TaXi is the title of a series of books that begins to correct the lack of published documentation on contemporary South African art. The series – initiated in 2000 by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and published by David Krut Publishing – is additionally funded by Pro Helvetia - Arts Council of Switzerland, the Royal Netherlands Embassy and the MTN Art Institute. The series is envisaged as a long-term, non-profit cultural investment that will provide exposure for local writers and book designers and, in collaboration with the MTN Art Institute, develop an active educational programme and teaching resource archive. An independent advisory committee selects artists who have created a significant body of work, but who as yet have no substantial publications on their production.

South Africa now forms part of the global market place where its free-floating currency is subject to the notoriously fickle perceptions of international investors. Although the recent run on the rand was potentially exacerbated by South African companies withholding their export earnings to increase their exchange value, a more fundamental reason for the rand’s weakness is the lack of investor confidence in the South African economy.

A 13-year-old boy who was so severely tortured and beaten by his teacher that he may never be able to father a child has become a loner, a truant and a bed wetter. Kenneth Mpofu from Daantjie tribal trust near Nelspruit enrolled at a new school this week but hasn't received any counselling and can't seem to break from the shackles of the abuse.

The trade union federation, Cosatu, has come out in full support of Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa in the escalating war of words with Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang over the provision of antiretroviral drugs to prevent mother-to child transmission of HIV.

The Treatment Action Campaign says it's time for national government to clarify its HIV/AIDS policy. The call comes after Gauteng became the third province in South Africa to announce that it’s to roll out the anti-AIDS drug Nevirapine at all provincial hospitals.

This study assessed whether reuse of the female condom was acceptable among two groups of women in central Johannesburg, South Africa, who were taking part in two separate studies of female condom reuse. The first group consisted of women (aged 17 to 43 years) attending a family planning/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) clinic who were participating in a cross-sectional survey of the acceptability of female condoms reuse. The second group included women (aged 18-40 years) at high risk for STI (80% self-declared sex workers) who were taking part in an ongoing cohort study to investigate the safety of reuse of the female condom through a structural integrity and microbial retention study. Among women participating in the acceptability study, 83% said that they would be willing to reuse the female condom, and 91% thought the idea of reuse of the female condom was acceptable.

The Civil Society Advisory Committee of the Commonwealth Foundation is meeting in Johannesburg this week. Interested parties are invited to the above seminar.

Fair Share remains committed to contributing to effective, accountable and democratic governance responsive to the needs of marginalised people, and invites interested parties to purchase a copy of
the 2002/3 National Budget Book.

Triangle Project, a progressive NGO based in Cape Town servicing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) community, is looking for a part time counsellor.

Triangle Project, a progressive NGO based in Cape Town servicing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT)community,
is looking for a Public Education and Training Manager.

since December South Africa has borrowed more than R25 billion in foreign loans (Command performance required of Manuel, February 15). This financial spin-doctoring is undoubtedly the major factor in the recovery of the rand from R13.88 on December 20, but confirms that the Treasury and SA Reserve Bank have learnt nothing from the forward book and Asian contagion debacle of 1998. In addition to his Budget speech on Wednesday, the Minister's deadline expires on Thursday to file affidavits detailing the basis on which he intends to oppose ECAAR-SA's application to the Cape High Court for cancellation of the arms deal. We contend that the arms deal is strategically, economically and financially irrational, and thus constitutionally unlawful. In addition, the Minister failed to comply with the provisions of the Exchequer Audit Act or Public Finance Management Act that govern the management of his portfolio. Captain (now Admiral) Cubby Howell gushed before the Joint Standing Committee on Defence that "submarines are the ultimate stealth weapon to protect fish." The JSCD was told on another occasion that "submarines make small navies important, and that South Africa needs the capacity to give the Americans a bloody nose." Our government was gullible and naive in swallowing the pretensions of the "toys for boys" lobby. At issue now is whether the Cabinet and Minister of Finance will have the courage to concede that the human security needs of people take priority over fish, and to cancel the arms deal at no cost to South African taxpayers.

The first course in this series on how to source & access corporate, government & foreign funding, will focus on three major donor markets of vital importance to both small and large NPOs who wish to compete more effectively
in todays funding arena & expand and diversify their donor support base.

SANGONeT, in association with LINK Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand, is offering a certificate course designed to promote computer literacy.

The Departments of Sociology and Anthropology and Development Studies at RAU University are proud to offer, once again, a Masters Certificate in Social Impact Assessment.

The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project works towards the achievement of full social and legal equality for LGBT people based on sustainable
economic justice and development as a basis for equality and freedom for all.

The City of Johannesburg, Region 7 Office has appointed Nemai Consulting to undertake a investigation into the improvement of the degraded condition of the Jukskei River. They invite you to participate in an Open Day, scheduled at the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at the METROPOLITAN
BUILDING, to showcase all
work done by various organisations, groups and parties in relation to
overall improvement of water resources.

The South African Gender-Based Violence & Health Initiative (SAGBVHI) will host the Gender Based Violence & Health Research Awards. The awards will be given to researchers from South Africa at the 1st Gender Based Violence & Health Conference, South Africa. The awards are intended to encourage research in specific areas of gender based violence and health.

A school in Eastern Cape is still operating with open-air classes two years after a promise by Panasonic which never materialised.

Ford Foundation has donated R2,2-million to Public Servive Accountability Monitoring which focusses on public acountability in the Eastern Cape.

Cape Action for People and Environtment (CAPE) has receives $6-million from Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.