Not everybody is upset with Woolies for asking that only "African Black candidates" apply for certain posts at the overly expensive food and clothing chain. Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant, has commended Woolworths for its "unwavering effort to genuinely address transformation in the workplace through the implementation of employment equity (EE)".
Cabinet has approved the report on shale gas exploration submitted by the Mineral Resources Minister, which was compiled by the technical task team convened last year. This comes after the department imposed a moratorium on applications for the exploration for shale gas in the Karoo.
Parties involved in the Marikana talks after the horrific shootings two weeks ago signed a peace accord to pave the way for future wage negotiations. Lonmin mine spokeswoman Sue Vey said "this is the first step in the right direction. We hope the workers will also sign soon," she said.
The Reserve Bank has launched a communication campaign to introduce the new Nelson Mandela bank notes which will come into circulation before the end of the year. "We hope the new note will be something we all like to have. We are pleased to issue this new series of banknotes...
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The folks at Woolworths SA have been trying to cover their tracks after they were caught out for not wanting to hire any white staff.
The shooting at the Marikana mine was not a reflection of the business environment in South Africa with the SA government remaining in control of the situation.
Despite a global downward trend, tourism in South Africa remained strong. Mostly because Saffas are travellers in their own country.These encouraging words came from Tourism Minister Marthinus (Kortbroek) van Schalkwyk at the beginning of Tourism Month (September).
The city named after SA's first democratic president, Nelson Mandela Bay, had been in a "state of siege" in the last few weeks, says its mayor, Zanoxolo Wayile.
So it took a court of law to figure out that affirmative action cannot always be legal. Most people have known this all along.
It is very interesting to see how the ruling party starts wetting their pants when the spotlight gets turned on how useless national services are in a province where provincial services are actually up to scratch.
A Dutch Member of the European Parliament has asked the president of the European Council to consider suspending South African Airway's (SAA) landing rights in Europe should the airline continue discriminating against white pilots.
The South African government has welcomed the International Monetary Fund's assessment that South Africa has a stable and resilient economy but one that could do better, said National Treasury.
President Jacob Zuma on Thursday announced the composition of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the Marikana tragedy and its terms of reference.
Another one of SA's shaky airlines is going for the dogs. It was only a matter of time, but this time it's 1Time.
A project to understand the driving forces to why many South African expats are moving back to South Africa is being conducted by the University of Manchester.
Interesting rumours about this man who was supposed to be the conservative Boere's last hope – Eugene Terrible Blanche...
Freeking idiots. That's about all one can say about South African Airways (SAA) and its retarded sister airline SA Express.
So now we hear President Jacob Zuma is "alarmed" and "deeply saddened" at the manner in which an industrial dispute at the Lonmin mine in Rustenburg has lead to a police shooting and the loss of reportedly at least 30 lives.
The 2012 London Olympic was South Africa's most successful – this side of Apartheid.
Home news from SA on your British TV will soon only be a click away. South Africa's eNews channel will broadcast in the UK to broaden its scope and this could happen before the end of this year.
South Africa is holding its breath after Caster Semenya moved a step closer to adding the Olympic title to her 2009 world title as she eased into the 800 metres semi-finals on Wednesday.
This is always a good reason to be excited about the Olympics, well for the boys...
Don't know how many expats from South Africa have been reading or hearing about the residents of Port Elizabeth who had to go through the weekend without running water. Apparently it's been chaos with shopping centre's even renting portable toilets to put in their parking areas.
Who was the bad boy or girl who paid for bringing old Juju and his blabbermouth to London?
First it was the 'Zuma year' – when medical students had to pay their dues by working for next-to-nothing in South African state hospitals and clinics – courtesy of former Health Minister Nkosana Dlamini Zuma who introduced legislation to enforce a year's duty to the State.
Hot on the heals of South African Airways (SAA) aborting direct flights between London and Cape Town, the "best airline in Africa" is also about to make us travel with less baggage.
South Africa is celebrating the high achievement by Chad le Clos, who blitzed his way to Team South Africa's second gold medal of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, on Tuesday night.
Juju is visiting the Big Smoke and he's talking k*k - like always.
South Africa's first 2012 Olympic gold medal winner is getting praise from all over. Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula also poured praise on Cameron van der Burgh for scooping South Africa's first gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
