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Africa strikes back

The Times Editorial Team

South African engineers working on mines and at a gas plant in Mozambique have been taken to secure camps after threats of reprisal xenophobic attacks...

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Marchers call for an end to attacks on foreign nationals

Thousands of South Africans who took part in a peace march today have spoken in one voice, calling for peace and for an end to attacks on foreign nationals...

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Zuma calls for calm, end to violence

Jacob Zuma has condemned the recent "shocking and unacceptable" incidents of violence directed at foreign nationals in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal and has appealed for calm...

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Administration
SA sends trainees to China for nuclear plant operations training
PRETORIA: Government is sending 50 trainees from the South African nuclear industry to China to take part in the nuclear power plant operations training, said the Department of Energy (DoE)... read more>>
SADTU launches principal seminars to address school-based violence

Neo Koza

Gathering over 200 Gauteng school principals and district officers at the Parktonian Hotel in Braamfontein, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) launched the first of six principal seminars across the country to resolve the issue of violence in schools... read more>>
Ten 'tender' tips to help in the SA Government tendering process
Government tendering is big business and done correctly, can stimulate the SA economy and sustain and grow local businesses... read more>>
Brian Molefe appointed as interim Eskom CEO

Sikonathi Mantshantsha

As it struggles with a week-long regime of power rationing, Eskom on Friday announced the appointment of Brian Molefe as interim chief executive with immediate effect... read more>>
Gauteng Education closes Roodepoort Primary School
PRETORIA: Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi has decided to close Roodepoort Primary School indefinitely due to the continuous disruption of schooling in the area, the department announced today... read more>>
Preferred bidders for renewable energy programme announced
The preferred bidders for phase four of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) procurement programme have been announced... read more>>
Learning from Eskom and others

Peter Hughes

Learn the critical lessons of corporate (mis)governance and don't take your organisation down the same road of failure... read more>>
Brown updates SA on electricity shortages
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has called on Eskom's residential and business customers to use energy sparingly as the winter season approaches... read more>>
Government fails to appreciate SA farmers' contribution

Annelie Coleman

Independent economist Dr Kobus Laubscher talks to Annelie Coleman about the economic benefits of last year's record maize harvest and the consequences of this year's vastly reduced harvest... read more>>
Time to celebrate and support farmers in SA
According to a new report released by WWF South Africa and Nedbank, the challenges of feeding South Africa's growing population in a climate-altered, resource-constrained future are significant. Yet, we do not have to be victims of an inevitable crisis, says the report... read more>>
New university aims to be ranked best in the world

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PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has launched a new health science university envisaged to be ranked amongst the best in the world... read more>>
Taking democracy to the classroom
PRETORIA: Learners across South Africa will next week celebrate 21 years of electoral democracy during the annual Schools Democracy Week... read more>>
Student wellness programme launched in Ulundi
Law Enforcement
Rights violation charge laid against Zulu king

Jenni Evans

King Goodwill Zwelithini faces a charge of hate speech and violating human rights by the Western Cape organiser of the SA National Defence Union... read more>>
KZN commissioner condemns attacks on foreign nationals
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Mmamonnye Ngobeni has condemned attacks directed at foreign nationals, which have taken place in Durban... read more>>
International
Washington Post reporter faces spy trial in Iran
TEHRAN, IRAN: The detained Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian faces trial for espionage and three other charges including "collaboration with hostile governments", his lawyer told AFP on Monday... read more>>
Pakistan cyber bill threatens free speech, privacy: rights groups
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: International rights organisations including Human Rights Watch on Monday urged Pakistan's parliament to reject a proposed cyber crime bill that they said threatened freedom of expression and privacy... read more>>
European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe
PARIS, FRANCE: European data protection authorities have joined forces to probe Facebook's privacy controls, a French watchdog said on Thursday, putting the popular US social media giant under fresh pressure... read more>>
Public trust in the web 'eroded', says global cyber commission
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS: The public's trust in the Internet has been severely eroded by a cloak-and-dagger approach to collecting private data online leaving it open to abuse... read more>>
Adultery site back in business in South Korea with vengeance
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: The global adultery hook-up site Ashley Madison is back in South Korea and customers have greeted its return to the country with enthusiasm... read more>>
Australia has local Woolworths ad pulled for trivialising WWI campaign
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has pulled an advertising campaign after a backlash on social media... read more>>
Geneva bans Uber in latest setback for US firm
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: Authorities in Geneva have banned Uber for breaching local taxi laws but the beleaguered US-based company said on Tuesday it was appealing the order and denied any wrongdoing... read more>>
Hackers attack two Belgian media groups
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Hackers launched attacks on Monday against the Belgian media groups Rossel and IPM, targeting the websites of newspapers in Belgium and France, officials said.... read more>>
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Business
[TrendTalk] How to be a sustainable brand

Louise Marsland

Brands that invest in sustainability programmes ensure their own sustainability. It is as simple as that... read more>>
SME survival guide for loadshedding

Daryl Blundell

Loadshedding is here to stay, so every small business needs to take steps to protect its systems and data when the lights go out as well as from power surges when electricity is restored after an outage... read more>>
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