South Africa

Tension simmers in Alexandra

May 14, 2008

Alexandra residents were not appeased by calls for unity at the end of a tense meeting on Tuesday in the sprawling township in which xenophobic violence erupted on Sunday night. As Safety and Security MEC Firoz Cachalia called on the community, during a mass meeting, to allow the police to do their work regarding illegal Continue Reading…

Debt problems left too late

May 12, 2008

By Clayton Barnes (www.iol.co.za) Every month 70Â 000 South Africans join more than a million others facing legal action because they are in arrears. This comes despite claims from banks and other credit providers that they have radically reduced the number of customers taken to court for non-payment. And economists warn that the credit crunch is Continue Reading…

Explore SA on the cheap

May 5, 2008

Good value-for-money travel packages at affordable prices are now available thanks to Southern Sun SunBreaks and South African Tourism Sho’t Left’s campaign, which is aimed at the emerging traveller. The campaign was launched last week. Key to the joint venture is the introduction of a leisure travel product based on themes such as romantic getaways, Continue Reading…

No need to ditch Scorpions, says judge

May 5, 2008

By Angela Quintal (www.iol.co.za) The Scorpions still have a place in the government’s law enforcement plan, given that organised crime remains a threat and needs to be addressed through an effective strategy, says Judge Sisi Khampepe . This was a key finding of the judge, tasked in 2005 to look into the mandate and location Continue Reading…

R8,80/l to have nasty impact

April 1, 2008

The Automobile Association has warned consumers that the higher cost of fuel – increasing by a record 68c per litre at midnight on Tuesday – will reduce their disposable income for some time to come. The wholesale price for diesel is set to increase by R1,30 a litre. Illuminating paraffin will increase by R1,18 a Continue Reading…

Eskom wants 53% more

March 19, 2008

By Boyd Webb and Sapa (www.iol.co.za) Eskom is still supplying electricity to South Africa’s neighbours, but they are also being subjected to power shedding, Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin said on Tuesday, as the country braced itself for a possible 53 percent hike in the price of electricity. The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) confirmed that Continue Reading…