Groundwork (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chewing a handful of raw peanuts now, I find only the faintest smell, and not quite of dagga. Perhaps the peanuts are stale. The first time I tasted raw peanuts was when I was four. My family were on a road trip that took us along the east coast up to Durban, from there to Johannesburg [...]
Israelated (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
The Z-Word Blog has a post about more countries that are considering joining Canada and Israel in boycotting the 2009 United Nations “World Conference against Racism” - generally known as Durban II. Australia may pull out of the conference, along with a long list of potential boycotters, including the U.S., France, Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. Read the blog post...
The Mex Files (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ana Gabriela Espinoza Marroquín has won the swimsuit competition in the Miss World Beach Beauty 2008 competition held in Durban, South Africa. The British newspaper, The Sun, seems to be under the impression that the winning contestant is named “Espinoza Anagabriela” but whether the English actually read The Sun is questionable. Besides garbling the name [...]
Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
A 59-year-old Durban widow has resorted to court action against the municipality after it cut off the water supply to her tenants.
Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Barely an hour after a Durban man had bought his wife 40 red roses to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary, he was struck by a truck and killed.
Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The DA and IFP's court battle to reverse more than 100 name changes in Durban is an attempt by both parties "to do politics in court".
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bloemfontein Celtic have formally lodged their appeal to the PSL against the red card shown to striker Geofrey Serunkuma during the Telkom Knockout semi-final game against Orlando Pirates played in Durban at the weekend.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Following the Government's public consultation on the future of tobacco control which closed on 8 September, it was expected that a number of new measures to protect children from tobacco would be included in the Queen's speech on Wednesday, 3rd December.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
SEVERAL years ago the United Nations trade and development arm (Unctad) developed a programme to help small, medium and microenterprises (SMMEs) enter the global market. Known as Tradepoint and specifically geared towards less developed countries, the initiative establishes international trade facilitation points to assist emerging entrepreneurs.
22dropout.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rory Sabbatini has confirmed his place in the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek from December 11-14, with the PGA Tour campaigner hoping to end 2008 with a victory on home soil. Sabbatini will make his debut at Leopard Creek, ranked the number one golf course in South Africa, and currently headlines a field that includes [...]
Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW Health Minister Barbara Hogan yesterday promised to increase the availability of treatment for HIV/Aids.
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Bheki Cele has warned bus, taxi and truck drivers against neglecting their passenger's safety in search of "blood money".
IOL (Free subscription) | yesterday
Acting on a tip-off police have arrested a would-be robber in Johannesburg.
Global Health Policy (Free subscription) | yesterday
The next ED for UNAIDS has been named: it is to be Michel Sidibé, the current Deputy Executive Director of the organization. The release of this long-anticipated announcement (conveniently) coincided with World AIDS Day, although it has been known since...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Reports from Zimbabwe are that Thanda Royal Zulu are keen to have a closer look at Warriors' midfielder Method Mwanjali who has been showing consistency for both his club, CAPS United, and his homeland's national team.
