Two weeks of debate on the controversial Liquor Bill in Parliament’s trade and industry committee climaxed last week when the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Director General, Alistair Ruiters, led a vigorous attack on monopoly players in the industry.
The recommendation by the ethics committee of Parliament to sanction South African Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota for a week’s salary is likely to cost him just R11 485.
The Department of Trade and Industry has acknowledged that one of the main areas of contention around the new Liquor Bill is the proposed three-tier system aimed at reducing cross cutting interests in the manufacture, distribution and retail legs of the multi-billion rand South African liquor industry.
South African Education Minister Kader Asmal has maintained a tough line on what he calls "double-dipping" by teachers serving his department — indicating that they should not receive favours in cash or in kind from the public.
Indications that a new Property Rates Bill would be tabled in Parliament caused a flurry two years ago when groups representing mainly white ratepayers feared that it could result in a massive increase in municipal property rates. Instead, the result of the tabling of the Bill in Parliament has sent cold shivers down the spines of South Africa’s political left.
A remark made by Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi during his budget vote in the National Assembly on Monday has sparked speculation that an early election could be called next year.
South Africa’s Black Management Forum told parliament on Wednesday that labour inspectors were not visible enough and there was lack of external verification of companies’ claims in affirmative action reports.
The Liquor Bill currently before the South African National Assembly trade and industry committee threatens the job security of 20% of all employees at SABMiller (SAB), the company said in a submission on Tuesday.
The leaders of Brazil and South Africa have committed themselves to the principle of evolving a new and vibrant view of global trade.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela said he was warned by the man who articled him as a lawyer that he "should stay away from Walter Sisulu".
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South African president Thabo Mbeki at the weekend launched the country’s major tourism event, Tourism Indaba 2003, by urging the world to visit Africa — and enjoy a "dream sabbatical".
The only safe exit for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "and his cronies" was through the restoration of the rights of the people and the opening up of democratic space, says Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Some of South Africa’s new political parties formed during the recent defection period have turned into family affairs.
Who are the real winners and losers in Nigeria’s elections? Nigerians face a difficult choice between justice and fair play, and stability and peace in their country.
A New National Party (NNP) member of the National Council of Provinces Piet Matthee has had his job saved by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC).
Eight municipal by-elections take place on Wednesday May 7 which will test the mettle of South Africa’s three major political parties — the African National Congress (ANC), the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP).
South Africa President Thabo Mbeki says the government has not been and will not be party to litigation against corporations that benefited from the apartheid system.
Legislation will be put to the South African Parliament this year to ease the release of information from the National Population Registry to the private sector, says Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
If economic growth "picks up very quickly", South Africa could run out of power by as early as 2007, a power regulation expert at the National Electricity Regulator (NER) told Parliament this week.
Rich and industrialised nations are failing to demonstrate leadership and are putting multilateral processes of world trade negotiation in jeopardy, South African Trade and Industry Minister Alec Erwin said on Monday.
South African electricity utility Eskom will not be allowed to invest in new generation capacity in the domestic market to ensure meaningful participation of the private sector in electricity in the medium term.
South Africa’s national lottery has allocated just over one billion rand for distribution to charities and other projects during the financial year ending March 2003 — but only 16% or R168-million has actually been distributed.
The draft Liquor Bill leaves the position of supermarket retailing of liquor
products unclear, and could allow hard tack and beer to be sold in competition with other outlets — like bottle stores.
African National Congress Women’s League president Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will be publicly reprimanded by National Assembly Speaker Frene Ginwala for failing to disclose donations, whether she is present or not.
Firebrand South African opposition Member of Parliament Patricia de Lille is to clarify her political future at a press conference in Cape Town on Wednesday amid widespread speculation that she is to start a new political party.
The Democratic Alliance won a narrow victory in a key municipal by-election contest in the Western Cape town of Swellendam on Wednesday — pipping the African National Congress by 65 votes.
South Africa’s former ruling party, the New National Party, has objected to government’s raising of the earnings threshold set by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act — the point at which employees are excluded from the Act’s provisions regarding overtime payment.
South African domestic workers must be registered for unemployment insurance as from April 1 and BuaNews, the government news agency, has reported that this can now also be done by telephone.
South Africa’s national carrier, South African Airways, is constantly looking at new routes and partners and is extending its wings to cover the African sky, says Public Enterprises Minister Jeff Radebe.
The South African Government on Wednesday expressed the need to treat any suggestion of loss of jobs at Telkom (TKG) — which listed on the Johannesburg and New York stock exchanges this week — with caution.
Legislation has been tabled in the South African Parliament which gives the Safety and Security Minister the power to declare an organisation to be a terrorist group by notice in the government gazette.
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South Africa’s military population "is ageing" – this is the stern warning contained in the Estimates of National Expenditure released on Wednesday.