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/ 17 December 2001

MINING FOR GOLD, THREE DIE

THE Congress of SA Trade Unions said on Sunday that the safety of workers should be top priority. Reacting to an underground earthquake at the Deelkraal gold mine near Carletonville in which at least three people died, Cosatu said it would recommit itself to a campaign to improve the safety at work. ”We can never […]

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/ 17 December 2001

ICASA WARNS TELKOM NOT TO UP TARIFFS

THE Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) on Friday requested land line operator Telkom to give a written undertaking not to implement its proposed rate increases on January 1, 2002. ”Should Telkom not comply with the authority’s request, Icasa’s attorneys have been instructed to approach the high court on an urgent basis for appropriate relief,” […]

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/ 14 December 2001

Setback for community radio stations

Sandile Ngidi The fledgling community radio movement was dealt a blow last month with the closure of the South African Community Radio Network (Sacrin). Sacrin was an initiative by the Congress of South African Trade Unions Centre for Democratic Communications, which was launched in 1997 to provide a satellite link-up platform for community radio stations […]