SA company delays Kenya poll
A South African company supplied the electronic biometric registration kits that threw the Kenyan election into disarray on Monday.
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Obama to visit Africa – and SA’s on the bill
American President Barack Obama is coming to South Africa this year – his advisers are just trying to decide on the best time for the visit.
Pressure to bring Brics bank to SA
When president Jacob Zuma left for the Brics summit in New Delhi, India, in March last year, he had with him a letter of support from fellow African leaders that contained a message: Bring us back a bank. This week, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane told City Press she upped the pressure on Zuma to [...]
Youth wage subsidy swept aside
By the end of February, government, business and labour will announce an accord on youth unemployment that stakeholders hope will put paid to the debate around the youth wage subsidy.
Zuma tough on mining companies, violent protesters
President Jacob Zuma steered clear of some difficult decisions in his state of the nation address tonight, but came down hard on mining companies and protesters who lead violent strikes.
No more ‘Africa time’ in Addis
The cracks are starting to show in the shiny Addis Ababa headquarters of the African Union – a gift from the Chinese government.
‘No tension between Cosatu’s top leaders’
Cosatu denied any tensions between the top leaders of the trade union federation following comments by general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi at the Chris Hani Institute.
There may be no Zuma moment – Vavi
All is not well in the leadership of the Congress of Trade Unions (Cosatu).
UN urges rethink on Israeli relations
The UN Human Rights Council urged governments to reconsider their relationship with Israel in the light of human rights violations committed by the Jewish state.
SA stops Ban’s DRC plan
South Africa has put a stop to a United Nations plan to expand the mandate of UN troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which would enable them to engage in combat if necessary.
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