In a replay of expectations for the June South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, most South African economists expect a 100 basis points cut, but equally, many are hoping for more when the MPC makes its decision known on August 14.
Warning health labels on liquor products is still a matter of discussion by the liquor industry and the practicalities of introducing these labels was part of this consultation process, says South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
The number of warrants of arrest issued for maintenance defaulters dropped from 61 499 in 2000 for all nine provinces in South Africa to 53 531 in 2001, according to figures released to Parliament by Justice Minister Penuell Maduna.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma’s choice of a lawyer to help him prepare answers for the Scorpions may be telling.
The United Nations is drawing up an ambitious plan to rebuild Liberia’s infrastructure and government which would see the creation of a 15 000-strong peacekeeping force to disarm all the warring factions, The Washington Post said Friday.
Public Protector Lawrence Mushwana has cleared Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota of a charge that his undeclared business interests exposed him to a conflict of interests, leading President Thabo Mbeki to close the book on the matter.
The glaring absence of President Thabo Mbeki from the first South African Aids Conference, and the health minister’s ongoing sidelining of science in favour of politics, took much of the gloss off the conference’s undoubted achievements.
An obstacle course for women
Confusion still reigns over the degree of government commitment to providing treatment for rape survivors. And where such treatment exists it remains difficult to access.
Construction of tracks for the Gautrain will start in the middle of 2004, and the entire project must be completed within five years, senior Gauteng government officials said on Thursday.
The government is failing to protect the interests of thousands of children who attend farm schools — one of the most vulnerable sectors of the public schooling system — according to legal and human rights experts.