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/ 30 October 2008
South Africa, suffering from one of the world’s highest rates of violent crime, is turning to private security firms to help make the streets safe.
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/ 2 September 2008
The recent rating downgrade of power utility Eskom by Moody’s is a concern, Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin said on Tuesday.
South Africa is seeking commercial contracts with foreign companies to reprocess spent nuclear fuel, a senior official said on Wednesday.
SA, battling perceptions of being an unsafe destination ahead of 2010, has made progress in fighting violent crime, the government said on Monday.
Perceptions of violent crime are the ”Achilles heel” hindering growth in tourism in South Africa, a top tourism official said on Thursday.
The Scorpions, which have been accused by the ANC of abusing their power in political cases, will be dissolved, a parliamentary committee says.
South African media faces the threat of political censorship if new information laws are passed through Parliament unchanged.
Thousands of unionised South African workers downed tools on Wednesday to protest against a sharp jump in food and fuel prices.
South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the country’s nuclear policy, enabling the controversial technology to play a greater role in alleviating a critical power shortage.
Results of a safety audit of South African mines were ”worrying” because they showed a low level of safety compliance, a top mining official said on Wednesday.