Nehawu: ANC has shown ‘arrogance and disdain’ in wage offer
By Thuletho Zwane — “Nehawu says the ANC is taking workers for a ride after the government revised ts initial wage offer from 5.8% to 5% at the bargaining council.” On Monday, the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) Nehawu called the revision of government’s initial tabled offer of 5.8% to 5% “the worst […]
Nkandla process is flawed, says Holomisa
By Paul Vecchiatto — UNITED Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has taken exception to National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete’s allegation that he is negative about the establishment of an ad hoc committee on Nkandla and will withdraw his party from any participation. Mr Holomisa made it clear in a letter he sent to Ms […]
Police Minister Nhleko, it’s time to recall Ntlemeza; re-instate Dramat
By STEPHEN GROOTES — Criticism and condemnation of those in high office have become somewhat standard in our political life; even, the president does it sometimes. But it is, still, rare for a judge sitting in a high court to call a senior police officer a liar. Rarer still to say that officer is “without […]
Costly white elephants in Soweto
By Botho Molosankwe Johannesburg – The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements spent millions of taxpayers’ money on housing developments at dilapidated hostels in Soweto. Despite the R230 million poured into the projects, the units in Meadowlands, Dube, Mzimhlophe and Diepkloof have become white elephants while hostel dwellers continue to live in squalor. Long grass sprouting […]
Brown to Eskom: I don’t care, just fix the mess
By Qaanitah Hunter — Public enterprises minister Lynne Brown says she is uninterested in the petty internal politics plaguing power utility Eskom and is more interested in how the board is dealing with the energy crises. “I will not be interested in what internal politics happens around companies. Public or private. I am interested in […]
Mugabe says ‘disappointed’ by black farmers
Cape Town – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he is “disappointed” by black farmers who are underutilising the land given to them under the country’s land reform programme, a report says. According to The Herald, Mugabe, who was speaking to thousands of people gathered at his rural Zvimba village, said he was disappointed that large […]
Probe into De Kock’s whereabouts: Cope
By Sowetan LIVE — Police Minister Nathi Nhleko should probe allegations that parolee De Kock is being kept in a house against his will since his release from prison, Cope said on Saturday. “If it is indeed true that he is being unlawfully detained by the security force, then the police must intervene and arrest […]
EDITORIAL: Grants are not the answer
SOCIAL grants have been one of the most successful of the democratic government’s policies, reducing poverty significantly and bringing life and economic activity even to some of SA’s poorest and remote communities. Yet the government’s proposals to extend the child support grant from 18 to 21-year-olds is, in a sense, an admission of defeat. The […]
Ramaphosa: Eskom must employ on merit, ‘not skin colour’
By SAPA “Power utility Eskom is racing to recruit as many skilled people as possible, regardless of their skin colour, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said.” Responding to questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday, he told MPs he was not aware of so-called “backroom”, race-based retrenchments taking place at Eskom, though there had been voluntary retrenchments. […]
The case of the disappeared activist in Zimbabwe
By Gift Phiri — “While getting his hair cut at a barber shop, a Zimbabwean activist was taken by five men – and has never been seen since.” Activist Itai Dzamara was getting his haircut at the local barbershop when five armed men seized him, shoved him into an unmarked truck and sped off. He […]
