A wave of anger and indignation has met remarks by Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula that ”constant moaners” about crime should rather leave the country. Accusing Nqakula of insensitivity, political parties, agricultural leaders and non-government bodies said on Friday the minister is out of touch with reality.
Maintaining the impressive growth momentum of recent months, South Africa’s May aggregate new vehicle sales of 52 534 units reflected an improvement of 6 671 vehicles or 14,5% compared to the 45 863 new vehicles sold during the corresponding month last year, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) reported on Friday.
At least 73 militia fighters and 13 soldiers were killed last week in the Ituri province of north-east Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), military and United Nations sources said on Thursday. Regular soldiers clashed with rebel militia during a joint mission by the Congolese armed forces and UN troops, according to a UN spokesperson.
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Down a dusty ally, past noisy chicken coops and roving bands of small children, about 50 Ivorian football supporters gaze intently at a tiny TV screen suspended from the rafters of the green canvas awning at the X-Five bar. Côte d’Ivoire has qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time this year.
Africans need to think of themselves as Africans before they worry about national identities if the continent is to meet the challenge of growth, South African Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel said on Thursday. He was speaking in a panel debate at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, which is being held in Cape Town.
Botswana’s Kalahari Bushmen are seeking the support of Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in their fight to reclaim their ancestral lands, a London-based organisation supporting them said on Thursday. Jolie — a United Nations Children’s Fund ambassador — is currently in neighbouring Namibia.
About 11 people burnt to death on Thursday in an accident involving a taxi in Isipingo near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal police said. Spokesperson Inspector Rani John said the accident happened on Old Main Road and Umbumbulu Road when a taxi and truck collided.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said on Thursday it will not back off from its statements, including those about signs that South Africa ”may be drifting towards dictatorship”. Spokesperson Patrick Craven said Cosatu is ”not surprised at all by the statement of Cabinet and business rejecting this assertion”.
According to an exit report by a senior Icasa staffer, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (Icasa) chairperson, Paris Mashile, regularly arrived late, took off his shoes and slept on the job during his tenure as a councillor. Yet he was promoted to the top position.
Like a bloodhound on the scent of a crime, Kerry Sink enters Portugal Fisheries in Troyeville, Johannesburg, and heads straight for a freezer at the rear of the store. The 33-year-old marine biologist closely scrutinises a package of crayfish tails. ”See the scalloped lines on the shell?” she asks. ”Illegal East Coast rock lobsters.”