Minister of Public Service and Administration Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi looks set to be replaced as deputy chairperson of the SACP. The other upset touted is the removal of the "bullying" Essop Pahad, from the central committee.
Close to a third of South Africa’s estimated 13,4-million children work, mostly on farms and in family businesses, according to a Department of Labour document on child labour. This is despite the fact that employing children under 15 is illegal.
The African National Congress is looking to seize control of KwaZulu-Natal from its Inkatha Freedom Party coalition partner when floor-crossing legislation kicks in next month.
The government is considering an application to rehabilitate the world’s rarest tigers, the South China tigers, in an ambitious attempt to save them from extinction. The plan is to ”train” captive-bred tigers to be self-sufficient.
Unisa did conclude the sale of its mansion Cloghereen last year for R6-million, it did then pay R1,7-million to get out of the sale after Dr Barney Pityana arrived as vice-chancellor, and the residence is to undergo extensive and expensive renovations.
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has stirred a hornet’s nest with its latest attempt to resuscitate the draft Bill that will change the face of how road accident victims will receive their claims. Law experts have slammed the Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill 2002.
World Cup football fans in Korea are to be served free samples of cooked dog to convince them of its nutritional value and help overcome any cultural prejudices they may have over eating the animal.
More than 100 people are reported to have been massacred in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an apparent bid to shore up Rwanda’s unpopular occupation of the country’s eastern provinces.
Russia was warmly received into Nato’s embrace this week as the Cold War enemies finally buried the hatchet and began working together in a world transformed by terrorism. Vladimir Putin heaped praise on the Nato-Russia Council.
A -million class-action lawsuit launched against a food manufacturer in the United States has created concerns in the food and restaurant business that obese Americans may now seek damages for being overweight because of the mislabelling snacks.