What makes South Africa so special
By Citizen columnist Andrew Kenny
As the skills shortage in South Africa worsens and the exodus of white artisans, engineers and maths teachers continues, racial affirmative action dominates all job adverts. Suppose you are a highly experienced white technician or project manager. You are looking for a job. In the careers section of a Sunday paper […]
Three contractors - one from Soweto, another from Pretoria,
and the third from Benoni - are bidding to fix a broken fence at
the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
They go with a Union Buildings official to examine the fence.
The Pretoria contractor takes out a tape measure, does some
measuring, and then works some figures with a pencil.
“Well,” he says, […]
Soaring food prices have hit millions of South Africans hard: more than half of the 47-million population lives below the $1 a day bread price. Increasingly food is being looted during organized protest campaigns by trade unions and residents. During a riot in Carltonville near Johannesburg on May 1 2008, this store was extensively plundered. […]
Immigration applications to Australia and Britain are increasing as South Africans fear they face an uncertain future.
Headlines are dominated by power cuts, soaring electricity tariffs, increasing petrol prices, increasing interest rates and rampant crime.
The UK and Australia remain the most popular destinations for South African migrants, and figures from the high commissions for both countries […]