Negative perceptions are a greater challenge than crime with regards to South Africa attracting tourists to watch the 2010 Soccer World Cup, bid committee CEO Danny Jordaan said on Friday. Jordaan said these perceptions are the result of crime and because South Africa is the first African country to host the World Cup spectacle.
Tempers flared as disgruntled residents of Protea Glen, Soweto, were prevented from entering Lenasia by police during a march against evictions in the township. The group, demonstrating against the eviction of bond defaulters, planned to picket outside the office of the sheriff in Lenasia.
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/41909/10-X-Logo.gif" align=left>The Independent Democrats said it has whisked away seven Democratic Alliance members on the eve of elections, although the DA says the ID is guilty of "double-counting defections". Themba Sono, deputy leader of the ID, welcomed "senior registered members of the DA" at a media briefing in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
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Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille challenged political leaders on Monday — including President Thabo Mbeki — to a test to ascertain their HIV status. But presidential spokesperson Bheki Khumalo said: ”We are not interested in responding to these silly shenanigans by Patricia de Lille.”
Revised terms of reference for the ombudsman for banking services (OBS) were unveiled in Johannesburg on Thursday. The terms outline the OBS’s principles, powers and duties. The OBS exists to provide individual and small-business bank customers with a fair, quick and effective dispute resolution process, free of charge.
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/ 12 November 2003
Chris Hani-Baragwanath hospital is in a financial crisis because of a lack of a cost-allocation system and cost-monitoring measures, according to a National Labour and Economic Development Institute report released on Wednesday. ”There is high duplication of duties, wastage, corruption and theft at the hospital,” a researcher said.
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/ 10 November 2003
Former president Nelson Mandela was his usual humorous self on Sunday when he went to a voting station in Johannesburg.
Mining magnate Brett Kebble announced on Thursday he is instituting legal action against Bulelani Ngcuka, following allegations of fraud made against him by the head of the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions. He said the allegations stem from a July 24 meeting Ngcuka held with editors.
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 on Friday.
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