One of the six travel agencies under investigation for defrauding Parliament through its travel-voucher system is suing the National Legislature for outstanding reimbursements.
A battle over the single parliamentary seat of the Peace and Justice Congress (PJC) is headed for the Cape High Court amid claims of inappropriate behaviour and a charge of fraud, barely three months after the political party was started.
Columbia is the most dangerous place to be a trade unionist, while Zimbabwe tops the list of trade union repression in Africa, according to the survey on violations of trade union rights released by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) this week.
South Africa has emerged as the world’s fastest-growing tourism destination, with 6,4-million tourists visiting last year. This is an increase of 11,1% from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
President Thabo Mbeki announced the introduction of community development workers to accelerate government service delivery when he gave his State of the Nation speech on February 14. Cabinet bodies are now considering a conceptual framework document that determines how and from where community workers will be recruited and what their role within the government will be.
Time is running out to prepare for the 2004 elections as the legislation required to regulate the poll is not yet before Parliament, but appears caught in a stalemate between the ministries of home affairs and justice.
Secretly taped conversations, sexual harassment claims and the dynamics of the Western Cape New National Party when it ruled the province are all part of a R2,8-million civil lawsuit against two former premiers by their former colleague.
The Democratic Alliance is losing its key strategist Ryan Coetzee and several MPs, while Parliament has only now received the resignation promised by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela after her fraud and theft conviction last month.
No contract has been signed with Barry Gilder more than a week after the Cabinet announced he would be the new home affairs director general ”with immediate effect” and doubts have been cast over the supposedly unanimous Cabinet decision.
The Western Cape based Anti-Eviction Campaign is set to challenge stringent bail conditions placed on Max Ntanyana, a Mandela Park community leader.