A black economic empowerment (BEE) charter for tourism will benefit the industry, the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry said on Monday. Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk announced the South African tourism BEE charter in Durban on Sunday.
The right to be free from all forms of violence, from both public and private sources, will come under the spotlight at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. A woman raped by three police officers has sought damages from the minister of safety and security under the common law of delict for the harm she suffered.
Trade union Solidarity on Monday launched its social plan for Stilfontein in the North West. The plan aims to support the community and workers through difficult times due to the closure of DRDGold mines in that area. The plan includes counselling, financial advice, training, placements and community aid.
More than half of South African driver’s licences are fraudulent or invalid, the Department of Transport said on Monday. A senior official of the department, said in a statement that large numbers of forged and fraudulent foreign licences are flooding into the country and then being converted into valid South African licences.
Central African Republic rebel-leader-turned-President Francois Bozize has faced off against his main rival in an election run-off he hopes will bring him victory and the legitimacy he’s lacked since declaring himself head of state in a coup two years ago. Vote counting began immediately after polls closed on Sunday.
European Union observers on Monday lauded the openness of the run-up to Ethiopia’s upcoming general elections, following peaceful mass rallies at the weekend by government and opposition supporters. ”Never before in Ethiopian history has there been such an open debate in the country,” said the EU delegation chief in Addis Ababa.
South Africa’s travel and tourism company Tourvest has introduced a unique new product designed to stimulate the inbound tourism market by providing foreign visitors with a range of free services, including instant no-fuss value-added tax (VAT) refunds, the listed company said on Monday.
Global mining giant Anglo American will show a very small decline of nine United States cents in its basic headline earnings per share for the year to the end of December 2004, to $1,79 from $1,88, as it converts to the use of the new European Union standard International Financial Reporting Standards, the company said on Monday.
The JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) was stronger across the board at midday on Monday, with Barclays’ confirmed bid for Absa boosting banking shares. A weaker rand gave the broader market a lift. The rand was quoted at R6,10 per dollar from R6,04 when the bourse closed on Friday.
Siyabonga Nkosi’s brace earned Bloemfontein Celtic maximum points away from home when they beat Lamontville Golden Arrows 2-0 in a Castle Premiership encounter on Sunday. Meanwhile, Jomo Cosmos escaped relegation when they beat fellow relegation candidates Dynamos 4-1 at the Rand Stadium.