African students set to benefit from $27m scholarship program
Some 200 African students will benefit from the chance to study at a leading university, thanks to a new package of scholarships. The University of Edinburgh’s partnership with The MasterCard Foundation will allocate $27 million over seven years. It will ensure access to education for bright young leaders who have a personal commitment to changing […]
South Africa’s urban myth of the white beggar – Closet millionaires
South Africa has its share of white beggars and urban myth has it that many of them could be closet millionaires. A recent study on the lifestyles of the country’s white beggars came up with some interesting conclusions. Tom Nevin has the details. We’ve all heard the urban myth about the beggar we see on […]
Commitment to Transparency Without Strong Civil Society – Pipe Dream
EDITORIAL Transparency rarely transpires with the ruling Revolutionary Democrats. It is a theme where their parlance differs widely from both the common man’s and the intellectual’s. If one is to go by the books of Revolutionary Democracy, transparency seems to mean speaking what you prefer, only when you wish to have a word and the […]
Religious Organisations Called Upon to Battle Degradation of Values in Society
“It is high time that we put a stop to the crumbling and degradation of values in our society. Together, we need to ensure that ours is one which is a happy, well-adjusted and peaceful society where each and everyone of us can thrive.” This was the gist of the message of the Minister of […]
South African society generates inequality
Violent riots on the streets of South Africa in recent weeks have seen foreigners killed, shops looted and thousands left homeless. Foreigners are accused of taking jobs from locals in a country where unemployment remains high; proof of the chasm that remains between rich and poor. So 21 years after Nelson Mandela pledged to liberate […]
Hifa gets Water Games
WATER Games, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s, An Enemy of the People by local playwright Christopher Mlalazi is set to premiere at the Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa). Hifa is scheduled to run from April 28 to May 3, 2015 and the play is pencilled for May 3. Directed by German director Jens […]
