Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon on Tuesday denounced a sharp rise in US farm subsidies, saying it locked developing nations out of lucrative markets and made a mockery of US free trade pledges.
SOUTH AFRICAN banking group FirstRand has made an offer to acquire troubled Saambou Bank and would not be working with the government in a public-private partnership as originally thought, Saambou’s curator said.
SOUTH AFRICA’S bullion and bank stocks bubbled up in morning trade on Monday as dollar weakness kicked the metal price higher and drove the rand to fresh five-month peaks, traders said.
As allegations of misconduct and impropriety began to fly, Civil Aviation Authority chief executive Trevor Abrahams was placed on indefinite compulsory leave of absence on Thursday following a Mail&Guardian investigation.
The South African Union of Vice Chancellors Association (Sauvca) expressed ”cautious optimism” at the news of education minister Kader Asmal’s announcement to forge ahead with the merger of tertiary institutions.
The justice department will attempt to speed up court cases involving sexual violence against women and children next year, says Deputy Justice Minister Cheryl Gillwald.
A recently launched joint biography of ANC stalwarts Walter and Albertina Sisulu ”In Our Lifetime” provide interesting insights into South Africa’s top struggle family.
The Democratic Alliance in the North West has called on Premier Popo Molefe to intervene in the running of the health department, after accusing it of neglecting the citizens of the province.
THE South African Local Government Association (Salga) on Thursday declared a labour dispute with unions representing the country’s 200 000 municipal workers.
SOUTH Africa’s state-run telecommunications utility Telkom sees its monopoly continuing for at least another five months as the government grapples with the selection of a competitor.