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/ 20 October 2003

Call to step up electricity reforms

South Africa has less than five years to increase its capacity for electricity generation, Xolani Mkhwanazi, National Electricity Regulator (NER) CEO, warned last week. Mkhwanazi’s comments coincided with the release of the NER’s annual report. His call for greater urgency was echoed by a range of industry players.

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/ 20 October 2003

Scrum down over rights

The international media rarely descend on Australia — the last occasion was the 2000 Sydney Olympics — and for some Aboriginal Australians the Rugby World Cup has presented a rare opportunity to highlight the shabby state of indigenous affairs in many parts of the sport-mad nation.

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/ 20 October 2003

Skweyiya urges Bills not be displaced

Minister of Social Development Zola Skweyiya has appealed to the Speaker of the National Assembly to ensure that the South African Social Security Agency Bill and the Social Assistance Bill not be displaced from the programme of Parliament this year. The two Bills were to have been debated on October 21.