· September, 2005

Stories about South Africa from September, 2005

South Africa: Fasten your seatbelts

30 September 2005

Says commentary.co.za: “There's a very well-sourced rumour flying about the South African aviation world at the moment about the South African Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) and its alleged failure to meet the standards of the last regular six month safety check up by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).”

South Africa: News values questioned

27 September 2005

The Fish Bowl notices starkly different treatment given in the South African media to murder stories, depending on whether the victim is black or white.

South Africa: Potato famine

  26 September 2005

Commentary.co.za wryly notes a recent comment from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe: “We have heaps of potatoes but [the] people [of Zimbabwe] are not potato eaters.”

Township Sessions: CD review

23 September 2005

Afromusing reviews the forthcoming release of “Township Sessions”, a CD released from an old cassette recording by the South African Philani Mothers Choir.

South Africa: Barclays billions

22 September 2005

Wayne Wides, writing on commentary.co.za tracks the movements of the mysterious Barclays billions in the South African Reserve Bank's Monthly Release of Selected Data, with a little help from a local financial journalist.

South Africa: A Tale of Two Cities

  21 September 2005

Dialogue-South Africa posts a speech drawing parallels between the struggle against apartheid and the situation in Israel/Palestine, saying that “we South Africans have a unique perspective on this issue.”

South Africa: Women in IT

6 September 2005

Thea Burger reports on bursaries aimed at getting South African women into careers in IT.