Activities leading to President Obasanjo’s inauguration for a second term in office got underway in Nigeria on Wednesday, amid tight security after the court of appeal rejected opposition demands to stop the swearing-in.
More than 1 300 jobs in the Western Cape construction industry were lost — some of them to Gauteng — in the 12 months to the end of June 2002, Western Cape Premier Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Thursday.
The number of African immigrants living in southeastern Michigan has grown fast in the past decade, and businesses are springing up to bring them the flavours of home.
Zimbabwe’s army warned on Thursday it will bring its ”full force” to bear on next week’s anti-government strike and protest marches if they turn violent.
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has warned farmers not to wage a political battle against government over the minimum wage determination for farm workers.
The Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Johannesburg branch of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce announced on Thursday their intention to form a new, unified metropolitan business chamber.
The strike at Iscor plants is likely to spread as workers in related industries get set to strike in sympathy, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa said on Wednesday.
Empowerment investment holding company New Africa Investments Limited (Nail) has formally called for expressions of interest from parties interested in acquiring some or all of its assets or who are interested in exploring merger alternatives.
Chris Staals, South Africa’s last white central bank governor and Graca Machel, were among six people picked on Wednesday for Africa’s first peer-review body, charged with pressing the continent’s leaders to end wars and corruption.
An East London daily newspaper says it has tracked down what appears to be the real family of the teenager in the centre of a saga that has caught the imagination of the entire country.