Palestinians and Israelis traded attacks on Wednesday that left at least 24 people dead in one of the bloodiest days of their 32-month conflict that left US-sponsored peace hopes in tatters.
Bush raps Israel over rocket attack
Government’s failure to implement an antiretroviral programme for HIV-positive teachers means every day that goes by is costing the state more money than if the drugs were provided, says the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Scientists in Australia have stumbled on an uncharted coral reef the size of Jersey in Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria. At 120 sq km, it covers a larger area than all the reefs of Barbados put together.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has officially applied to Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula for a copy of South Africa’s latest crime statistics.
The South African Cabinet resolved on Wednesday that an Act of Parliament be processed urgently by the departments of home affairs and justice and constitutional development to govern next year’s national election.
Burma’s iconic opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is uninjured and ”in good spirits”, according to the first foreigner to see her since her motorcade was ambushed by government supporters and she was detained on May 30.
South African Transport and Workers’ Union (Satawu) on Wednesday said it was delighted to learn that the Minister of Labour, Membathisi Mdladlana, has finally promulgated the three year wage agreement for the Private Security Service Industry, effective from June 16.
South Africa was ranked fourth out of 21 countries in a new survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF) rating African countries for good governance. Botswana was ranked first.
South African National Assembly Speaker Frene Ginwala has issued a written reprimand of Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota in which she says his casualness in his disclosure of his financial interests "is both disappointing and regrettable".
In a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economic Forum on deflation, the IMF research department estimated that the risk of South Africa experiencing structural deflation was minimal, or less than 20%.