Telkom claimed victory on Friday in its dispute with Transtel regarding the provision of international landline telephone links and threatened to sue the Transnet division for damages. The dispute arose after Transtel filed a complaint against the former state utility at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.
The Democratic Alliance on Friday renewed its call for South African Airways (SAA) to be privatised. ”Transnet has provided the Public Investment Corporation with a very sweet deal by issuing a secret corporate bond this week,” DA public enterprises spokesperson Ian Davidson said in a statement.
The Democratic Alliance has asked the auditor general to investigate the case of a battling self-help dairy project near Hartebeesfontein in the North West. ”The destruction of a top Holstein stud on a top milk-producing farm within two years is indicative of the status of land reform,” the DA said on Friday.
Ugandan insurgents killed more than 100 people while raiding villages in southern Sudan in late June, a church leader in the war-torn region said on Friday. Reverend Paul Yugusuk, the head of the region’s Anglican deaconry, said in Kampala that rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army had gone on a killing spree in the area.
A multimillion-dollar project aimed at cutting pollution in the western Indian Ocean was launched in Madagascar this week, South Africa’s deputy minister of environment said on Friday. The three-year project is expected to help eight countries devise plans to curb pollutants entering the region’s rivers and coastal waters.
Two trade unions have rejected a guaranteed 5% pay hike offer by steel manufacturer Iscor, setting the stage for a strike. Solidarity and the United Association of South Africa said on Friday they have declared a dispute with Iscor. ”Any talk of industrial action is premature,” Iscor said.
The African National Congress is playing a ”cat and mouse” game with minority groups, and in the process making young people despondent, according to Freedom Front Plus labour spokesperson Willie Spies. The FF+ endeavours to free young people of the limitations of affirmative action.
Given recent economic developments, South Africa’s domestic growth prospects seem positive and in general most factors favour a containment of inflation within the target range, according to South African Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni. However, he had a word of caution about the rate of increase in CPIX.
Sami Shamlawi has turned out most days over the past month for the now ritual showdown with the bulldozer. On a good day, the 48-year-old school caretaker and hundreds of other Palestinians from al-Zawiya bring work on the cage under construction around their West Bank village to a halt.
Police will maintain a strong presence in Diepsloot following violent protests in the township earlier this week, police said on Friday. ”We will continue to keep a strong presence in the area. We are prepared for any eventuality that might occur,” said Pretoria police spokesperson Inspector Percy Morokane.