South African police have arrested a number of people as part of an investigation into a right-wing plot to topple the government.

This top executive position in the South Africa Medical Research Council (MRC) has been vacant since October 2002. The MRC is one of eight Science, Engineering and Technology Institutes (SETI's) operating within the national Science System of the Republic of South Africa. The MRC's task is to improve the health of the population of South Africa through excellent scientific research.

The Save the Children (SC UK) Southern Africa Regional Office in Pretoria is seeking a Support Services Manager for a period of 1 year. The incumbent will have overall responsibility for the management of administration, including Human Resources, procurement, finance and IT.

Deputy President Jacob Zuma denied allegations that he attempted to secure a bribe from one of the companies involved in the controversial arms deal, his representative Lakela Kaunda said last Friday.

A staggering 15 patients die on average each day - 450 people a month - at King Edward Hospital in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. The 231-bed St Mary's Hospital in Mariannhill reports that 50% of its medical admissions are dying, while at the 409-bed Stanger Hospital, 20% of adult medical admissions and a quarter of children don't make it home.

South African station Radio Khwezi is conducting a market research project for community radio stations to understand and identify their markets in the interests of becoming financially sustainable. The research, done through ABC ULWAZI, will involve a consultant interviewing people in the field, including local business people, NGOs and members of local government. Results are expected soon after the process ends on the 29th of November.

Ashoka is seeking a Senior Program Manager to direct its Citizen Base Initiative (CBI) and contribute to the growth of Ashoka South Africa.

The Hamlet Foundation has a vacancy for a Personnel Assistant. The position requires some Public Relations skills and fund-raising experience.

The Non-Profit Partnership is looking for a trainer, who will be responsible for developing training material for the programme, conduct workshops for NPO's in all 9 provinces and prepare evaluation reports.

The Non-Profit Partnership wishes to invite applications for the position of Information Officer. Duties will include media relations, graphic design and publishing of internal publications.

Visions in Action is seeking to fill the position of International Volunteer Coordinator, which involves coordinating volunteer orientations, arranging interviews and placements with local NGOs.

Dozens of poachers were back in Betty's Bay marine reserve on Sunday evening hauling out sackfuls of perlemoen, only hours after Environment Minister Valli Moosa said he would call on all South Africa's law enforcement agencies - including the elite Scorpions unit - to join the war against abalone poaching on the southern Cape coast.

Two Hudson Park High teachers have lost their locks for charity as part of the Cancer Association of South Africa's (Cansa) shave-a-thon fund-raising campaign to help cancer patients nationwide.

With the completion of the third annual Nelson Mandela Invitational golf event at Pecanwood the amount donated to the two charities benefiting from the event over three tournaments has officially passed the astonishing figure of R5 million. The money has been shared between the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and the Player Foundation.

South Africa could be at a turning point in the war on HIV/Aids: a billion-rand injection of funds to fight the pandemic is within weeks, or perhaps even days, of being deposited into a South African bank account by the Global Fund.

In line with DFID's new Southern Africa strategy to support poverty elimination, DFID has invested R1 billion in the Eastern Cape. The funding involves a 3-5 year partnership between the Eastern Cape government and the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

To provide technical oversight of food aid programming in the region by coordinating with the Vice-President's office the management of food aid country programs. This position will also be responsible for insuring that food aid staff are recruited according to the skills, abilities and qualities required of a food aid program.

The latest Statistics SA report on income distribution (Earning and Spending in SA) underlines one benefit of the transition to democracy: government's earnest effort to track developments relating to poverty and inequality. Beyond that, however, the report makes depressing reading. Its key finding that income inequalities worsened between 1995 and 2000 underscores the need for more vigorous action to create jobs. Perhaps the most shocking finding is that, in real terms, the average African household has seen a 19% fall in income, while the average white household has enjoyed a 15% increase.

Responsible for specific fundraising targets as well as developing the AME capacity for Resource Development and Communications. Includes setting specific fundraising targets and ensuring that these are implemented and achieved; supporting and encouraging efforts of national organizations to build sustainable Resource Development and Communications programs; providing direction for achievement of AME's vision for national office in-country fundraising; directing external relations for Africa and Middle East Area including government relations, media and donor relations.

For rich people, a beautiful landscape is something of value. For those falling on hard times, rolling hills and spectacular valleys are of less worth. Unless, that is, they can be turned into a money-making opportunity. That is what landowners around the farming town of Estcourt in the South African province of KwaZulu Natal are hoping to do when they pool their title deeds to form one of the country's biggest game parks.