Articles containing the tag ‘Africa
By Nicolette Chinomona On Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

South Africa Needs to Create Job Opportunities for New Graduates

As the nation celebrates youths this month, serious thought should be given to how exactly the nation is helping youths achieve their dreams. In recent years there’s been a strong push to motivate the youth t... Read more »
By Nicolette Chinomona On Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

Restaurant Industry Booming in South Africa

With the economy in the state that it is in, people are tightening their belts ad spending less and you’d expect fine dining establishments to suffer. Why is the restaurant business thriving when a lot of oth... Read more »
By Mvusi Ngubane On Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

Cosatu Opposes Barack Obama’s Visit to South Africa

This week, South Africa can look forward to a visit from United States president Barack Obama, marking the American leader’s first visit to the nation since he took office in 2009. However, South Africa is no... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Thursday, June 20th, 2013

Julius Malema Returns to Court on Fraud and Corruption Charges

Julius Malema had to temporarily put aside the activities of his new political party to focus on his personal legal problems. He appeared at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning regarding the ... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Americans Warned About Crime in South Africa

Americans have been warned to exercise due care and diligence when visiting South Africa. The US state department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security released a report that includes a travel advisory note to US t... Read more »
By Guest Author On Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

The Best City in South Africa: Durban vs Johannesburg vs Cape Town

I have always struggled to answer the question “What is the best city in South Africa?” This question does not have a universal answer. What you think is the best city depends on who you are and wha... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Steve Hofmeyr in Heated Twitter War

The Twitter war of words between musician Steve Hofmeyr and Zelda la Grange rages on. La Grange was former president Nelson Mandela’s personal assistant for years while he was still active in politics. She wa... Read more »
By Nicolette Chinomona On Monday, June 17th, 2013

Innovation in Africa has to Battle the Chief

Is innovative thinking possible in Africa? For years the African continent has been synonymous with negative factors. With our disturbing appetite for war and conflict and the rampage of HIV/AIDS, when the worl... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Sunday, June 16th, 2013

SA Youth Simply Need Access to Information to Improve Their Lives

As we commemorate Youth Day, millions of young people across the country are faced with unemployment and poverty. Yesterday President Jacob Zuma said the youth must not waste time by waiting to improve their li... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Saturday, June 15th, 2013

Zimbabwean Hackers Hailed for Attacking ANC’s Website

On Friday the ANC’s website was hacked by a group of hackers which calls itself Africa Anonymous. ANC national spokesperson Jackson Mthembu issued a report  explaining the nature of the attack. From 10am... Read more »