Lonmin strikers accept 22% pay increase
Rock drillers at Lonmin's Marikana mine have accepted a 22% overall pay increase to end more than five weeks of crippling and bloody strikes.
News Summary (18 Sep 2012)
1. 8 South Africans killed in Kabul blast
2. eThekweni spends R354m on private security
3. KZN Education Department cancels all school trips
4. UN: Two-state solution less viable
Anti-Islam film protests
Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan's prime minister, has ordered YouTube to be blocked after the site "refused to heed to the advice of the government of Pakistan to remove blasphemous film from its site", a statement from his office said.
UN: Two-state solution less viable
The UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process in the Middle East Robert Serry on Monday said a two-state solution to the on-going Israel-Palestine conflict is at risk.
8 South Africans killed in Kabul blast
Kabul - A female suicide car bomber attacked a van in Kabul on Tuesday, killing 12 people, including eight South Africans, in an assault insurgents said was in revenge for an anti-Islam film made in America.
eThekweni spends R354m on private security
The eThekwini municipality spends almost R354 million a year for the services of private security companies while the city’s own safety and security department often sits idle.
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KZN Education Department cancels all school trips
The Education Department in KwaZulu-Natal has cancelled all school trips following the death of 10 pupils at the weekend.
News Summary (17 Sep 2012)
1. Lonmin: ‘We can't meet pay demands’
2. Heart disease theory has failed’
3. Education activists to take government to court
4. Consumers warned of rise in milk price
5. Anti-Islam film fury continues
Lonmin: ‘We can't meet pay demands’
Johannesburg - Lonmin , due to resume talks on Monday with strikers at its Marikana platinum mine who rejected a pay rise offer last week, insisted it could not meet the workers' demands but promised a new approach in labour relations.
Education activists to take government to court
Academics and activists are preparing to take the government to court to ensure that the rights of all children to basic education becomes a reality. The legal action is to be launched by the Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa on behalf of the Public Participation in Education Network.
Anti-Islam film fury continues
Western embassies across the Muslim world remained on high alert yesterday and the US urged vigilance after days of anti-American violence provoked by an anti-Islam video.
‘Heart disease theory has failed’
The theory that blood cholesterol and a high-fat diet are the causes of heart disease will be one of the greatest errors in the history of medicine, Professor Tim Noakes said on Monday in a letter published in the Cape Times.
Consumers warned of rise in milk price
Consumers can expect the price of milk to rise over the coming months as supply drops, according to industry experts.
News Summary (14 Sep 2012)
1. Section27 challenges Basic Education Department
2. Section27 challenges Basic Education Department
3. Muslim anger over film
Muslim anger over filmThe Muslim world seethed with anger yesterday over a film mocking Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Islam.
Muslim anger over filmThe Muslim world seethed with anger yesterday over a film mocking Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Islam.
Section27 challenges Basic Education Department about textbooks
A gauntlet has been thrown to the basic education department to stop "lying" about textbook supply in Limpopo and take responsibility.