Zodidi Mhlana profiles the top five leaders of the ANC Youth League.
Johannesburg’s Gold Reef City theme park on Wednesday relaunched its heart-stopping Tower of Terror after spending more than R10-million.
Ronnie Kasrils, Minister of Intelligence, said on Tuesday that "we are not just seeing spontaneous xenophobic attacks". "There are many social issues at the root of the problem, but we have reason to believe that there are many other organisations involved in sparking the attacks. We are currently analysing the situation."
The escalating fuel price has seen South Africans discarding gas guzzlers in favour of smaller, more fuel-efficient cars.Although car sales overall are down 23% compared with last year, small car sales are up by 25%, according to figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa.
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/ 31 October 2007
Commuters used to filthy, overcrowded trains, which often arrive late and lack adequate security, now have an alternative — the Soweto Business Express. Launched in July this year, the Soweto Business Express operates during peak hours, travelling between Naledi in Soweto and Johannesburg Park Station in less than 45 minutes.
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/ 31 October 2007
Road safety is a critical component in providing transport infrastructure and South Africa’s record is disastrous. The numbers are only worsened when heavy vehicles such as trucks are involved. Safer trucks mean safer roads for all users. “We are seriously concerned that truck drivers tend to exceed the speed limit at several locations on the N3 route,” said Miles le Roux, traffic engineer at the N3 Toll Concession.
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/ 25 October 2007
Mozambique has made great strides since the end of its civil war in 1992, but the country is struggling still to empower its 20-million citizens, most of whom live in abject poverty. About 80% of Mozambique’s poor live in rural areas. While farming is their main source of income, agricultural productivity is low and most of the rural population survives at subsistence level.