Wed May 16 18:15:16 SAST 2012

Zuma is the president, Vavi is not - Mazibuko

Lindiwe Mazibuko said if the subsidy had been implemented by the original deadline of April 1, 2010, around 300,000 young people would have had jobs by now   118 Comments

Survey shows low Malema support

His support levels reach 25% among the unemployed, compared with 19% amongst those working   20 Comments

Cosatu says DA had bricks

“Cosatu was portrayed as beating the DA, which was not the case.”   80 Comments

Man bitten by rattlesnake at Walmart supermarket

"I slung it off and I did a tap dance on it until it was dead"   15 Comments

Murder plot backfires

A PLAN by a man to kill his ex-wife backfired when a hired hitmen went behind his back to inform her about the plot.   38 Comments

University head beats sex charge

"Society needs to guard against vindictive people who spread unfounded and false allegations" - Professor   18 Comments

Kaizer Chiefs prepare for player shake-up

Major player changes to Kaizer Chiefs are in the offing, manager Bobby Motaung said today.   24 Comments

Obama's marriage was rocked by political ambitions - Book

Michelle Obama once threatened to divorce Barack   15 Comments

More than R38,000 down the drain in trying to buy a house

CONSUMERS can lose thousands of rands investing in houses they will never occupy, let alone own.   10 Comments

Moyo calls co-accused as witness

Escape artist Bongani Moyo today called a co-accused to testify for him in his trial for escaping from the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court   6 Comments

Venus Williams promises fashion dazzler at Wimbledon

Tennis tournament is allowing players to wear colour for the Olympics, and Venus is all excited about it   13 Comments

Postal workers stone mail van

At protest in central Johannesburg   26 Comments

Mamphela Ramphele leads bid to interdict police minister

NON-PROFIT organisation Freedom Under Law (FUL) has applied for an urgent interdict to prevent former crime intelligence boss Lieutenant-General Richard Mdluli from serving in the police service.   96 Comments

Unemployment is a serious problem - Gordhan

FINANCE Minister Pravin Gordhan has set aside a R5-billion youth employment subsidy for the current financial year - from April 1 2012.   54 Comments
 
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Poll

  • Total votes: 3123

Do you think government should implement a youth subsidy?

Yes, young people need a start in life

No, it will hurt older workers

DA march turns nasty

The DA marched to Cosatu House in Johannesburg to force the union to change its negative stance on the youth wage subsidy, arguing that the subsidy would create about 400,000 jobs   939 Comments

Disgrace to the nation

THE march by the Democratic Alliance on Cosatu House yesterday turned out to be a missed opportunity, regrettably.   38 Comments

Schoolboy killed by bakkie

THE death of a 6-year-old child - the second in three weeks - sparked a protest in which residents of Mohlakeng blockaded a road and demanded that a traffic light be installed.   26 Comments

Five die in bus crash

Bus overturned on the N1 highway   9 Comments

Rhino horns found in Joburg suburb

A Vietnamese man was arrested when 10 rhino horns were found in a raid on his flat in Bedfordview, on the East Rand, last night   8 Comments

Another power cut at Bara hospital

Doctors at the Intensive Care Unit and the Short Stay Ward had to do manual ventilation of patients in the dark - report   13 Comments

Gijima to retrench staff

Tech company intends reducing staff costs by between 8 and 12 percent - report   16 Comments

Call for new corruption unit

A NEW, dedicated corruption-busting unit should be set up to bolster the work of the Hawks, the Institute of Accountability said   18 Comments

Taxi protest over bus services affects residents

Cops say passengers were removed from their vehicles   5 Comments

De Haan wants to loan Serero from Ajax

THULANI Serero could be reunited with his old coach Foppe de Haan next season in the Dutch league.   10 Comments

Ferguson, Giggs voted the best ever

LONDON - Manchester United's Alex Ferguson has been voted the top manager in the first 20 years of the Premier League, and Ryan Giggs has been selected as the top player.   13 Comments

Mathebula on cloud 9

"BEST season ever as a professional soccer player."   16 Comments

Spain shows its hand for Euro

LAS ROZAS - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has announced a preliminary line-up for the Euro 2012 - but many big names, including injured David Villa, remain in suspense.   0 Comments

Leopards face Sudanese giants

BLACK Leopards have been drawn against Sudanese side Al- Merreikh in their 2012 Caf Confederation Cup play-off round.   9 Comments

Cosmos in last stand

BOTTOM side Jomo Cosmos go into tonight's SA Premiership match fully aware that dropping a single point against Black Leopards will send them back to the National First Division.   15 Comments

Jennifer Lopez talks about new movie, a baby comedy

Jennifer Lopez and Elizabeth Banks - stars of the upcoming baby comedy movie "What to Expect When You're Expecting" - are two Hollywood moms who could not be more different.   0 Comments

Sensible, upright dancers

SACRIFICE, loyalty and focus make Trounce, a hip-hop dance group from Bloemfontein in the Free State, stand out.   1 Comments

Indonesian police refuse permit for Lady Gaga concert

Indonesian police said they had refused to issue a concert permit for US pop star Lady Gaga, citing objections from conservative Muslim groups.   3 Comments

Duo hitch a ride on Mi Casa's fame

THEY have not even dropped their first album, but they have already set their minds on scooping awards.   3 Comments

Limpopo gospel artist out on a mission

AN EMERGING Limpopo gospel artist has committed himself to changing the mindset of non-Christians by bringing them closer to God through music.   4 Comments

Tears 'n fears in the house

THE "evil machine" and not her housemates were to blame for Zimbabwean Teclar's eviction from Big Brother Africa 7 at the weekend.   16 Comments

Prominent Legion priest admits he fathered a child

The Legion of Christ religious order, still reeling from 2009 revelations that its late founder was a paedophile who fathered three children, was hit by another scandal after its most well-known priest admitted he had fathered a child several years ago.   0 Comments

Girl killed in land row

A Cambodian girl was shot dead when security forces clashed with a village protest over an alleged land grab, rights groups said, in the latest territorial dispute to descend into violence.   0 Comments

Taiwan president fined for Facebook campaigning

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has been fined Tw$500,000 ($17,000) by electoral authorities for urging his Facebook followers on polling day to vote for him, the Central Election Commission said.   0 Comments

Female farmworkers suffer sex abuse

Female farm workers across the United States are commonly sexually harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration status makes them fearful of calling police, according to a report being released by Human Rights Watch.   0 Comments

Congo ex-general recruiting children again

A Human Rights Watch investigation has found that renegade Congolese ex-general Bosco Ntaganda forcibly recruited at least 149 boys and young men to fight since his defection from the army in April.   0 Comments

Dog, nappy and football found in crocodile

Is the world encroaching too much on wild habitats?   7 Comments
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Business needs cash

PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma said yesterday that the prescribed period for payment by the government was 30 days, but many departments did not do so.   0 Comments

Incentives for manufacturers

A R5.8-BILLION injection into the manufacturing industry could not have come at a better time, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said yesterday.   0 Comments

Credit Ombud resolves 40% more cases in 2011

THE Credit Ombud resolved 40% more cases in 2011 compared to the year before, its annual report released yesterday shows.   0 Comments

Call to remove Gordhan

NATIONAL Union of Metalworkers of SA leader Irvin Jim has indirectly called for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to be removed from office.   3 Comments

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