CLEAN SWITCHOVER FUELLED THE CHAOS
By David Furlonger
There's a rumour in Cape Town that fuel tankers intended to ferry emergency supplies of diesel to Western Cape filling stations last week couldn't get to the supply depot - because they didn't have enough diesel in their own tanks. "I've also ...

QUESTION IS: JUST HOW NATURAL?
By Razina Munshi
Extreme weather has made 2005 the costliest year on record. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes and drought cost a staggering US$200bn in economic losses this year, according to preliminary research released at the recent internatio...

COMMISSION TAKES ON IDENTITY CRISES
By Prakash Naidoo
Christmas is always marked with a public holiday, but SA's newest constitutional commission is worried that this could be interpreted as an attempt to promote Christianity over other faiths. The commission for the promotion and protection of t...

FOOD BEFORE MICRO ENTERPRISE
By Razina Munshi
Just 6% of South Africans borrow money to start a business, according to FinScope 2005, a national household survey of financial services, needs and usage. For the rest, borrowing is geared towards consumption - 13% borrow to pay for food (see gr...

THE COLOUR OF MONEY
By Peter Honey
The road to hell, they say, is lined with empty filling stations. I don't know who "they" are, but I'll have to take their word for it, since I'm staying home this Christmas. Not for me the annual lemming run, with or without fuel shortages. As a...