The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will ask the government to withdraw its ambassador from Israel in solidarity with the people of Palestine, its president, Willie Madisha, said on Wednesday. He was speaking after Cosatu held a meeting with Palestinian activist Leila Khaled in Johannesburg.
Lilianti Bachtiar may abandon the hotel business completely after the tsunami that smashed into Indonesia’s Java coast recently, badly damaging her 26-room hotel. The killer waves slammed into the back of the Grand Mutiara hotel overlooking the beach at Pangandaran, obliterating its kitchen.
The JSE was in positive territory in noon trade on Wednesday as firmer world markets encouraged bargain hunting locally. A lower bullion price saw gold stocks feature on the market’s downside. At 12.01pm, the all share and all share industrial indices strengthened 0,41% and 0,86% respectively. Financials firmed 1,41% and the banks index jumped 2,17%.
About 700 protesters gathered outside the Oberholzer Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday as four people appeared for the murder of National Union of Mineworkers branch chairperson Elias Mulaudzi. The four appeared in the court after their arrest last week, to make a formal bail application.
Namibia’s justice minister has praised Zimbabwe’s controversial programme of farm seizures, saying newspapers that run negative stories about the country are taken over by forces opposed to the success of Africanism, it was reported on Wednesday.
Bangladesh are confident of picking up a first overseas victory when they embark on a back-to-back one-day international series in Zimbabwe and Kenya later this month. ”We have displayed a lot of improvement in recent times, so it is fair to say we are favourites for both series,” said Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar.
Tightening South Africa’s porous borders to prevent the influx of illegal immigrants is futile if economic problems in neighbouring countries are not dealt with, Minister of Home Affairs Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Tuesday. The minister also admitted to ongoing corruption in her department, despite efforts to curb it.
Springboks coach Jake White denied pushing the panic button on Wednesday as he slashed a third of his starting line-up for Saturday’s Tri-nations rugby Test against a buoyant All Blacks who have rested many leading players. White made five changes to the side humiliated in Australia last week by a record 0-49, after All Blacks coach Graham Henry discarded eight from his team.
The Underberg community is divided by the R160-million tarring of the Sani Pass — touted by Transport Minister Jeff Radebe as the southern Drakensberg’s gateway to tourism. ”They [tourists] enjoy the horror of the trip. That’s why they come,” a local tour operator said on condition of anonymity.
Fifty years ago St Tropez was confirmed as a rich man — and woman’s — playground when a bikini-clad Brigitte Bardot frolicked on the beach in <i>And God Created Woman</i>. Now the racy southern Mediterranean resort is hoping to persuade tourists to mix a little culture with their cocktails.