SA would consider strategic partner for SAA
South Africa would consider a strategic partner for struggling state-run airline, the minister of public enterprises said on Thursday, as the government looks to cut down on spending.
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Stewart: Affirmative Action, ConCourt judgement threatens Rainbow Nation
What social engineers have always missed is while people might join crowds, each human being is an individual with customised thoughts and actions. And dreams. Deep inside every parent is the belief our newborn child will be the next great thing for the world – a future CEO, Judge, Doctor, Professor even President. Of course … Read more
Brazil football club banned over racist chants
Top-flight Gremio were thrown out of Brazil’s main cup competition Wednesday in an unprecedented punishment for a club in the football-mad country after a visiting goalkeeper was subjected to sustained racial abuse. Brazil’s sports justice tribunal also fined Gremio 50,000 reais ($20,000) after a group of fans of the club from the southern city of … Read more
Pensions Preservation 2015 – More strikes, conflict, politicking – or rationality?
Allan Greenblo was my boss at Finance Week in the early 1980s and wrote extensively then about attempts to introduce compulsory preservation of pensions. Those were heady times. Labour was starting to flex new muscles legalised through the laws enacted following the Wiehahn Commission, and it was before the UDF’s internal activism hit top gear. … Read more
‘Blackface’ students kicked out of residence
Two white students photographed in domestic worker outfits and smeared with black paint have been kicked out of their campus residence, the University of Pretoria (UP) said on Thursday. “They were expelled from the residence but not from university,” UP spokeswoman Nicolize Mulder said. They are accused of bringing the name of the university into … Read more
Top Gear is “racist”, says Ofcom
This may come across like a bit of déjà vu – and that’s because the issue of Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘racist’ comments during the final episode of Top Gear’s two part piece in Burma has already been raised the world over. The episode aired on March 16 and shortly after Clarkson received criticism for allegedly using … Read more
How a Bishop and a lawyer overcame ANC politicking to end platinum strike
Before it was finally resolved, South Africa’s longest and most costly mining strike was a kaleidoscopic tangle of intrigue, point scoring, bad blood, hidden agendas, polarisation, stonewalling, prayer and, finally, exasperation and relief. The heavy, and almost destructive, hand that politics played in the process is particularly thought-provoking. This report by Reuters unravels the dishevelled … Read more
In-depth insight into SA economy entering deep freeze as Zuma leads way
By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Winter arrived in South Africa this week, covering hills and highlands with snow in a fittingly chill metaphor for an economy beset by everything from labour unrest and flat-lining output to rising inflation and waning external confidence. South Africa’s problems are many and complex but at their root is the collapse of … Read more
UEFA cite PSG for alleged racism in match against Chelsea
PARIS (Reuters) – Paris St Germain have been ordered to face UEFA’s disciplinary panel over allegations of racism by their fans in last month’s Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea in Paris. UEFA have acted against the French champions following reports of “racism, other discriminatory conduct and propaganda” during the first-leg on April 2. PSG won … Read more
Balotelli subjected to racist chants at Italy base
Police have had to intervene after Mario Balotelli was subjected to racist chants at Italy’s World Cup training base. A few kids outside the Coverciano complex were responsible for the chants, and Balotelli appeared visibly disturbed. The training session was open to media and Balotelli could be heard saying as he ran by reporters, “Only … Read more