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Bandwidth price cuts for BPO investors

Telkom has announced its willingness to work with the government's incentive programme by significantly dropping bandwidth costs for the business process outsourcing and offshoring industry in South Africa.

Crime in SA still a challenge

The South African Police Services released its annual report on crime on 30 June 2008. In a media briefing Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula revealed that while robberies and hijackings increased, contact crime, including murder, showed a marked decrease.

Media Forum debates Brand South Africa

The 2008 International Media Forum South Africa brought together journalists, marketing specialists and government officials to discuss ways to improve media relations and the branding of South Africa.

Mbeki condemns attacks

In a strongly worded address to the nation President Thabo Mbeki has spoken out against the violent attacks on foreigners in South Africa that have shocked the world and tainted the country’s image.

We bow our heads in shame: Mbeki

South Africa had been shamed and humiliated by the wave of anti-foreigner violence that had broken out in parts of the country over the past two weeks, President Thabo Mbeki said in a special televised address to the nation on Sunday night.

Bugs are big business

South African company Du Roi IPM is pioneering the commercial supply of predatory insects to control pests in grape and citrus farming, in the process creating the biggest bug-breeding programme in Africa.

South African cricket in 2003

The year 2003 must go down as a disappointing one for South African cricket. The reason is simple: the Proteas failed to make the Super Sixes in the World Cup that was played on home soil early in the year. Brad Morgan takes a closer look at the year that was.

Freedom of Joburg for Mandela

Five days after Nelson Mandela's 86th birthday, Johannesburg gave its most famous resident the Freedom of the City at a ceremony at the Orlando East community hall in Soweto - used by Mandela for political meetings and for boxing training half a century ago.