SA AND USA COMPETE WELL FOR HEALTHCARE WOES
By Daniel Silke
Healthcare in South Africa has undergone as much of a transition as the politics of the land.
Bringing democracy to the country has also meant shifting priorities in healthcare away from the glamor of specialist innovation at a
tertiary level to basic healthcare for poor people neglected under Apartheid. But, has this meant a general deterioration in services or can
South Africa still hold its own in service excellence?...
FROM THE SOUTHERN DESK
By Daniel Silke
WILL TSOTSI NAB AN OSCAR?
By Charlene Avis
Being based on a successful novel doesn't necessarily give a movie an edge at the Oscars. SA movie, TSOTSI, is nominated in the
Foreign Language Film category. However, when based on as powerful a novel as that of acclaimed author and playwright Athol Fugard,
and adapted so effectively on film, it makes it impossible to miss this movie...
ASK A LAWYER: Everything Comes To The Waiting Heart...Chris de Burgh
By Chris Wright
The concept behind the process of labor certification is simple, right?...
Well, not so fast...
SA DOCTORS BLAZED THE TRAIL
By Alan Rose
Could Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD) be due to an infection?...
Dr. Allan Shor and colleagues at Wits University in Johannesburg, were
the first to identify the same organism within the fatty plaques in diseased coronary arteries using labeled antibodies and electron
microscopy. Presently, there are a number of clinical trials being undertaken to see if antibiotic therapy may help prevent heart attacks.
The jury is still out as to whether the organism is the cause or just a passenger!...
EX-SA ROCKET BOFFIN ONE OF AMERICA'S WEALTHIEST UNDER-40'S
Compiled by Jon Houzet
The former Pretoria lad is now the brains and money behind cutting-edge rocket technology in the US.
Elon Musk, 34, is chairman and chief executive of California based Space Exploration Technologies Corp, or SpaceX for short...
RECIPIES: LASAGNE FOR EVERY OCCASION
By Elsabe Enslin
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? NIKI SMART
By Drienie Hattingh
From concerts in SA townships, to Andre Agassi's New Year's bash in LA...A single mother plays chess in the US
It's 1987 in a South African township...
CALENDER OF EVENTS
By Kimberley Crowe
FAMILY CORNER: Name this well-known South African coastal landmark.
HOME AFFAIRS
By David Furlonger
Are South Africa's notorious minibus taxi operators ready to become legitimate? No, I'm not referring to their parentage,
but to their status as legitimate members of the economy...
Will the industry bite at Manuel's bait? Some honest souls will. As for the rest...hey, is that a pig flying past my window?
IN MEMORIUM ANTON RUPERT
By Colin Donian
JOCKEY SHABALALA
By Jon Houzet
CORETTA SCOTT KING
By Jon Houzet
HOT HAPPENINGS: Were you There?
- CALIFORNIA - LA Feb 11-12 RUGBY
By Charlene Avis
- CALIFORNIA - WEST HOLLYWOOD - SINGING SENSATION WOWS AGAIN
By Charlene Avis
- ARIZONA, SCOTTSDALE SPRINGBOK CLUB SPORTS DAY
By Eunice Boynton-Lee
PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN:
By Devin Tanchum
MAC AFRICA: Party Machine
If you find yourself in an upscale nightclub in Beverly Hills or Hollywood surrounded by pulse-pounding music, beautiful women,
and celebrities, chances are you are only there because Mac Africa said so...
PETER NGCOBO: Marching to the Beat of the Drum
SPORT:
By Blou Willem
FINANCE:
By Colin Donian
Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, presented his tenth national budget to Parliament on Wednesday February 15.
An enduring theme from Mr. Manuel, reflecting on these early years, was how he felt "abandoned" by all parties and stakeholders.
He comments, "I wasn't even the ham in the sandwich, I was just dragged out of the sandwich, abandoned by left and right!"...
CULTURE SHOCK: The Science of Time Zones
By Drienie Hattingh
JEREMY TAYLOR TOURS THE US
By Jon Houzet
Jeremy Taylor, best remembered for his sing-along anthem "Ag Pleez Deddy," will play several concerts in the Chicago area in March...
CAPE TOWN LAWYER IS FIRST AFRICAN RECOGNIZED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
By Jon Houzet
SA has the best lawyer in the world, for 2006 at least...
TRAVEL: THE PIG IN BATHURST IS A MUST
by Charlene Avis
South Africa's second largest Province, the Eastern Cape, is one of those hidden treasures that come alive upon discovery.
Whilst in South Africa recently, I decided to spend some time exploring British history in the Albany area around Bathurst.
I boarded the Kowie Choo Choo in Port Alfred, a 24-seater, brightly painted 2-carriage train and headed for Bathurst...
And more...
- Letter From the Editor
- Mail bag - Letters from Readers.
- Calendar - Details of National South African Events.
- Brief Vannie Hys Af - Deur Blou Willem.
