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/ 24 November 2003
Minibus taxi operators have another four years before they have to start complying with basic safety regulations, Transport Minister Dullah Omar announced on Monday. He said operators should have adequate time to find finance for and buy their vehicles.
The SA Reserve Bank sought on Tuesday to quell criticism that governor Tito Mboweni’s last two pay rises were excessive in view of the bank’s own inflation targets.
Africa had bitten off as much aid as it could chew with the development package the G8 industrialised nations had agreed to fund, President Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday.
The elation of warring Congolese parties over a long-awaited peace agreement on Wednesday was tempered by warnings that tough times lay ahead. ”No one must imagine that this deal will implement itself,” said United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan after the signing ceremony at Sun City.
Pleasant consumer inflation surprises might be in the offing in view of the latest production price index (PPI) figures, Absa economist John Loos said on Wednesday.
Six coaches of South Africa’s luxury Blue Train were damaged by fire at the Pretoria station on Tuesday night, Spoornet said. Representative Mike Asefovitz said on Wednesday the blaze appeared to have started in the kitchen.
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/ 25 February 2003
The South African economy grew by three percent last year, compared to a 2,8%expansion recorded in 2001, Statistics SA reported on Tuesday.
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/ 21 January 2003
The defence ministers of South Africa and Mozambique met on Tuesday for the first talks on details of deploying an African peacekeeping force in strife-torn Burundi.
MOURNERS packed the main stand of the Pilditch stadium in Pretoria on Thursday to pay their last respects to deceased Safety and Security Minister Steve Tshwete.
PERSUADING broadcasters to be cautious about showing explicit
sex on television could form part of the quest to renew moral
values in South Africa, Deputy President Jacob Zuma said on
Thursday.