2013-06-19
Gay Imam Speaks on Homosexuality and Islam
[AlertNet]London -"The best thing was to just come out and be authentic - even if it means the world is going to kill you, but at least you die an authentic person," says Muhsin Hendricks, one of the world's few openly gay imams.2013-06-19
It's Time to Let Mandela Go, Says Controversial Cartoonist Zapiro
[RFI]As anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela spends his 11th day in hospital on Tuesday, South African satirical cartoonist Zapiro tells RFI that hanging onto Mandela is not helping the country. Referring to a meeting five years ago, Zapiro says the former president was "not as lucid" as he had been before, he is not a "full person". 2013-06-19
Equal Education Vs Motshekga Gets Nasty
[GroundUp]The struggle between Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, and activist organisation Equal Education, is getting nasty. The Department has accused EE of using whites to mislead black people and EE has accused the Department of racism. EE held Youth Day marches on Monday 17 June in Cape Town and Pretoria. The marches were part of EE's campaign to get Minister Motshekga to publish a policy on minimum norms and standards for school infrastructure. 2013-06-19
Uganda, South African Army Chiefs Discuss Security
[New Vision]Visiting South African Special Forces Commander, Brigade General Rudzani Maphwanya has held talks with the Chief of Defense Forces, General Edward Katumba Wamala. 2013-06-19
African Press Review 19 June 2013
[RFI]Does Museveni want a political monarchy? Is Sejusa a coward? Why shouldn't you take to a life of crime in Uganda? Why has the AU fallen out with the Sadc over Zimbabwe? Why are SA mining jobs vanishing? And why are Kenyan MPs up in arms about Mwai Kibaki's office? 2013-06-19
Jobs, Construction Boom At Coega
[SA Info]Building projects at the Coega Industrial Development Zone outside Port Elizabeth have injected over R1.2-billion into South Africa's Eastern Cape construction industry over the past two quarters, in the process creating over 2 500 jobs, the state-owned Coega Development Corporation (CDC) said last week. 2013-06-19
South African Fisheries Win Major Victory in New York Court
[SA Govt]The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson, has welcomed a New York court decision to pay South Africa approximately R294 million following unlawful harvesting of South African fish by a syndicate. 2013-06-19
Declaration of Economic War in South Africa
[GroundUp]For all the sound and fury of the current fight between poultry producers and meat importers, their dispute may turn out to be only a minor skirmish in what promises to be a war of words and protest action aimed at securing the high ground of economic policy. And central to this will be the question of land. 2013-06-19
Orange Extends South Africa Footprint
[SA Info]French telecommunications operator Orange and South Africa's Nashua Mobile have signed an agreement to expand the firm's South African footprint by opening several local retail outlets. 2013-06-19
Transformation By Quota Is Barking Mad
[GroundUp]Jack Lewis argues that government's transformation plan is based on identity politics and is misguided. He asks people on the political left to speak out against it. 2013-06-19
Gauteng Health Preventing Tuberculosis in HIV Positive People
[SA Govt]Durban, as the 6th South African AIDS Conference got into full swing the Gauteng Health Department announced that it has already given Isoniazid preventative prophylaxis to 9 000 HIV positive people in the 2012/13 financial year alone. The department also announced that it was overhauling its medical supply depot to improve efficiencies and deliveries. 2013-06-19
Homosexual Community At Increased Risk for HIV - Study
[VOA]One of the challenges of fighting HIV around the world is the difficulty of reaching those at risk. A new study from South Africa indicates that the homosexual community is at increased risk for HIV, and that widespread homophobia may keep these men from receiving the information and care that they need. 2013-06-19
British Surveillance a Wake Up Call - CDP
[SAPA]Johannesburg -The reported surveillance of South African and Turkish delegations during the G20 summit in Britain should serve as a wake up call to government, the Christian Democratic Party said on Wednesday. 2013-06-19
U.S Issues Crime Warning About SA
[SAPA]Johannesburg -A warning issued to tourists by the United States says Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town are "critical crime threat spots", The New Age reported on Wednesday. 2013-06-19
Motsepe Gives R12m to Cape Town Areas
[SAPA]Johannesburg -Mining magnate and billionaire Patrice Motsepe has donated R12 million to help rid Cape Town of poverty and unemployment, the Cape Argus reported on Wednesday. 2013-06-19
Family At Mandela's Hospital
[SAPA]Johannesburg -Former president Nelson Mandela's family arrived at the Pretoria hospital where the elderly statesman was spending a 12th day on Wednesday. 2013-06-19
The 100 Years (centenary) of the Most Oppressive Piece of Legislation (native Land Act)
[COSATU]The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) calls on all South Africans to observe a moment (100 seconds) of silence in commemoration of the 100 years (anniversary) of Native Land Act on Wednesday (19th June 2013) at 12h00. 2013-06-19
The DTI and Ekurhuleni West College Launch the Centre for Entrepreneurship in Katlehong
[SA Govt]The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), in partnership with the Ekurhuleni West College launched the Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE) at the Ekurhuleni West College (EWC) campus in Katlehong today. The Centre forms part of the dti's initiative to primarily target Further Education and Training (FET) institutions to promote entrepreneurship education, training and development. 2013-06-19
Limpopo 2013 Initiation Schools Opened - Looking Forward to an Incident Free Season!
[SA Govt]The Limpopo's 142 permitted schools have commenced on the 14th June 2013 and will end on the 13th July 2013. Although the turnout is still low due to the fact that academic schools have not yet closed; the department heartily thanks all parents and guardians for, sending initiates to the schools only when the academic school programme has closed. 2013-06-19
SA Cities to Get Own Domain Names
[SA Info]In the near future, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban may have their own top level domain names on the internet, which could spark innovative ways of promoting business and tourism in South Africa's main centres. |
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