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Former president FW de Klerk was among a string of old National Party leaders President Thabo Mbeki blamed on Sunday for South Africa’s current problems. Mbeki said De Klerk, PW Botha, John Vorster, Andries Treurnicht and HF Verwoerd sent the police to shoot ANC cadres instead of addressing their needs.
Special Report: Elections 2004
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces have put down an apparent coup attempt after attacks on military installations and television headquarters in the country’s capital by forces believed to be loyal to former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.
SA condemns DRC coup attempt
‘We are sick and tired of all this’
Stephen Moss reports from Kinshasa where gunfire heralded an alleged coup attempt against President Joseph Kabila. He describes the scene of the ground, the chaos and the fear, as ”the typhoon coup” started in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The South African government has expressed its outrage and condemnation of a reported coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The statement added that the government was convinced that the apparent plotters were a tiny minority in its body politic.
The new Chevrolet Optra has arrived in South Africa, five months after the re-entry of Chevrolet into the country, and is designed to compete in the same segment as the Toyota Corolla.
BMW’s long awaited compact-class 1 Series cats will be available here later this year, shortly after its European launch.
The opening of the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg was attended by judges, including chief justices, from all over the world. It was a truly a momentous occasion for South Africa’s judiciary. It was, therefore, a pity that many of the distinguished guests did not know that ours is still such an inconsistent judiciary that it often faces reasonable accusations of remaining racist and arbitrary.
Renault’s Megane 1.9 dCi became the fourth diesel engined car in a row to become South African Car of the Year when it was announced as the 2004 winner last week.
The number of discouraged work-seekers rose by a million between March and September last year, while employers continued to pay higher wages to a falling number of employees, according to two surveys released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) last week. This indicates that unemployment in South Africa has at best remained static, at worst risen slightly.
Gauteng wants to be a smart province, like Dubai, and Blue IQ wants to spur "smart" industry in Gauteng, along Dubai lines. The aim, according to Pradeep Maharaj, Blue IQ CEO, is to move the province away from its reliance on mining into a "hub" for tourism and high-value manufacturing. But the Dubai model is misleading.