South African Minister of Labour Membathisi Mdladlana has appointed former trade unionist and business leader Herbert Mkhize as the new executive director of the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac).
The deputy president sang for his supper, if charges against arms dealer are to be believed.
A solution to the Korean nuclear crisis seems remote after talks ended in Beijing on Friday with the United States and North Korea showing no inclination to compromise. Although the six-party talks ran their course with no dramatic walk-outs, the absence of any high-profile signals of commitment to future talks was more significant.
World Trade Organisation members on Friday failed to reach a deal on ensuring patent rules do not bar access to cheap medicines for poor countries, after problems prevented a deal at the eleventh hour.
Nelson Mandela has been drawn into the controversy surrounding Deputy President Jacob Zuma. One of the R1-million amounts referred to in the draft charge sheet against Zuma’s financial adviser, Schabir Shaik, was in fact a donation from the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Afghan soldiers were waging a fierce ground battle with entrenched Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan on Friday after a night of heavy bombing by United States warplanes that left many Taliban fighters dead.
The Mail & Guardian continues its award-winning ways. Last week the paper won a top-ranking award in the Frewin/ McCall/Mervis competition for newspaper design and production.
Former judge Willem Heath has announced his intention to canvass support to establish an independent body to monitor corruption and manipulation in the criminal justice system. He said it has become clear that various organs of state and the police have become susceptible to bribery and corruption.
Kebble seeks to have charges dropped
More than half of Britons believe British Prime Minister Tony Blair cannot be trusted, according to a poll published a day after he dismissed claims of misleading the country over the war in Iraq.
Chinese authorities have banned the second Tomb Raider blockbuster starring Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie after complaining that it portrays the country negatively, giving the impression of a country in chaos.