Those who think that working for government and being a public servant is an 8am to 4pm job should think again. It is now 8:15pm on a cold and wet Tuesday night in Cape Town, but work has not stopped, and the day is far from over for Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini and her team. After being in back-to-back meetings well into the evening, Minister Dlamini is finally able to speak to me.
Cape Town – The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, has described as “historic” a new amendment bill which will give small-scale fishers collective fishing rights for the first time, and help root out poverty and poaching in the country’s 150 fishing communities.
The release of the annual South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics is always followed by a national debate on crime in South Africa, and rightly so. Crime should concern all of us as it affects everyone.
It is a well-known fact that a country where corruption reigns will fail in its endeavours to create a just and prosperous dispensation for its people. Corruption is not only bad for a government and reputation of the country but it is also detrimental to the growth of the economy, job creation and the country's overall development.
Nthambeleni Gabara still remembers Gauteng before the dawn of democracy in 1994 as a province that lacked a convenient, safe and reliable public transport system.
“I started playing football in the dusty streets of Soweto”, is often what most soccer players say when they are asked about where they grew up – often with a sense of pride.
It goes without saying that South Africans are flying the flag high when it comes to doing business abroad and the 2013 South African Expos held in China last week was indicative of this.
Johannesburg – As the elevator took off from the upper ground level of Africa’s tallest building, the security officer looked at me and said: “It only takes 45 seconds for this lift to reach the top floor.” What a thrill - I was inside the Carlton Centre or “The roof of Africa” as it is popularly known.
Leslie Sedibe is a proud South African and speaks passionately about his country whenever he gets a chance to do so.
Jabulile Elizabeth Khambule from Duduza Section 15 has dealt with the harsh realities of teenage pregnancy and high rates of unemployment all her life.
When Sinenhlanhla Dlamini tells people that she is studying Radiography, most people assume that she will probably have a career in the radio industry one day.
Being a woman in a leadership position previously dominated by the so-called boys’ club often means you have to put in more effort than your male counterparts.
More than 20 years after it reinvented itself, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has ended its tradition of male-dominance by ushering in two females to lead the continental body.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will forever be remembered as one of the greatest achievements of post-apartheid South Africa.
Durban – Sindisiwe Gumede (36) worked in a printing factory for seven long years. There, she felt that her time and skills were wasted. This propelled her to quit her job and open her own property business, Siyeza Magums CC.
