabo Mbeki on Monday paid tribute to the role South African women played in the struggle against apartheid. Addressing a half-full stadium in Witbank, Mbeki said South Africa had to salute every woman who contributed to the country’s liberation. ”We must look and see at what our women leaders did and what it is that we must do to follow in their footsteps.”
The hijacking of a bus carrying about 40 Taiwanese businessmen on the N12 in Mpumalanga is bad news for South African tourism.