Vuvu Vena
latest news & developmentsAt the Cradle: A few things to do before you die
I’d never thought about a bucket list – things to do before I die — until I was holding one in my hand.
Jo’burg residents rubbish Pikitup strike
As a strike by refuse workers drags on, the streets of Johannesburg have been turned into a dumping ground.
Krejcir: A dummy’s guide
The bodies of people associated with Radovan Krejcir have been piling up. It’s like something out of a mafia movie. We look at the main players.
SABC fights BCCSA ruling on M&G matter
The SABC is appealing a Broadcasting Complaints Commission ruling in a matter concerning it, the <i>M&G</i> and reporter Sam Sole.
SA Cabinet won’t support calls for Gaddafi to step down
South Africa will not call for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down, the Cabinet decided at a meeting this week.
Checklist takes sting out of BEE
A series of questions has been drawn up to verify the suitability of benefi ciaries of empowerment.
Turning the tide on TB
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi commemorated World TB Day by unveiling the only GeneXpert system in Africa on Thursday.
TB: Staying the course
Sibongile has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) three times; this year she found out she has multidrug-resistant TB.
‘People are the real wealth of nations’
UNDP director for democratic governance <strong>Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi</strong> speaks to the <em>M&G</em> about democracy in Africa.
BEE ‘is not meant for the select few’
Former MP Jay Naidoo says black economic empowerment (BEE) has, in many instances, been hijacked by a "cabal of predatory elite".
The Guptas: A dummy’s guide
Industrialists. Newspaper owners. And friends with the president and his family. Read our dummy’s guide to the famous family.
Reitz victims to start their own company
The victims of the 2008 racist video produced by four students of the University of the Free State are to start their own company.
Political violence ‘remains a serious problem in Zim’
Zimbabwe is not ready for elections, and will not be ready until it has dealt with present and past human rights violations, says Human Rights Watch.
Sterenborg vs SABC
The SABC has been reprimanded for contravening the broadcasting code regarding an interview with businessman John Sterenborg in November 2010.
Africa is failing Libya, say NGOs
African governments are "failing" Libyan citizens and all Africans, according to civil society organisations on Friday.