By Bathandwa Mbola Pretoria - President Thabo Mbeki has apologised on behalf of the people of South Africa to the families of those who died in the recent attacks on people from other countries and some South Africans. “On behalf of our people and Government, I humbly convey to our people, our foreign guests, all Africa and the peoples of the world, our apology that we allowed criminals in our midst to inflict terrible pain and damage to many in our society, ...
By Tham Choy Lin Beijing - China is confident that it will be able to clean up a massive algae outbreak in Qingdao, the host city of the Olympics sailing competition with the Games just five weeks away. Chemical and biological means are being considered to add to the manual clear up to ensure the venue will be ready, Beijing Olympic Games Organising Committee Executive Vice-President Jiang Xiaoyu said Thursday. "We are fully confident ... the focus now ...
By Luyanda Makapela and Bathandwa Mbola Pretoria – Government has appealed to the international community to give Zimbabwe an opportunity to resolve its own issues, guided by the Member States of the African Union (AU). This is in line with the resolutions that were taken at this weeks’ AU Summit held in Egypt. Addressing reporters on Friday, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Aziz Pahad said: “We appeal to the international community ...
Updated 4th July 2008 at 01:00 PM by NewsTracker
Pretoria – South Africa’s electricity consumption for May 2008 compared to May 2007 is down 2.5 percent, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Thursday. “The estimated consumption of electricity in May 2008 decreased by 2.5 percent compared with May 2007, while an increase of 2.9 percent was recorded for May 2007 compared with May 2006. “Electricity consumed for the three months ending May 2008 decreased by 1.5 percent compared with the same three months a ...
By Michael Appel; tel: (012) 314-2419 Pretoria – South Africa’s manufacturing and tourism sectors will as of 21 July receive investment support in the form of financial grants. The Department of Trade and Industry’s (dti) Enterprise Investment Programme was launched Thursday. Minister of Trade and Industry Mandisi Mpahlwa said: “We will be making these sectors more attractive to people to invest in. “The idea is to attract investment into [geographical] ...
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