The South African rand was steady against major currencies in late trade on Thursday, amid mixed flows throughout the day.
Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon has accused President Thabo Mbeki of failing to lead the country by keeping silent on the scandal engulfing Deputy President Jacob Zuma.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=19709">Holomisa: Mbeki must speak on Zuma</a>
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South Africa’s Black Management Forum and the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business have launched the Black Economic Empowerment Monitor, an empowerment research and advisory agency.
The African National Congress said on Thursday it had no relationship whatsoever with Floryn Investments or Nkobi Holdings, responding to media reports that it owned Floryn Investments, via its nominee Schabir Shaik, and that Floryn owned 10% of Nkobi Holdings — a company that benefited from the arms deal.
At last! A South African tour operator has taken the initiative provided by Tourism Month and has come up with a fantastic range of affordable holiday packages.
The Independent Electoral Commission has set aside the weekend of November 8 and 9 for voters to register for the 2004 elections. The commission is faced with the challenge of getting young voters interested, with only 1% of those aged 18 to 19 on the voters’ roll.
The fragile peace process between arch-rivals India and Pakistan appears to have survived the blow dealt by the Mumbai car bombings that claimed 52 lives, analysts said on Thursday. Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s speech in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday had probably rescued the peace initiative.
United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa has renewed calls for President Thabo Mbeki to break his silence over the furore surrounding Deputy President Jacob Zuma.
<li><a class=’standardtextsmall’ href="http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=19707">ANC denies arms involvement</a>
Statistics suggest that injections with dirty needles are responsible for 20-million hepatitis B infections and 260 000 HIV infections worldwide every year, Medinfo said on Thursday.
Armscor chairperson Fani Titi and CEO Sipho Thomo have both lamented the corporation’s embattled financial position in its latest annual report, tabled in Parliament on Thursday. The corporation is struggling to achieve its goals and has suffered staff losses.