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IN A move that eases Eskom's financial woes, the African Development Bank yesterday announced that it had approved a R20bn (€1.86 billion) loan for the utility to finance the Medupi power station in Lephalale, Limpopo.
"Man RDP!" sighs Martha Hamukoto, sitting on the steps of a Windhoek office block. She is lamenting the breakaway faction, the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP).
With Namibia's parliamentary and presidential elections on 27-28 November, hype and obsession mount by the day. The assumption that democracy is about competition between contesting political programmes of parties seeking to convince voters that they have the best on offer for the political future and social welfare of the country and its people could not be more misplaced than in the current ...
South Africans have a collective responsibility to ensure that all forms of social ills are eradicated from our society, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Friday.
LATEST data show consumer price inflation back inside the target range for the first time in 31 months, at 5,9%, while at producer level prices are in deflation for the sixth successive month. It is welcome news, and suggests the Reserve Bank shouldn't have to raise interest rates for quite some time. Yet benign as they seem to be, the numbers don't necessarily imply there is space for further ...
Deputy Transport Minister, Jeremy Cronin, has expressed condolences to the family and friends of the 18 people who died in two fatal road crashes.
Suspected RDP housing fraudster Bafana Ntuli is expected to appear before the Alberton Magistrates court on Friday.
DEBT problems in Dubai struck financial markets hard yesterday, sinking global stocks, lifting safe- haven bonds and driving the dollar higher.
As a reflection of the importance of major sporting, business and cultural events to re-inspire tourists to travel to global destinations, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the South African Government announced that the T&T world's first international Tourism, Sport and Mega-events Summit will be held in Sandton, South Africa from February 24- 26, 2010.
IN the recent past, concern has been expressed over the conduct and behaviour of the youth and many who have commented on the matter have expressed worry at the immoral behaviour that the young people are falling in.
FOREIGN Affairs Minister, Kabinga Pande says Zambia will take full advantage of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit (CHOGM), which officially opens tomorrow in the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago, to expose the country's investment opportunities to the outside world.
THE just-ended workshop for Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV and AIDS will go a long way to ensure that maternity protection is used as a preventive and care strategy against mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has called on Government officials to implement developmental programmes so that the country's economy can continue recovering from the effects of the global economic meltdown.
THE Government has described the statement by Patriotic Front (PF) leader, Michael Sata that President Rupiah Banda is about to hike fuel prices to subsidise thieves who are involved in fuel procurement as irresponsible and provocative.
ACTING MMD spokesperson, Mike Mulongoti has called for unity in the party and urged on top leadership to find solutions to the differences among members.
Both houses of Parliament did not sit this past week and so today I will start by looking at the 2010 National Budget set to be presented on Wednesday and will obviously be the highlight of the coming week.
THE Fifa World Cup Trophy roadshow rolled into Zimbabwe last night with President Mugabe pledging to lead the country in according the iconic symbol of global sport the respect it deserved.
THE Soccer World Cup draw on December 4 starts the final countdown to the globe's most watched event, but SA must still overcome crucial challenges if it is to host a successful tournament.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is expected to inject R55 billion into the domestic economy, according to the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi.
TODAY and tomorrow the Namibian people will cast their votes to elect the parties and President of their own choice. It is my hope that, as they take to the polls on Friday, they will do so fearlessly, and without being intimidated, harassed, forced or disturbed. It is also my wish that these November 27 and 28 elections will be characterised by overall calm, peacefulness, and an environment of ...
A FAILURE to deliver an outstanding judgement in good time is as much an abuse by a judge as beating a spouse would be, a retired South African Constitutional Court judge said in Windhoek on Friday.
TWO women, aged 25 and 40, had a horrifying experience in the early hours of Wednesday morning, when they were held at gunpoint, robbed, and raped.
IN recognition of his accomplishments in the media industry, the African Media Initiative (AMI) has announced the appointment of Zimind Publishers executive chairman and executive deputy chairman of the South Africa-based Mail & Guardian Trevor Ncube, as co-chair of its board. Ncube will lead the newly formed board with acclaimed and award winning American journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, ...
Two weeks ago we ran an oped under the headline Moyo raising the sceptre of racism. We carry Prof Moyo's reply below. DOES criticising Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's controversial choice of Roy Bennett as Deputy Minister of Agriculture amount to raising the sceptre of racism against whites?
FACTIONALISM in Zanu PF has spilled into the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, as different factions in the party fight to control the powerful and feared body. The fierce succession battle, played out behind the scenes, has now moved to the war veterans, threatening to split them along factional lines.
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