WEDNESDAY, 2.30PM: THE Western Cape and Gauteng are envisaging drastically reducing the number of public servant’s posts in an attempt to cut down on spending. The Western Cape wants to cut 10 000 jobs by the end of the year, leaving it with 70 000 public servants, said provincial Director-General Niel Barnard in Parliament on […]
WEDNESDAY, 3.30PM: THE National Assembly on Wednesday named the three candidates appointed to the Independent Broadcasting Authority’s council as Libby Lloyd, Nadia Bulbulia, and Lumko Mtimde. The committee resorted to a vote after failing to reach a consensus. The recommendation will now be passed to the National Assembly for verification before it lands on President […]
WEDNESDAY, 4.15PM: FINANCE Minster Trevor Manuel on Wednesday confirmed reports that the Strategic Fuel Fund sold off “the bulk” of South Africa’s strategic oil reserves on government instruction, but denied that the money was sneaked into the Budget to boost revenue. “It is important to put to bed any notion that we [sold off the […]
TUESDAY, 12.45PM: AGRICULTURAL unions said on Monday they believe racial attacks on farms are escalating following the murder of two farmers in two days. Police disagree, however. Investigative ask unit spokesman Superintendent Martin Aylward said although the weekend “was a bit tough”, the police are confident that they are winning the battle against people “taking […]
TUESDAY, 12.00NOON: STRIKING transport workers on Tuesday marched from the Johannesburg Library Gardens to the offices of the National Bargaining Council in Braamfontein, on the second day of national transport workers’ strike. Talks between unions and the Road Freight Employers’ Association on wages and subsistence allowances broke down last week, and seven unions are involved […]
MONDAY, 12.30PM: THE Coastal sharks ended the ACT Brumbies’ record of two seasons without a home loss on Saturday, when they slashed into the Australians with a 41-23 victory in their Super-12 match at the Bruce Stadium in Canberra. Sharks coach Ian McIntosh, who is arguably the most experienced coach in the Super-12, showed his […]
MONDAY, 3.30PM: GOVERNMENT is planning to set specific inflation targets to guide the South African Reserve Bank toward a more clearly defined goal, despite the opinion of Reserve Bank governor Chris Stals that South Africa is not ready for such a move. Stals said he supports the idea of inflation targets set by the government, […]
MONDAY, 3.30PM: JACQUES KALLIS scored his 11th first-class century in a SuperSport Series match against Northerns at Centurion Park on Sunday, four days before the start of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday. Kallis was dismissed by Nelson on 111, and HD Ackerman, unbeaten on 95, was looking […]
The community of a mine was the environment for one of the SABC’s most memorable dramas ever, but it’s unlikely The Villagers will provide any reference point – bar its common setting – for the SABC3’s new homegrown, four-day weekly soap. The as-yet unnamed serial, which is pinned for the 6.30pm slot Mondays to Thursdays, […]
Chris Opperman Former foreign affairs minister Pik Botha and several senior retired Armscor officials will be among the key witnesses in a sensational case due to resume in a Paris court later this year. It is expected to expose details about South Africa’s top-secret international weapons transactions during the days of the arms embargo. A […]