Thirteen security guard unions will embark on a two-day strike in six provinces on Thursday and Friday, in support of higher wages and better working conditions — including the right to lunch breaks and using a toilet without being charged for deserting a position of duty.
The top United Nations humanitarian official, Jan Egeland, on Wednesday urged Sudan’s government to accept the intervention of UN peacekeepers to tackle worsening strife in the western region of Darfur. ”The UN should be able to take over security in Darfur simply because the world is not able to equip the African Union (AU) force as it should.”
Andrew Flintoff and Shaun Udal made a mockery of India’s famed batting line-up as a depleted England squared the series with a crushing 212-run victory in the third and final Test in Mumbai on Wednesday. It was England’s first Test win in India since 1985. India were shot out for a pathetic 100 off just 48.2 overs in their second innings.
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it had developed a new data storage medium for mobile computers that enables users to process data much faster. The 32-gigabyte flash-based solid state disk can upload and download data quickly and quietly as it uses instantly-accessible static flash memory instead of the rotating discs found in hard drives.
The first woman ever to contest elections in the conservative Persian Gulf state of Kuwait has launched her campaign by breaking a 44-year-old taboo in bringing male and female voters together. Hundreds of men and women attended the landmark event late on Tuesday which was held according to Kuwaiti tradition.
Cricket South Africa is to call on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to implement tough preventative and remedial measures to combat racial abuse from spectators, including life-time bans. This follows the report by India’s solicitor general, Goolam Vahanvati, following a complaint by Cricket South Africa.
Plans to build a multibillion-rand South African offshore oil and gas equipment fabrication yard at Saldanha and a service and refurbishment hub at Cape Town harbour were announced on Wednesday by MAN Ferrostaal. The capital expenditure would provide for quayside refurbishment and the erection of specialist workshops, fabrication facilities and associated infrastructure.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has urged parties involved in the wage dispute affecting the private security industry to return to talks and seek an amicable solution to the issue. Thousands of security guards are expected to embark on a nationwide strike on Thursday following unsuccessful negotiations with employers in the sector.
Herschelle Gibbs speaks to the Mail & Guardian Online about cricket, his secret on the field and why he hasn’t ever read a book in his life.
Zimbabwe’s ruling party has accused opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of advocating war following his call for mass protests and warned of reprisals. The Zanu-PF party said in a statement that Tsvangirai should ”desist from attempts to incite civil disobedience” as it ”could lead to bloodshed and undermine democracy”.