Authorities struggled to evacuate people as Hurricane Ignacio roared along the coast of Baja California on Monday, bending palm trees with winds topping 150kph and lashing resorts with sheets of rain.
The South African government has signalled its intention, through new legislation currently before Parliament, to cap the number of retail petrol outlets based on consumption levels. It is estimated that about 2 000 of the existing 5 000 outlets are already unsustainable.
Outspoken Rastafarian paralegal Gareth Prince wants the African Human Rights Commission to tamper with a South African Constitutional Court judgement that decrees the use of dagga to be a criminal act, even for ardent Rastafarians.
The Boeremag treason trial was postponed in the Pretoria High Court on Monday for some of the accused to prepare an urgent application to stop prison authorities from ”torturing” them with loud music.
Talk about a dead man walking. Robert King somehow sprung himself out of what would have been effectively a life sentence in the American penitentiary system, and has lived to tell the tale. Others are not so fortunate.
"First it was the enormous salary cut, now I am just waiting for the day my boss tells me to pack my bags and go," said Solomon Mahlangu, an employee at the KwaNdebele-based Transpaco plastic bag factory.
The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa was weaker at midday on Monday, taking its cue from world markets. Volumes were extremely light due to the bank holiday in the United Kingdom and dealers said that lack of liquidity was also playing a role in any moves.
Southern African leaders said on Monday economic growth in their region can only be achieved by creating peace and stability, as they kicked off a two-day summit in Tanzania.
Like a slumbering giant waking up to its potential, the North West province is aggressively marketing itself as a premier tourist destination for jaded domestic travellers and as a prime location for overseas tourists.
Former president Nelson Mandela has criticised apartheid lawsuits against South African companies in foreign courts, saying South Africans do not need ”outside interference”.