The metalworkers union, which is launching a new party and federation, used an unusual tactic.

US actor Danny Glover has offered his support to Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union members as they demand an increase in salary from the SAPS.

South Africa has been accused of bowing to US and Brazilian pressure.

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews <i>Blindness</i>, a film by Fernando Merelles.