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/ 11 September 2003
The South African public service has identified 20 958 employees, including members of the South African National Defence Force, who are in excess of the skills requirements.
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/ 11 September 2003
Addressing a media conference in Parliament on Wednesday, Minister Labour Membathisi Mdladlana opened the door to child labour in advertising, sport, artistic and cultural activities.
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/ 10 September 2003
The Democratic Alliance and the New National Party have reacted to the announcement by the South African Reserve Bank of a 1% cut in the repo rate. A scheduled meeting of the bank’s monetary policy committee was pre-empted by the repo-rate meeting on Wednesday.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=20291">FNB joins Standard, Absa in cutting rates</a>
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=20288">Reserve bank cuts rate</a>
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/ 10 September 2003
South African Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana on Wednesday warned that his department could take legal action against companies that do not meet a deadline of October 1 for the submission of employment equity reports.
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/ 9 September 2003
The staging of the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa would contribute more than R20-billion to the country’s gross domestic product with about 160 000 new employment opportunities being created, says Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour.
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/ 5 September 2003
Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille says she has every right to continue to question any political figure — including South African President Thabo Mbeki — over any public matter, including the arms deal.
<li><A class="standardtextsmall" href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=20031">Government rejects De Lille’s ‘lies'</a>
<li><A class="standardtextsmall" href="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/28225/govtdelillestatement.pdf">Govt’s full statement (PDF)</a>
<li><A class="standardtextsmall" href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=19978">Probe the president, says De Lille</a>
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/ 5 September 2003
National Assembly Speaker Frene Ginwala confirmed on Friday that she had referred information about South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma from the national prosecuting authority to Parliament’s ethics committee.
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/ 2 September 2003
Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi is acting president while President Thabo Mbeki and his deputy Jacob Zuma are abroad, but DA spokesperson Sheila Camerer said Mbeki and Zuma appear to be dodging the alleged corruption drama surrounding Zuma.
The party defections of March this year have had an unexpected consequence: smaller parties have benefited from the public purse including De Lille’s Independent Democrats who will receive R270 276 to cover operational costs.
South Africa’s rape and attempted rape figures are up year-on-year for the financial years 2000/01 and 2001/02, according to Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula.