The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of a persistent hatred towards it following a meeting between the parties on the future of the Scorpions. ”The only thing the DA and the Scorpions have in common is their persistent hatred of the ANC,” ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said.
The African National Congress (ANC) is establishing transition teams to ensure a smooth transfer of power following next year’s election, ANC treasurer Mathews Phosa said on Tuesday. ”We have a transition team to make sure there is a seamless, stable transition between this national executive committee and the government,” Phosa said.
The language was hardly typical of the CEO of a respected travel-guide publisher. ”This is shit,” Lonely Planet chief executive Judy Slatyer wrote to employees. ”None of you deserve it, given the effort you put in.” The problem for Slatyer and her colleagues was what one of them described in another message as ”a car crash waiting to happen”.
Zimbabwe is in a state of crisis, the African National Congress (ANC) national working committee said on Monday. ”The ANC regards [the ruling] Zanu-PF as an ally. However, it is concerned with the state of crisis that Zimbabwe is in and perceives this as negative for the entire Southern African Development Community region,” said spokesperson Jesse Duarte.
Staff at Le Monde, France’s newspaper of record, went on strike on Monday to protest plans to axe a quarter of its journalists and sell off several magazines. It is only the second time that journalists at the loss-making newspaper, founded in 1944, have walked off the job.
Popular belief about rising rates of teen pregnancy in South Africa is not supported by statistics gathered over the past two decades.
The reality is that often a person who has been responsible for causing an accident changes his or her story when it comes time to claim. Because of the way the insurance industry operates, you might find that your insurer is not particularly helpful in resolving the issue.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) called on Saturday for ”strong action” and ”close cooperation” to combat the financial crisis that is battering the world economy. The IMF, wrapping up a meeting in Washington, DC, stressed ”the challenges facing the world economy are of a global nature”.
South African swim stars Cameron van der Burgh and Gerhard Zandberg joined Shaun Harris and Lize Mari Retief in a morning of fast times at the Fina World Short-Course Championships in Manchester on Saturday. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry broke her third world record of the week.
African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma celebrated his 66th birthday on Saturday. Unlike Zuma’s birthday last year, when 1Â 000 people attended a lavish affair at Durban’s International Convention Centre, no major events have been planned for his 66th birthday.