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Energy security
Category: Articles/Other
... fair access to natural resources, their approach to security would be irrelevant. When nowadays we talk about what we want in terms of energy security what we are actually saying is this: our vision ...Wednesday, 08 September 2010 -
Zimbabwe
Category: Articles/Politics
... on serious issues undisturbed! As the Prime Minister and his Deputy were transiting through Johannesburg on their way home, an Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767 long-haul jet was parked for three days at Windhoek’s ...Wednesday, 08 September 2010 -
Scorecard of war
Category: Articles/Politics
... Iraq with freedom and security for all. Only two days after President Obama made his announcement from the Oval Office, former US Secretary of State at the time of going to war in Iraq, Colin Powell, ...Monday, 06 September 2010 -
Crowning glory
Category: Articles/Leading Ladies
... it’s no longer relevant. But it’s not just a name; it’s what it stands for. In the dark days of apartheid, we came up with this product and we just wanted to make people aware that ‘it’s okay to be black’. ...Monday, 06 September 2010 -
Civil Service Strike
Category: Articles/Politics
... first 14 days would be R410 million after tax. It would take affected civil servants three years to recoup this. Costs like this would also permeate other existing socio/economic and socio/political ...Monday, 06 September 2010 -
Teacher strike
Category: Articles/Commerce & Industry
... for many. We seem to have lost something as a nation. When thinking back to my high-school days in the mid-1960s there is always one person who stands tall in the landscape that is my memory. His ...Monday, 06 September 2010 -
Final word
Category: Articles/Other
... sal jou gat sien – you will see your gat or hole. To what extent this expression became what a friend of mine calls carnalised is illustrated by the fact that nowadays many would add to it “… without ...Friday, 03 September 2010 -
A land of great potential
Category: Opinions/Columnists
... target date; all those big blue digital clocks at the airports could simply be reset to, “1 000 days to go!” Good luck Bafana, particularly Mr Pienaar (Everton) – make us all proud! ▲ Ian Kilbride ...Wednesday, 01 September 2010 -
Labour unrest
Category: Articles/Politics
... days of liberation politics behind it and moving towards more normal issue-driven politics. While the details of what is happening within in the ANC, the role and positioning of various individuals and ...Monday, 30 August 2010 -
Privatising war
Category: Articles/Politics
... the days of the Second World War and Korea when it was considered a duty and an honour to serve “God and country” and even die for a “noble” cause. Since Somalia the US and its mostly European allies, ...Friday, 27 August 2010 -
Cricket turmoil
Category: Articles/Sport
... African captain in One-Day Internationals on the conclusion of the World Cup. Smith showed his maturity when deciding to vacate the hot seats. He was only 22 years and 44 days old when he succeeded Shaun ...Friday, 27 August 2010 -
Long live King James!
Category: Articles/Leaders on Leadership
... project. But I always believed, it takes a thousand days to make a business, so we never ever rested for one second. Until 20Twenty came through, it was tough. We went into curatorship for a while, ...Thursday, 26 August 2010 -
Keeping things Current
Category: Articles/Leaders on Leadership
... Many newspapers in the US have had to close their doors. But then the Internet began to play an increasing role, and it is similar in the structure of its information marketplace to the early days of ...Monday, 23 August 2010 -
Integrating at grassroots level
Category: Articles/Leaders on Leadership
... of Parliament for five years. These days, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, founded in 2008, occupies much of his time. Based in the former Indian suburb of Lenasia, near Johannesburg, it is active in propagating ...Monday, 23 August 2010 -
Mandela's Way
Category: Articles/Leaders on Leadership
... nodded. He does not waste words. He told me that he was planning on going on holiday on December 15, and that his staff had set aside four or five days for us to talk. He added that he hoped we could ...Friday, 20 August 2010 -
An amalgam that worked
Category: Articles/Leaders on Leadership
... of our slumbers for a walk in the forest, exclaiming, “We cannot waste such a glorious day.” How we now miss the days that we slept in. Now we have our own children, jobs and responsibilities. We walk ...Friday, 20 August 2010 -
Madiba’s Right-hand (wo)man!
Category: Articles/Politics
... show up and Madiba was determined to stay until they did. He left South Africa unprepared, thinking that he would be back the same night. Five days later, he was still stuck on the ship. Cellphones had ...Friday, 20 August 2010 -
Mining rights
Category: Articles/Politics
... become an issue in the general election that is now only days away. The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies has been running political advertisements to lift the profile of the issue, fuelling ...Thursday, 19 August 2010 -
Tri-Nations watch
Category: Articles/Sport
... media statements recently. Hardly days after the charges against him were overturned, De Villiers questioned the commitment of one of his senior players, Francois Steyn. Was the Spanish Inquisition really ...Tuesday, 17 August 2010 -
Final word
Category: Articles/Other
... slight variations in the origins of this idiom. It does, however, seem clear that it originated from the days of the noble sport of hunting. Not keen to personally put themselves in danger of being confronted, ...Tuesday, 17 August 2010
