Provincial parks boards are fighting a rearguard battle against draft legislation that could allow the central government to take control of their prime ecotourism attractions. The threat is contained in two draft Bills dealing with the management of natural resources.
The Durban Chamber of Commerce has suspended its membership of the South African Chamber of Business, in a move commentators said could deal a death blow to the embattled business organisation. Durban’s move follows hard on the heels of the withdrawal of the Cape Regional Chamber.
Investigating a murder scene is never pleasant. Investigators must handle bodies filled with maggots & beetles, but they often lead to convictions.
Acting judge Mike Hellens this week recused himself from the civil case between members of the Vanderbijlpark community and steel giant Iscor following an application by David Soggot, legal counsel for 16 applicants from Steel Valley.
With Southern African Development Community leaders having failed to grasp the nettle of the Zimbabwe crisis during their two-day summit in Luanda this week, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change has urged the international community to step up diplomatic pressure on Harare.
Boldly proclaiming a decisive and historic battle against corruption, the Zambian government is locked in a bitter struggle with most of the Cabinet it replaced in January. The way the government is going about its campaign has raised questions of whether it is not a power struggle instead.
In Edwin Muir’s mythical poem The Combat, a ”crested animal in its pride” eternally savages ”a soft round beast as soft as clay” — but cannot finish it off. This is an apt metaphor for elements in the ANC who would like to oust or silence left-wing critics in the ruling alliance.
In what must rank as some of the most fatuous remarks made so far on South Africa’s relations with Zimbabwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad announced last weekend that Pretoria will not bow to pressure to ”declare war” on its crisis-torn neighbour.
The controversial letter complaining of next season’s Currie Cup restructuring, that was circulated to several rugby unions this week, originated from the Falcons Rugby Union, it was learnt on Friday.
Leeds and the South African Football Association are fighting over defender Lucas Radebe. Radebe missed Leeds’ UEFA Cup match Thursday and will be out of league play this weekend against Aston Villa.