South African consumers are still bearing the brunt of the legacy of apartheid, Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille told a consumer conference on Thursday. She was speaking at the National Consumer Forum at the Oppenheimer Conference Centre at Gold Reef City in Johannesburg.
The seemingly all-embracing power of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) needs to be tempered by a strong alternative to ensure that South Africa’s democracy ”is strengthened and protected”, says official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Tony Leon.
South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa consulted a legal team on Wednesday evening about the decision of the Pretoria High Court to set aside the awarding of the national lottery licence to Gidani, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday.
African governments are beginning to acknowledge that Zimbabwe has slipped into chaos, Democratic Alliance (DA) chairperson Joe Seremane said on Wednesday. He said Zambian Foreign Affairs Minister Mundia Sikatana "should be … supported in his drive to get his country’s counterparts in the Southern African Development Community to stop pretending ‘all is well in Zimbabwe’".
South African President Thabo Mbeki has paid tribute to Ghana, which celebrates 50 years of independence (from Britain) on March 6. In his internet column, ANC Today, Mbeki noted that 50 years ago, as Ghana prepared to accede to independence, the all-white Parliament in South Africa was engaged in an intense and protracted debate of the Flags Amendment Bill.
Political connectivity with the African National Congress (ANC) appears to be ruling the roost regarding government deals and contracts, Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon argued on Friday. He also said the potential damage that corruption could do was evidenced in a survey by foreign investors, which ”should be sending shock waves through the halls of power”.
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/ 26 February 2007
There would be "huge discussions" in the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) between business, labour and the government over the formulation and implementation of a new national social-security system, Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana said on Monday.
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/ 23 February 2007
The application of a wage subsidy to neutralise the effect of the proposed social-securities tax for low-income workers — as proposed by South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel — "is completely inappropriate for our economy", Ian Davidson from the Democratic Alliance said on Thursday.
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/ 22 February 2007
Protection can make South African companies lazy, South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel told the Lion of Africa breakfast on Thursday. "Part of what we must do is engage with South African business to ensure that they too understand that they can take the world on," he said.
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/ 21 February 2007
The South African Parliament is expected to cost R1,07-billion in 2007/8, with constituency allowances for MPs showing the largest spike. Constituency support will cost R188-million in 2007/8 — up from R105-million in 2006/7, while the estimated allocation for 2008/9 rises to R202-million.