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/ 20 January 2012
Swazi unions plan to strike over impending salary cuts and government’s resistance to democratic reforms.
Labour unions are planning a series of further strikes to voice their feelings about proposed wage cuts and to lobby the government to resign.
About 3 000 Swazi teachers marched to the South African and American embassies to appeal for an international asset freeze against King Mswati III.
Swaziland’s pro-democracy activists are still buoyant despite a crackdown on them by police.
Swaziland’s unions called off their planned second day of anti-government protests after government security forces arrested most of their leadership.
Come May 6, officials from Nelson Mandela Bay municipality are confident that they will leave the South African Football Association smiling after world football governing body Fifa and the 2010 local organising committee agree that their stadium will be able to host matches for the 2009 Confederations Cup.
The Norwegian government will help South Africa and the City of Johannesburg ensure it has a ”green 2010 Soccer World Cup”. This was announced on Thursday by Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at Soccer City in Johannesburg, the venue for both the opening ceremony and the final match of the 2010 tournament.