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Retailers and South Africa’s largest union federations on Wednesday took directly opposing views on moves to limit Chinese clothing and textile imports. Edcon, Truworths, Foschini, Pepkor, Mr Price and Woolworths said the agreement will impact badly on consumers and lead to corruption and loss of income for retailers.
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/ 6 September 2006
Traditional healers in Zimbabwe have been given the authority to issue their patients with sick notes allowing them time off work, it was reported on Wednesday. A senior official in the ministry of health also said that conventional doctors should be allowed to refer problem cases to traditional healers.
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/ 6 September 2006
The Boeremag treason trial may, after more than three years and millions of rands of taxpayers’ money, have to start afresh if two of the accused have their way. Two of the 22 accused, brothers Wilhelm and Johan Pretorius, on Wednesday gave notice that they intended applying for trial Judge Eben Jordaan’s recusal because of alleged bias.
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/ 6 September 2006
Prop Benn Robinson will make his debut and wing Cameron Shepherd his first start in two changes Australian coach John Connolly has made to his team for Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test against South Africa. Shepherd replaces Lote Tuqiri, who was suspended for a dangerous tackle in Australia’s 34-27 defeat by New Zealand in Auckland on August 19.
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/ 6 September 2006
The black economic empowerment (BEE) partner in a R65-million deal with clothing and retail giant Woolworths said on Wednesday the company will seek to use local suppliers ahead of controversial Chinese imports. ”Our standpoint is that we are a South African company,” said chairperson of the Makhubu Group and former secretary to Parliament Zingile Dingani.
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/ 6 September 2006
South Africa has slipped one place in the World Bank and International Finance Corporation’s <i>Doing Business 2007</i> report to 29th overall from 28th last year, with co-author of the report, Caralee McLiesh, saying one of the key areas for reform needed in South Africa is the complex tax system. "There are not level taxes and there is a lot of administration involved in the tax system."
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/ 6 September 2006
England coach Duncan Fletcher has spoken publicly for the first time regarding newspaper reports he saw match referee Mike Procter before play on the fourth day of the controversial fourth Test against Pakistan at The Oval last month. Some reports in the British press suggested Fletcher had seen Procter on the morning of August 20 to discuss alleged ball-tampering by Pakistan.
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/ 6 September 2006
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has urged the government to use the opportunity wisely when South Africa joins the United Nations Security Council next year. ”The DA welcomes President [Thabo] Mbeki’s announcement that South Africa will take up a two-year non-permanent seat on the Security Council in January 2007,” DA spokesperson Douglas Gibson said on Wednesday.
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/ 6 September 2006
An invitation to Minister of Health Manto Tshabalala-Msimang to address a full council meeting of the Cape Town city council has been turned down, according to Mayor Helen Zille. In a statement on Wednesday, the mayor’s office noted that on August 31 the council adopted a motion to invite the minister to address a full council on the government’s plans to combat HIV/Aids.
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/ 6 September 2006
The east coast of South Africa is experiencing a severe blood shortage, the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) said on Wednesday. Blood stocks in the region, which includes KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, are ”way down”, especially of type O blood, said SANBS spokesperson Ianthe Exall.