A DISPUTE between tertiary educational institutions and the National Educational Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) has led the Nehawu executive to threaten a strike by 220000 members on April 28. If the dispute over delaying tactics on the part of the institutions is not resolved, the national strike is set to go ahead. Nehawu […]
KALAHARI Holdings, the firm controlling holdings of Namibia’s ruling South-West Africa People’s Organisation is indebted to the tune of R32-million, The Namibian reported on Tuesday. President Sam Nujoma told party leaders last weekend that Kalahari was near collapse and proposed a number of rescue measures. Plans to save the troubled firm include selling De Rust, […]
THE Melissa virus, which burst on to the computer scene five days ago, has turned up in South Africa. The virus is spread by e-mail and infects address books in computers, forcing them to send out infected e-mails. Local service provider Internet Solutions claims to have found the virus and stopped its progress in time. […]
THE CATS rugby side will propose that Andre Markgraaff be appointed to a minimum two-year term as coach this week. Cats CEO Johan Botes will discuss the matter with South African Rugby Union chief Riaan Oberholzer on Wednesday. Markgraaff’s success and reputation as a top forward coach have lent weight to arguments that continuity and […]
UGANDA’S Vice President Specioza Wandira Kazibwe, who also holds the agriculture portfolio, has defended herself against charges that her ministry mismanaged a World Bank-funded project. Speaking before Parliament on Tuesday, Kazibwe asked the House, which has demanded that she resigns as agriculture minister or face a censure motion, for “justice and fairness”. She urged the […]
PETER POLLOCK, the United Cricket Board’s convener of selectors, will announce the World Cup cricket squad on Saturday. It will be announced at 2.50pm on M-Net and SuperSport1.
THE state and prosecutors’ unions struck a deal on Wednesday that will see prosecutors receive another 9% pay increase, in addition to the 6% paid to them in December. “I hope [the rise] will boost the morale of prosecutors and that we see an immediate change in service delivery,” said National Director of Public Prosecutions […]
WELFARE organisation Operation Hunger on Tuesday said they have received thousands of letters from people destitute after their pensions and disability grants were stopped while the government weeds out “ghosts” and unnecessary payouts. Felicity Gibbs, national manager for Operation Hunger, said: “Rural areas are worst hit as people cannot afford to contest the judgments, cannot […]
NEW South Wales captain Michael Brial has been ruled out of the Waratahs side to meet Auckland in their Super 12 match in Sydney on Saturday. Brial injured his leg during training on Monday. Former Springbok captain Tiaan Strauss takes over the captaincy and will also move from number eight to Brial’s position at flank. […]
THE Cabinet has approved the appointment of advocate Wallace Mgoqi as the country’s new Chief Land Claims Commissioner. Mgoqi is the former regional land claims commissioner for the Western and Northern Cape, and replaces Joe Seremane, who was fired and has subsequently been elected a Democratic Party member of the National Council of Provinces. Announcing […]