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.
Absa deputy group chief executive Rupert Pardoe has left the bank with immediate effect. Absa said in a statement on Friday Pardoe had told the bank he did not intend to renew his contract which expires on August 31. He was made a director of Absa Group Limited on August 8, 2002 and was appointed deputy group chief executive on February 21, last year.
Bulls gored one runner and trampled several others on Friday during the running of the bulls at this year’s San Fermin festival. All along the 82m route, which runs along narrow cobblestone streets from a corral to a bull ring, runners in the popular festival were knocked off their feet, pushed against the thick wooden barricades lining the streets, or trampled.