Golf - it's not over yet Nov 5, 2009
VWSA marketing communications manager Carrin Merkel says: "The Citi is retiring. It's had an excellent run. It's the best-selling car in South African history, but the time has come for the end of Citi production. "We're saying goodbye but more importantly, we're giving the whole country a chance to say goodbye with the car being the farewell card. Actually, this campaign is about the South African public saying goodbye because the car has become theirs, as much as it is ours. (iAfrica.com)
New Books on Africa: Notable Nonfic... Oct 25, 2009
Mark Gevisser and Pippa Green, South African journalists, explore recent South African history with biographies of Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, and Trevor Manuel, the country s top economic policy maker. British journalist Alec Russell looks to South Africa s future in a book entitled After Mandela in the United Kingdom but provocatively retitled for the U.S. market as Bring Me My Machine Gun. (Suite101.com)
Opinion: Joel's gone, what now? Oct 21, 2009
Gavin Hunt has had great success with SuperSport United, Clive Barker has the experience, while Gordon Igesund is one of the most successful coaches in South African history. Hunt and Barker were both appointed by Safa to monitor Santana a couple of weeks ago, so that must mean they have faith in the two men. (iAfrica.com)
Secretive MPC? Oct 1, 2009
"On (18 September), for the third time in a row over several months, the SARB failed to appear before the committee. "Irrespective of the reasons given, this failure to appear occurs at the most arduous time in the SARB's life and during the worst economic crisis in South African history. " Oriani-Ambrosini said there were critical national economic decisions, hinging on money supply and interest rates, which were within the province of the SARB. "By not being able to meet the SARB, the... (iAfrica.com)
Soldiers win reprieve Sep 10, 2009
"They are workers in uniform whose jobs include defending our democracy. They cannot therefore be denied the democratic rights they are there to defend. "The minister of defence and military veterans must learn the lessons of South African history. Apartheid governments repeatedly tried to thwart efforts to unionise the whole of the public sector, but were forced to retreat. (iAfrica.com)
Why we love you... Aug 15, 2009
Here are nine magic Madiba moments which we feel have not only shaped the course of South African history, but which have also given the public a glimpse of the man that is Nelson Mandela. 1964 Rivonia Trial: During the 1963-64 trial of 10 ANC leaders for 221 acts of sabotage, Mandela, facing the possibility of death, made the following historic statement. (iAfrica.com)
"District 9": Is apartheid acceptable -- for giant bugs? Aug 12, 2009
It's presented as a propagandistic TV documentary about what went wrong in District 9, where Wikus -- a white representative of a black government -- went in with heavy military backup to uproot the one group in South African history to be treated worse than blacks were under the previous apartheid regime ... Another part of recent South African history that isn't world news is that the collapse of Zimbabwe has introduced millions of illegal Zimbabwean immigrants into South African cities. (Salon)
Striking 2010 Cup workers lower list of demands Jul 15, 2009
The workers said that they were proud of their role in building a piece of South African history, but had little to show for their work. "If I take my children here and say 'I've built that stadium,' they will not believe you, because you have nothing,'' said David Mahlangu, a laborer. Victoria Noki, a casual laborer and single mother of three, said that her monthly salary was the equivalent of about $100 per month. Workers said they earn on average about $240 a month including overtime. If... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Zimbabwe: Activists Intensify Fight for Release Violence Report Jun 20, 2009
The South African History Archive (SAHA), the SA Litigation Centre and the Southern African Centre for Survivors of Torture, have been trying to gain access to the report, that the presidency has since argued does not exist. The groups have now submitted an internal appeal to President Jacob Zuma's office, in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, disputing the claims around the so called non existence of the document. (allAfrica.com)
South Africans reveal extent of rape epidemic Jun 19, 2009
Mr Peacock added: "We're at a complicated moment in South African history with revived traditionalism and there's a danger of gender transformation being lost. We hear men saying, 'If Jacob Zuma can have many wives, I can have many girlfriends'. The hyper-masculine rhetoric of the Zuma campaign is going to set back our work in challenging the old model of masculinity.". Guardian News & Media. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
SA's unemployed workers don't have skills to fill gap Jun 18, 2009
This nugget of information was found on the South African History website and was researched in partnership with the Durban University of Technology. It highlights how vital markets are to Durban, and how they were, and still are, a means to make a living for people excluded from the mainstream economy. (Business Report, South Africa)
South Africa: Food Inflation is Not the Farmer's Fault Jun 6, 2009
Johannesburg The producer price of white maize and wheat has fallen year on year - despite the planting season coinciding with the highest agricultural input costs in South African history - but the price of bread and maize-meal has kept rising. Grain South Africa, an association representing grain farmers, said in a statement on 4 June that between 1 April 2008 and 1 April 2009, the price of white maize had fallen by 14 percent, and that of wheat by 35 percent, but between March 2008 and March... (allAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: South African Presidency Accused of Hiding Violence Report May 30, 2009
Director of the South African History Archive (SAHA), Piers Pigou, on Friday said the Presidency is lying and is 'setting itself up to be questioned. He said the details in the report are crucial to prompt the transformation of Zimbabwe's military, and prevent future abuses. (allAfrica.com)
Info act under scrutiny May 27, 2009
Brummer was supported by submissions by the Human Rights Commission and the South African History Archives. The Cape High Court found that section 78(2) of the Act was unconstitutional as it did not give the person requesting information adequate time to approach a court for relief against refusal of access to information. (iAfrica.com)
Africa: The Power of Example - Lessons from South Africa's Election May 16, 2009
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY CONTINUES FORWARDS. It appears that in South Africa history is neither repeating itself nor moving backwards. (allAfrica.com)
Winnie given thumbs-up Apr 1, 2009
"We wish to reiterate our support and acknowledge the vital role played by Comrade Madikizela-Mandela in shaping the South African history and politics.". Sapa. (iAfrica.com)
Pardon papers filed Mar 20, 2009
The coalition consists of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, the International Centre for Transitional Justice, the Khulumani Support Group, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, the Human Rights Media Centre, the FXI, the South African History Archives and the Legal Resources Centre. The FXI said the pardons were being issued under the special pardons process established by former president Thabo Mbeki in 2008 to complete "the unfinished business of the TRC". (iAfrica.com)
