South African Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana on Thursday condemned trade unions that use racism in order to mobilise workers. The minister was agreeing with concerns raised by Fedusa General Secretary Chez Milani over the weekend regarding the activities of the all-white Solidarity Union.
The South African Chamber of Business’s (Sacob) Business Confidence Index rebounded by 3,4 index points in June to 105,8 from 102,4 in May, Sacob said on Thursday.
South Africa’s Western Cape wheat growing area, the Swartland, experienced 10% of its normal rainfall in June and if rainfall in July similarly is low the probability of wheat crop failure in the area is very high, grain broker Commodity Trading House said on Wednesday.
Like the world’s oldest profession, the Republican administration of United States President George W Bush has interests, rather than principles.
A swanky new hotel has opened it’s doors in Grahamstown and is looking forward to business despite four other hotels in the city having closed their doors in the last six years.
A new generation of Afro-fusion music that defies all rules is weaving a unique tapestry of sound at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
National Union Of Metalworkers South Africa (Numsa) said on Wednesday that in a landmark award against retrenchments, Hendred Fruehauf had been ordered by the Johannesburg Labour Court to pay an amount of R2 979 526,80 to its members.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader on Wednesday called on President Robert Mugabe to step down, echoing a similar call made recently by the US government.
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Consumers can start preparing themselves for the prime interest rate to fall by at least three percentage points to 12% before Christmas. That’s the good news after producer price inflation hit its lowest level in 30 years.
Felix de Klein’s question, "Can South Africa afford the new bag law?" (June 20), deserves serious attention.
Last week’s financial results from fixed line telephone monopoly Telkom may have impressed market watchers, but its workers are up in arms about its plans to cut 7 000 jobs over the next five years.
Short-term food security improved in much of Southern Africa while the world’s attention was focused on terrorism and the war in Iraq, but the region’s agricultural sector remains fragile.
The final blood tests of the Pick ‘n Pay shopper who had eaten a sardine have been released, with the South African Police Service (SAPS) confirming that the tests have detected traces of cyanide. The woman had shown no physical side effects and had returned home on Sunday afternoon.
The South African government is of the view that, on aggregate, crime levels have not had a significant impact on economic growth "relative to other determinants", says South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.
First National Bank (FNB), a subsidiary of the FirstRand Group and one of the country’s so-called "big four" banks, has welcomed the introduction of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), saying it is a positive move for the image of South Africa internationally and could lead to increased levels of investments in the country.
The National Union Of Metalworkers (Num) Eskom Shop Steward Council, which met over the weekend to review the wage talks at electricity utility Eskom, unanimously agreed on demands for a 12% wage increase, as opposed to Eskom’s offer of 9%.
The arrival of nearly 30 000 Liberian refugees in Tabou over the past two months has sent food prices soaring and triggered a health crisis in this small border town in Cote d’Ivoire.
I have to admit that I know very little about Harry Potter, except that he is somehow connected to the British royal family, whose fortunes are apparently tied up with those of the Bush dynasty in the United States of America.
Wage negotiations between the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and junior gold miner Durban Roodepoort Deep on Monday collapsed and NUM has declared a dispute with the company.
Retailer Mr Price has defended its policy of providing free plastic bags to customers, saying legislation currently does not force retailers to charge for bags.
Wage negotiations between the National Union of Mineworkers and junior gold miner Durban Roodepoort Deep on Monday collapsed and Num has declared a dispute with the company.
Former South African mining holding company Gencor on Monday announced that it had paid R460,5-million to various trusts as part of its asbestos claims settlement. Of the amount, R40-million was specifically held for rehabilitation claims.
South African empowerment group Johnnic Holdings is looking to sort out its pyramid structure, as required by the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa, by the end of 2003.
Global resources company BHP Billiton announced on Monday that it has made an oil discovery at its second exploratory well on the Chinook prospect in the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
The "alternative" stock exchange announced in Johannesburg last week could prove to be a damp squib unless the JSE Securities Exchange reaches deep into its pockets, analysts have cautioned.
Investment holding group Johnnic Holdings (JNC), whose main remaining interests are in entertainment and the media, is expected to reflect an increase of more than 50% in headline earnings when it reports its results for the year to the end of March on Monday.
The Scorpions are going all-out in their corruption probe of Deputy President Jacob Zuma, new court documents reveal. However, a crucial piece of the investigative jigsaw — the evidence of Schabir Shaik, Zuma’s long-time comrade and financial adviser — depends on the outcome of a high-stakes legal battle set to begin on Friday June 27.
South African banking group Absa on Thursday night denied a media report that it is suing the Zambian government for $100-million. However, it confirmed that it had obtained a court injunction against Tazama Pipelines Ltd to prevent the it from
contaminating petroleum feedstock at a Zambian refinery.
It is quite sickening to see senior members of our "people’s" government ranting on about how they intend to bring runaway debt under some sort of control.
"Is the accuser always holy?" This question is the heart of Arthur Miller’s play, <i>The Crucible</i>. It is also the neglected flip side of the South African problem that most people vaguely describe as the "lack of a strong opposition".
It is important to see that the controversial latest draft of South Africa’s Anti-Terrorism Bill is not a response to local threats or conditions, but a distant echo of September 11 2001.
South Africa’s Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana says according to the latest labour force survey there were 4 837 000 people unemployed in the country. This amounted to 30,5% of the potential workforce.