South African Indian filmmaker Anant Singh will be honoured with the prestigious Career Achievement Award at the 12th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival on April 23. via South Africa News.Net "The shit at home, at work, between the man and his wife, gets taken out on the child. The child has to bear the brunt of the father or boyfriend's anger and it's often sexual and brutal in nature" Leisure Regulars Pearlie Joubert 17 April 2007 11:59 Every day an estimated 150 children are raped. via Mail & Guardian "They had to wait for game rangers and police to chase the lions away" JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African game reserve owner was mauled to death by a pride of lions on Friday while horrified paramedics watched helplessly, authorities said. "There is no fair play. Service providers often rig players. Slots in casinos are checked by the Gambling Board to see if they pay what they claim. But with online gambling it is impossible to check" IF you can't beat them, join them . . . or at least regulate them. That is the attitude that the government has adopted towards the rapidly expanding online gambling industry. via The Herald "Monarchy and tribal leadership have a substantial role to play in the continued democratization of the country and I am thankful that this role will allow me an opportunity to follow in my grandfather's footsteps" The grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Monday reclaimed a traditional leadership post that Mandela had renounced decades ago to become a lawyer and dedicate his life to fighting ... via Fort Wayne Journal Gazette "Among the tricks used are requests for employers to deposit their workers' contributions into a certain bank account number" The Unemployment Insurance Fund has warned people to beware of bogus labour officials duping people out of their unemployment benefits. via Independent Online Leisure Regulars A British mercenary accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea three years ago has told a court in Zimbabwe that he will be killed if he is extradited to the Central ... via Mail & Guardian "We closed the offices of home affairs in the North West earlier this year and there is no way that we can give ourselves special treatment if we don't comply with our own rules." Labour offices in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, have been shut down by their own inspectors after being found to pose a serious health hazard to workers. via Independent Online "Further growth can only be accelerated and sustained if all South Africans are integrated into the economy" Transformation will not be complete unless more black South Africans participate in the economy, Trade and Industry deputy minister Elizabeth Thabethe said on Thursday. via Independent Online Another skeleton exhumed at Umdloti on the KwaZulu Natal North Coast may hold the key to the six girls believed to have been abducted by paedophile Gert van Rooyen 17 years ago. via Cape Argus
South African Indian filmmaker to get US honour
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:49:06 GMT
Baby rape: Family connection ...
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:14:40 GMT
SAfrican game reserve owner killed by lions
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:35:20 GMT
State seeks to control online gambling by legalisation
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:59:21 GMT
Mandela's grandson takes leadership post
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:29:20 GMT
Guard your UIF details
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:01:06 GMT
Simon Mann fears for his life if extradited to E Guinea
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:40:01 GMT
Labour inspectors shut down smelly offices
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:14:24 GMT
'More blacks needed in SA economy'
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 02:39:20 GMT
Skeleton sparks new hope in Van Rooyen case
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:11:32 GMT
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