Johannesburg News: Congo miners stare into abyss: SA labour must stop pricing itself out of global market JOHANNESBURG – South African mining companies are bleeding jobs at an alarming rate. Last month, Impala Platinum declared that it would be going ahead with a planned restructuring, which will see 1500 jobs being lost at its Rustenburg operation. This came after the world’s … [Read more...] about Johannesburg News: Congo miners stare into abyss
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Girls in West Africa offered into sexual slavery as ‘wives of gods’ | The Conversation
Girls in West Africa offered into sexual slavery as 'wives of gods': In certain communities in Benin, Togo and Ghana, young virgin girls are sent to atone for their family's wrongdoing. Linda De Volder/FlickrThere are global efforts fighting modern slavery, but one traditional system is still holding strong in West Africa: Trokosi. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner … [Read more...] about Girls in West Africa offered into sexual slavery as ‘wives of gods’ | The Conversation
How Ethiopia’s new cabinet fits into Ahmed’s reform agenda | The Conversation
How Ethiopia's new cabinet fits into Ahmed's reform agenda: Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has created a peace ministry to stabilise the East African nation. Yoweri Museveni/FlickrEthiopia’s ruling coalition has re-elected Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as its chairman. This means that Ahmed will continue as prime minister until the next party congress. It is with this … [Read more...] about How Ethiopia’s new cabinet fits into Ahmed’s reform agenda | The Conversation
DA calls for probe into auditor’s shooting in Emfuleni
DA calls for probe into auditor’s shooting in Emfuleni: The auditor was in a guesthouse in the area working on a forensic investigation regarding maladministration and corruption in the Emfuleni municipality. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Cars swept away, roads damaged in Gauteng heavy rains: Low lying areas in Hammanskraal, Ga-Rankuwa and Soshanguve have been … [Read more...] about DA calls for probe into auditor’s shooting in Emfuleni
Transnet Updates Industry on Process of Attracting New Terminal Operators into Port of Durban’s Island View Precinct
Transnet Updates Industry on Process of Attracting New Terminal Operators into Port of Durban’s Island View Precinct: Durban’s Island View Precinct Transnet National Ports Authority (“TNPA”) today outlined progress in implementation of its Island View Precinct Strategy, which sets out to facilitate greater participation of historically disadvantaged persons in Terminal … [Read more...] about Transnet Updates Industry on Process of Attracting New Terminal Operators into Port of Durban’s Island View Precinct
