“Weet julle waar is Japan? Dis baie ver, anderkant die aarde, en van doer ver af kom Miwa,” het die 80-jarige Ouma Nellie Johnson onlangs aan 40 opgewonde gesiggies van Mbekweni verduidelik terwyl ‘n Japanese besoeker, Miwa Teauche, aan elkeen ‘n kleurvolle Kinderbybel in hul moedertaal, Xhosa, uitgedeel het. Miwa […]
South Africa
Bok coach signs new sports ethics code
Springbok Rugby coach Peter de Villiers and other rugby celebrities signed Unashamedly Ethical’s (UE) Sportsperson’s Commitment Form which was launched at a gala dinner in Cape Town on Friday. The new sports code which includes pledges to be a good role model on and off the field, was pioneered by […]
GM withdraws TV ad campaign after complaint
General Motors (GM) Africa has decided to stop flighting two televsion advertisements after the Family Policy Institute (FPI) complained that they were “anti-family”. The “Red Tag Event” adverts were withdrawn following a discussion between GM Marketing Manager Melanie Maddux and FPI president Errol Naidoo this afternoon, GM Communications Manager Denise […]
GM asked to withdraw “anti-family” TV ads or face boycott
General Motors (GM) Africa president and managing director, Edgar Lourencon, has been asked to withdraw the company’s “appalling anti-family” Red Tag television advertising campaign. In a letter to Lourencon, Family Policy Institute (FPI) president, Errol Naidoo, says GM’s Red Tag TV campaign appears to commend their staff for spending long […]
Middelburg getting ready for Mighty Men invasion
Middelburg farmer Jannie Moolman and his team of 20 volunteers are working hard to prepare his farm for an invasion by an expected 30 000 men attending the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (Karoo MMC) from April 29 to May 1. Moolman said he had been on the organising team of […]
Chevrolet and Warriors shine at SA Sports Oscars
JOHANNESBURG – Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Warriors on Thursday night beat top national sport sponsorship campaigns to win the Best Sponsorship of a Sport Team or Individual category at the inaugural Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards 2011. Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Warriors were up against major national sponsorships including ABSA […]
Great need for Christian newspapers – Errol Naidoo
There is a huge need for newspapers that publish news from a Christian perspective, said outspoken Christian values lobbyist, Errol Naidoo, in an interview in Port Elizabeth today. During a short preaching visit to PE, Errol, who is president of the Family Policy Insitute (FPI), said that the online Christian […]
Justice group opposing move to lower age of sexual consent
The Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA) is to intervene as a friend of the court in a court action in which the High Court is being asked to rule that teenagers between the age of 12 and 16 may lawfully engage in consenting sexual intercourse. The applicants. the Teddy […]
Become a “Zero Hero” – take up the AlcoFreeFeb challenge!
South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD) are challenging citizens to abstain from alcohol this month in a campaign to combat drunk driving which kills and maims thousands of people on our roads every year. The AlcoFreeFeb challenge was started in South Africa in 2010 in response to a similar, highly […]
Back in the saddle with a mission after horror smash
In May 2010 Reg Haupt left his family in Port Elizabeth and went to Cape Town to explore a business opportunity. Being the dedicated sportsman that he is, he kept up his habit of going on daily morning cycles. It was during a morning ride on June 6 that his […]