Nationwide mass action sponsored by Swaziland’s labour organisations to protest against government policies did not achieve its goal of shutting down the country completely
The Bolivian government is considering a plan to allow more farmers to grow coca legally. The country’s anti-drugs laws already allow for a 12 000ha area of legal coca plantations north of La Paz to satisfy demand for its traditional uses
The JSE Securities Exchange exhibited a mood of defiant optimism on Tuesday morning when Telkom was floated on the bourse.
President Thabo Mbeki and other regional leaders’ handling of the Mugabe regime is not opening political space in Zimbabwe
Taxpayers’ money was used to woo the CEO of the state’s National Electricity Regulator’s love interest. He bought flowers for his female companion using official funds
New questions about the role played by liquidator Enver Motala are set to come to the fore when the inquiry into the collapse of the Retail Apparel Group resumes in the second week of March. The Durban-based clothing retailer was placed in liquidation last May
The landmark government review of its school financing policy and practice, released in the first week of March, responds to a need widely articulated well before Minister of Education Kader Asmal announced the review in September last year
There might well be an argument for the International Cricket Council to hand the World Cup over to the Australians right now and let everyone else get on with an alternative championship for second place.
Suspended Strategic Fuel Fund chief executive Dr Renosi Mokate has been found guilty on most charges flowing from disciplinary steps brought against her in August last year
Minister of Education Kader Asmal has released a review of public schools’ financing, resourcing and education costs. But the government’s review of education spending is weak and its proposed remedies are inadequate, say stakeholders