You’re invited to join us for two events next week the launch of Wake Up Dead by Roger Smith An unflinching thriller centered on the crime-ravaged fringes of Cape Town. Roger Smith believes that facing the realities of the people at the centre of a region where the rape, murder and child abuse statistics are the highest in the world, is the only way to stay sane. He will discuss Wake Up Dead with fellow crime writer Joanne Hichens. When: Wednesday 1 September Where: Kalk Bay Books, 124 Main Road, Kalk Bay Time: 6 for 6.30pm RSVP: by Monday 30 August to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 25th 2010 |
You’re invited to join Ronnie Kasrils author of An Unlikely Secret Agent in conversation with Anthony Butler ‘This is a wonderful book about a courageous and extraordinary woman who was highly principled, yet endowed by nature with all the clandestine skills. Her exploits recall the heroism of the great SOE women agents of the Second World War, yet the values she fought for so intrepidly are still in the balance today. Ronnie Kasrils tells her story with humility and a pride that the reader can only share.’ – John le Carré When: Friday 3 September Where: Kalk Bay Books, 124... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 25th 2010 |
On behalf of the government and people of the Republic of South Africa, we extend our good wishes and gratitude to the government and the people of the People’s Republic of China for their hospitality and successful State visit to this country. We thank our hosts for their warmth and the excellent facilities that have been put at our disposal during our stay. This visit has come at a most opportune time. We are marking 12 years of China-South Africa relations. We have just hosted the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup tournament, and are participating in the successful Shanghai Expo.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 25th 2010 |
BEIJING – South African Minister of Transport Sibusiso Ndebele today signed a ground-breaking agreement on railways and other transport-related matters with his counterpart Minister of Railways Mr Liu Zhijun in China. Minister Ndebele is part of the presidential delegation led by President Jacob Zuma during the state visit which started on 23 August 2010. The railways agreement recognizes the significant economic challenges and opportunities arising out of and consequential to relations between the two countries. It takes into consideration the framework of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC). The agreement recognises the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 25th 2010 |
JOHANNESBURG – Are you interested in climate change, earth history, water and mineral resources? The Wits School of Geosciences in the Faculty of Science invites you to the 6th Quadrennial Conference of the International Geoscience Educators Organisation (IGEO) at Wits from Monday, 30 August to Friday, 3 September 2010. Geoscience Education is less well developed than other fields of science education such as physics, biology and chemistry. In order to strengthen the field, educators at all levels, in both informal and formal contexts, need to collaborate to improve practice, pedagogy, curriculum development, and research. The meeting is jointly hosted by... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, August 25th 2010 |
