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Minister says SA won’t meet land-reform target

Minister says SA won’t meet land-reform target

Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said on Friday it was impossible for the government to meet its land-reform target.

SADC urges world to shun Madagascar leader

Southern African leaders have urged the international community to reject plans by Madagascar’s Andry Rajoelina to ignore power-sharing talks.

Eskom lowers tariff request

South Africa’s power regulator said on Tuesday that Eskom had lowered its request for an increase in tariffs to 35% from 45%.

High costs hamper SA’s waste-to-power plans

Animal and human waste could produce as much as 200MW to help ease power problems in SA, but efforts in this regard are being hurt by high costs.

SA govt plans revised farm takeover law

The government plans to resubmit a Bill to Parliament that would allow it to seize land from farmers if negotiations to buy the land from them failed.

Malagasy farmers oppose land deals with foreigners

Malagasy farmers have backed a move by the country’s new president to stop a -billion land deal with South Korea’s Daewoo Logistics.

SA treats Zimbabwe cholera victims

Hundreds of Zimbabweans have sought treatment in SA as the death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe rises, health officials said on Monday.

Zim rivals in new bid to end deadlock

Zimbabwe’s political rivals meet in SA on Tuesday for talks to end a political deadlock, amid mounting pressure from regional leaders.

SA farmers to help lure Zim investment

South African farmers will help rebuild Zimbabwean agriculture if the new government can resuscitate the stagnant sector.

Annan urges more support for Africa’s farmers

More must be done to support small-scale farmers if Africa is to overcome a crippling food crisis, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan says.

Zim opposition legal bid postponed

A Zimbabwe court postponed a legal bid by the opposition to force the release of presidential election results on Saturday, after the electoral commission asked for more time to…

Zim union urges expats to cross the Limpopo

Zimbabwe’s main labour union on Sunday called on millions of Zimbabweans living and working in South Africa to go home to vote in the country’s March 29 elections, South Africa’s…

Power crisis halts SA mines for a second day

A power shortage halted production in South Africa’s lucrative mining sector for a second day on Saturday, and mining company officials said they still did not know when they…

SA church shelters Zimbabweans

His name is ”Average” and the story of his desperate flight from the wreckage of President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe is an increasingly common one. The tall 34-year-old, slouching…

Hungry Lesotho declares food crisis

The impoverished African kingdom of Lesotho has declared an official food crisis after bad harvests left more than 400 000 people in need of food aid, a United Nations agency…

Splits emerge in public-service strike

Cracks emerged in a crippling public-sector strike on Monday after two unions representing about 160 000 members withdrew from one of the largest mass actions in post-apartheid…

Court to rule on police joining strike

The Labour Court was expected to rule on Thursday on whether police, prisons and traffic officers could join a three-week public-sector strike. The Labour Court issued an interim…

Wage talks: ‘It’s still touch and go’

South African government and union negotiators postponed until Friday talks aimed at ending a costly three-week civil servants’ strike to enable labour unions to consult members,…

Judges ‘shocked’ by Zim rights abuses

Beatings and other abuses inflicted on lawyers are damaging the legal system in Zimbabwe, a group of international judges said on Monday. The Geneva-based International…

Union boycotts talks after police crackdown

Union negotiators boycotted talks to end South Africa’s nationwide public-sector strike on Monday after police used stun grenades to crack down on nurses demanding a living wage.…