South Africa’s Black Management Forum told parliament on Wednesday that labour inspectors were not visible enough and there was lack of external verification of companies’ claims in affirmative action reports.
The Liquor Bill currently before the South African National Assembly trade and industry committee threatens the job security of 20% of all employees at SABMiller (SAB), the company said in a submission on Tuesday.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has gained an important victory in the Mother City’s lower-middle class coloured suburb of Grassy Park. The by-election is one of eight held on Wednesday.
The leaders of Brazil and South Africa have committed themselves to the principle of evolving a new and vibrant view of global trade.
News of the death of anti-apartheid struggle veteran Walter Sisulu was broken to South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday night, while he was in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela said he was warned by the man who articled him as a lawyer that he "should stay away from Walter Sisulu".
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=13953">Mbeki pays tribute to Sisulu</a><br>
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/pd.asp?ao=13943">Hamba kahle Walter Sisulu</a><br>
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South African president Thabo Mbeki at the weekend launched the country’s major tourism event, Tourism Indaba 2003, by urging the world to visit Africa — and enjoy a "dream sabbatical".
The only safe exit for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "and his cronies" was through the restoration of the rights of the people and the opening up of democratic space, says Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has nominated New National Party (NNP) member Freddy Adams to be one of its representatives in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for the Western Cape.
Reacting to the hint that President Robert Mugabe could retire, South African opposition leader Tony Leon says said the Zimbabwean president made conciliatory statements ”in order to buy time but he has no intention of being bound by his words”.