The African National Congress Youth League and trade union Solidarity’s youth wing failed to agree on Thursday on whether youth should be exempt from affirmative action. The two youth organisations held talks in Johannesburg to discuss how affirmative action could benefit different racial groups.
The North West education department ventured into Khutsong on Thursday under police protection to act against teachers supporting ongoing class boycotts. A spokesperson said three teachers and a principal were notified of their suspension, while 10 other teachers from various schools were asked to explain their actions.
Demand for credit by South Africa’s private sector should brake in March in a delayed reaction to last year’s interest-rate increases, easing pressure on the central bank to resume raising interest rates. The country’s trade deficit should, however, widen to R4,1-billion after narrowing to R2,7-billion in February.
An Indian judge ordered the arrest of Hollywood star Richard Gere and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on Thursday over a hug and kiss at an Aids-awareness event. The arrest warrants were issued in the Rajasthan state capital of Jaipur following a public-interest plea filed last week by a resident accusing the pair of obscenity, court officials said.
The African National Congress (ANC) membership should reject a key draft document that will be presented to the party’s national conference in December, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Thursday. The draft Strategy and Tactics document will be discussed at the ANC policy conference in June ahead of the December conference.
The Cape High Court ruled on Thursday afternoon that it would accept the late filing of an affidavit by Matthias Rath in opposition to an application by the Treatment Action Campaign. The affidavit, which stretches with annexures to 2 709 pages in nine lever-arch files, was lodged about 13 months after deadline.
How convenient would it be to have one website where you can compare prices between all South African airline companies? And, when the need arises, between a wide array of consumer goods and services? As far Daniel Martins is concerned, that website has just turned into reality.
South Africa’s strong economic growth of the past decade masks a series of ”major structural weaknesses” needing urgent attention if this is to continue, warned Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon on Thursday.
The first assets of financial services company Fidentia Holdings will be auctioned off in Cape Town next month, the media reported on Thursday. It said the auction on May 19 would be held at 1 Waterford Place, Century City. Fidentia curators had appointed Auction Alliance as the auctioneer.
South Africa’s newest — and richest — journalism prize was on Thursday awarded to two investigative reporters of Beeld newspaper. Mail & Guardian and Sunday Tribune investigative teams share the second prize of R100Â 000.