South African Press Association (Johannesburg)

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November 30

South Africa: Cosatu Marches Against E-tolls

Cosatu has threatened to remove toll gantries "nicely", occupy Gauteng streets, and block freeways on December 6 if it does not receive positive feedback on memorandums against... Read more »
Africa: Mylan Selected As One of the Leading Suppliers to the South African National Department of Health 2013/2014 Antiretroviral Tender [press release]

Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) announced today that its subsidiary in India, Mylan Laboratories Ltd., a leading manufacturer of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, has been selected, through its... Read more »
South Africa: NCOP Adopts Info Bill Draft

The ANC on Thursday drove final amendments to the Protection of State Information Bill through the National Council of Provinces amid protest, bringing the so-called secrecy bill... Read more »

South Africa: Fans go 'Gaga' for American Singer

Tears flowed and screams echoed around Lanseria International Airport on Tuesday night when American singer Lady Gaga arrived. Read more »
South Africa: Respected Academic Gerwel Dies

The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory sent condolences on behalf of Mandela, the board of trustees and staff to the family of their chairman Professor Jakes Gerwel, who died at the... Read more »

South Africa: Bosses Not Ready for Workers - AMCU

Lonmin management was not ready to receive rock drill operators' grievances before workers at the platinum mine in North West went on strike on August 10, a union leader told the... Read more »
South Africa: Sanral Notice Not Misleading

The allegation that the initial notice of the intention to toll roads in Gauteng was "sterile" and "misleading" is inconsistent, the High Court in Pretoria heard on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Agencies to Downgrade More Credit Ratings

More South African companies were likely to face downgrades this year, the Business Day reported on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Broadcaster Pulls Zuma Commercial - Report

The SABC has banned a fish and chip commercial depicting President Jacob Zuma and his family having dinner, according to a report on Tuesday. Read more »

South Africa: Court Rejects Bid to Force Zuma No-Confidence Debate

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an urgent application to force a parliamentary debate on a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma. Read more »
South Africa: ANC Tables New Info Bill Changes

The ANC proposed changes to the contentious Protection of State Information Bill again on Wednesday, this time tending to the liberal, and said there would be no more. Read more »

South Africa: Western Cape ANC Lays Charge Against Zille

The ANC in the Western Cape laid an incitement charge against provincial premier Helen Zille on Wednesday afternoon, saying she "fuelled the flames" in recent farmworker protests. Read more »
South Africa: Cellphone Footage of Marikana Screened

Dramatic scenes, captured when chaos erupted at Lonmin's Marikana mine on August 16, were viewed on Wednesday by the commission of inquiry into the events. Read more »
South Africa: Labour Law Changes 'Significant'

Proposed changes to labour legislation will have a significant impact on how employers conduct their business, labour experts said on Wednesday. Read more »
South Africa: Many Disabled Kids Not in School

At least 467,000 disabled children are not attending school, Deputy Minister for Children Hendriette Bagopane-Zulu said on Wednesday. Read more »

South Africa: Ballistic Reports On Marikana Available

A ballistic report detailing how firearms were used during the Marikana shooting was ready, a lawyer representing the police told the Farlam commission in Rustenburg on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: No Weapons At Start of Marikana Strike

Traditional weapons were brought in at a later stage of the wild-cat strike at Lonmin mine's platinum operation in Marikana, North West, video evidence showed on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Woman Use Snails for 'Unique' Beauty Routine

A Cape Town woman lets snails slither over her face and body every week as part of a "unique" beauty routine, the Daily Voice reported on Tuesday. Read more »

South Africa: Third Man Found Guilty in Dewani Murder

Xolile Mngeni was found guilty in the Western Cape High Court on Monday of killing honeymoon tourist Anni Dewani. Read more »
South Africa: Senior Cop Taken to Task Over Marikana

The Constitutional mandate of police officers was to preserve the lives of citizens not to kill them, Advocate George Bizos said at the Farlam commission in Rustenburg on Monday. Read more »
South Africa: Platinum Mines Eye Zimbabwe

Platinum mining companies are expected to ramp up operations in Zimbabwe after production dropped to an 11-year low in South Africa, Business Day reported on Monday. Read more »
South Africa: Prosecutors Fail to Block Zuma Expose

The Sunday Times was in shops across the country on Sunday in spite of an eleventh hour attempt by the National Prosecuting Authority to stop distribution of copies leading with a... Read more »

South Africa: Workers Return to Farms

About 300 farmworkers who went on strike in Wolseley in the Western Cape returned to work on Friday, the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) in the province said. Read more »
South Africa: Lanseria Airport Sold

Lanseria International Airport has been sold to a consortium of investors, it was announced on Thursday night. Read more »
South Africa: Farm Worker Protests Continue

Protesters looted shops and set buildings alight in Swellendam in the Hex River Valley in the Western Cape, police said on Friday. Read more »

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