The apartheid-era land use system caused degradation of land, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana has said. “All these forms of degradation have compromised the capacity of black rural communities to derive economic growth from the agriculture sector,” Zokwana said at the sixth biennial landcare conference in Durban on Monday. The summit ends on Thursday. The apartheid … Read more
Two teachers have been attacked by pupils who went on the rampage at an Umlazi school, the KwaZulu-Natal education department said on Tuesday. “We have no idea what prompted it. The educators were severely injured,” said department spokesman Muzi Mahlambi. Mahlambi said there had been problems at Vukuzakhe High School over the last few months … Read more
While the mass media swallowed the SAPS official crime statistics released last week, the institute for Securities Studies is having none of it. On CNBC Africa’s Power Lunch today, ISS researcher Dr Chandre Gold explained why.
by Peter MARTELL South African cricket legend Makhaya Ntini learned to play barefoot before being talent spotted and handed a pair of boots, and he knows about bowling on a bumpy pitch. Now he says he faces his “hardest test:” playing the world’s highest game of cricket near the summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain … Read more
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been blocked from staying at a hotel in Texas due to a campaign by gay rights activists, his office said Monday. The president faced international condemnation after the Ugandan parliament passed a bill earlier this year that would see homosexuals potentially jailed for life, although the legislation was struck down … Read more
Outgoing SA Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus is a remarkable leader, the Black Management Forum said on Monday. “Her leadership is demonstrated by how she has managed to build an amazing pipeline of talent and a truly professional team. She is indeed a remarkable and attuned leader,” the BMF said in a statement. “When the … Read more
It took over two days for more than 100 people from different organisations to save a North West man who had fallen from a mountain and become wedged on a cliff between two large rocks. The man was stuck near the Rustenburg Kloof Resort for three days. After various failed attempts to extricate his foot, … Read more
If new mines are to be built as low labour requiring mechanised mines, where does this leave the current distressed gold and platinum mines of South Africa?
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will continue talks with student leaders on Monday in an effort to reopen its campuses, the institution said. “We hope to reach a resolution very soon,” said spokeswoman Willa de Ruyter. She said TUT management was willing to engage with student leaders but said they needed assurances that there … Read more
Nigerian preacher TB Joshua on Sunday said he would travel to South Africa in the coming weeks to meet families and survivors of a building collapse at his church that killed scores. A guesthouse at Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed on September 12 as more floors were being constructed on top of the … Read more