Marianne Merten
Guest Author
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/ 11 June 2003

Worldwide trade union crackdown

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.

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/ 5 June 2003

Foreigners flock to SA

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.

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/ 5 June 2003

Government reaches out

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.