New York – South African judge Navanethem Pillay has been appointed as the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he was “gratified” that his nomination of Ms Pillay had been endorsed by the UN General Assembly. Mr Ban reiterated his commitment to ensuring that human rights remain high on the agenda of the organisation and therefore he expected that the new High Commissioner would preserve ...
By Shaun Benton Cape Town – South Africa is making moves to become a low-carbon economy, says Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk. The minister announced on Monday that a progressive policy on climate change had been agreed upon by Cabinet that would help ensure that the country was helping prevent global temperatures from rising a further two percent. The world is currently experiencing a mean global ...
By Bathandwa Mbola Johannesburg - Road shows are to be held to educate taxi associations and commuters on how the transformation of the public transport system will affect them. The announcement of the road shows will be held in response to the concerns raised by the taxi association on how their businesses would be affected by Rea Vaya (We are moving) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The City of Johannesburg the launched the BRT system to form the ...
By Gabi Khumalo Johannesburg - Government departments and provinces have been urged to accelerate the employment of people with disabilities so that the 2 percent target set by government can be achieved sooner. Speaking at a two-day National Disability Summit held on Monday at the Sandton Convention Centre, Minister in the Presidency, Dr Essop Pahad has urged government to take a decision to ensure that by the end of 2009; 2 percent of people employed within the public ...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's rival political parties were proceeding well Friday, a South African official said, although violence continued and hundreds of opposition supporters remained jailed. Both sides are under pressure: the opposition from fear of more state-sponsored violence and longtime President Robert Mugabe from widening Western sanctions. The United States on Friday broadened its sanctions against targeted Zimbabweans ...
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