Facing pressure from shareholders, Telkom looks set to outsource large chunks of its core business. A Telkom strategy document shows that the fixed-line telco is planning to outsource a substantial amount of its core business, including its network, the backbone of telecommunications in the country.
The criticism by Serjeant at the Bar (echoed by Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo) of the Mazibuko judgement constituting a case of ”judicial overreach” reflects a misunderstanding of the nature of the judicial enforcement of human rights, as well as the import of the judgement, writes Jackie Dugard.
No date has yet been fixed for the Judicial Services Commission’s (JSC) meeting to consider new allegations against Cape Judge President John Hlophe, the JSC’s secretary said late on Monday. ”Right now they are still trying to find a date,” said commission secretary Vuyelwa Masangwana.
South Africa’s key CPIX (consumer inflation less mortgage costs) is unlikely to return to within the 3% to 6% target band before 2010, a senior South African Reserve Bank official said on Monday. The targeted gauge jumped unexpectedly to a near five-and-a-half-year high of 10,4% year-on-year in April.
A Cape High Court judge on Monday dismissed an application to force Finance Minister Trevor Manuel to hand over arms-deal documents, activist Terry Crawford-Browne said. He said Judge Daniel Dlodlo ruled in essence ”that I had waited too long in asserting my rights to discovery of the documents”.
Springbok captain John Smit achieves a remarkable feat on Saturday against Wales in Bloemfontein. He will lead his side into a Test match for the 50th time, the first time a Bok captain has ever reached the half-century mark. Springbok coach Peter de Villiers confirmed Smit’s selection on Monday.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) group executive on Monday called on the board of the national broadcaster to step down immediately.
Two striking municipal workers were wounded when security guards fired shots in Kempton Park on Monday, Ekurhuleni metro police said. Inspector Veli Nhlapo said the two were wounded when the Red Ants (a private security firm) opened fire on the striking workers. ”One was shot in the stomach and the other one in the hand. A case of attempted murder has been opened,” he said.
The Competition Tribunal on Monday confirmed the consent order agreement between the Competition Commission and respondents Adcock Ingram Critical Care, Dismed Criticare, Thusanong Healthcare and Tiger Brands. Last month Adcock Ingram admitted liability for colluding on prices and agreed to pay an administrative penalty of R53,5-million.
The Cape High Court on Monday declared valid a warrant for the re-arrest of Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown on alleged embezzlement charges involving the Antheru Trust. It dismissed with costs Brown’s urgent application for his immediate release from custody. Brown was recently arrested after his wife, Susan, secretly left the country for Australia.