BOYCOTT CRUELTY TO ANIMALS !
BOYCOTT THOSE WHO ABUSE THEM IN THE NAME OF ENTERTAINMENT !
Thank you for keeping in mind the suffering of those animals…
DBV / SPCA Upington

Johannesburg — THE South African school system is not geared to giving the country the scientists, technologists and engineers it needs to compete in the increasingly knowledge-based global economy, Intel SA corporate affairs director Parthy Chetty says.
Which is why, she says, businesses such as the South African arm of microchip maker Intel and power utility [...]

A knife-wielding robber got more than he bargained for when he was attacked with a stun gun and immobilised by a student he had robbed.

The robber gained access to the women’s hostel at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Bellville campus yesterday, allegedly using a stolen student card.
He entered the room of Laurenique Cloete, who [...]

The SA Red Cross’ air ambulance service in the Northern Cape will be replaced by the military, the province’s health department said on Thursday.
It cancelled the Air Mercy Service and opted for an an alternative arrangement with the military to save money, department spokeswoman Lulu Ntsie said.
The savings would be used to increase the number [...]

Zimbabwean War Veterans and Robert Mugabe's thugs forcing a white commercial farmer off his property
HARARE – South Africa’s ruling party ANC is planning Zimbabwean style land invasions after the FIFA 2010 World Cup, amid reports Zimbabwe’s Zanu PF and War Veterans Association will provide crucial support for the programme, sources in Zimbabwe said [...]

A South African farm worker on trial for the murder of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche acted in self-defence, his lawyer claims.
Puna Moroko, lawyer for one of two suspects, told reporters that his client had been throttled and threatened before the murder.
He also withdrew an earlier claim that at least one of the men was [...]

The Times Explorer has kicked off and is coming to a dorp near you. Prepare for an invasion by journalists in our specially marked VW Caravelle.
The Explorer project, from the Sunday Times and Times LIVE, last ran a decade ago. It will involve 10 groups of journalists crossing the country and documenting their travels and [...]

Grey College recorded a convincing 57-6 win against Hoerskool Duineveld.
Grey took 22 teams on tour to the Northern Cape to face sides from Duineveld, Upington and Kakamas. Grey proved why they are the No 1 school in the country as all 22 teams won their respective matches.
The feature game saw Grey run riot as they [...]

“I read the news today, oh boy four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.”
John Lennon went on to sing that though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all and now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. Well, in South Africa we have never counted the number [...]

As football mania gains momentum in the nine 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ host cities, the province of the Northern Cape quietly goes about its business as it prepares to leverage the one-month long event despite being the only region not to host any matches.
While there won’t be any FIFA World Cup football on [...]